Colleges / Lamar University
College · Public · Beaumont, TX · City
LU

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Hispanic-serving
Address4400 MLK Blvd, Beaumont, TX 77705
Websitewww.lamar.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size8,150
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1061 · ACT 20.

If you get in

8,150 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$89k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$37k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$52k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.9k
Tuition · out-of-state
$18.7k
Room & board
$10.5k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants46%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans42%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention61%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr37%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$50k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out30%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
8,150
Location
Beaumont, TX
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · higher part-time
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White38%
  • Black30%
  • Hispanic22%
  • Asian5%
  • Unknown2%
  • Two or more races2%
  • International1%
First-gen students43%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time22%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$36k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 51

What you can study.

Colleges / Lamar University
College · Public · Beaumont, TX · City
LU

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Hispanic-serving
Address4400 MLK Blvd, Beaumont, TX 77705
Websitewww.lamar.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size8,150
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1061 · ACT 20.

If you get in

8,150 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$89k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$37k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$52k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.9k
Tuition · out-of-state
$18.7k
Room & board
$10.5k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants46%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans42%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention61%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr37%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$50k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out30%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
8,150
Location
Beaumont, TX
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · higher part-time
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White38%
  • Black30%
  • Hispanic22%
  • Asian5%
  • Unknown2%
  • Two or more races2%
  • International1%
First-gen students43%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time22%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$36k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 51

What you can study.