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Statement · Beaumont, TX

Lamar University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $7,568 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $22,254.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $49,652 ten years after entering, the 49th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 37% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
21,648

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $22,254 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $7,568 and $16,292 a year depending on income at Lamar University.

Statement of cost · Lamar University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$22,254
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$7,568
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$9,366
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$8,905

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $7,568; $30–48k: $8,261; $48–75k: $8,545; $75–110k: $13,689; over $110k: $16,292. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$7,568
$30k–$48k$8,261
$48k–$75k$8,545
$75k–$110k$13,689
Over $110k$16,292

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $49,652; the median graduate who borrowed owes $21,250.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$47,077
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$46,481
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
49th percentile among public 4-years
$49,652
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
66th percentile among public 4-years
$21,250
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$12,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $47,077; 8 yrs after entry: $46,481; 10 yrs after entry: $49,652. Median graduate debt: $21,250. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $21,250.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$47,077
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$46,481
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$49,652
Median graduate debt$21,250

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Lamar University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree1,008$70,412not reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree520$64,154not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree425$83,308not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate/Professional Certificate390not reportednot reported
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree288$63,456not reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree280$50,109$31,000
Special Education and TeachingGraduate/Professional Certificate212not reportednot reported
Computer ScienceMaster's Degree192not reportednot reported
Engineering, GeneralMaster's Degree146not reportednot reported
Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's Degree143$64,586not reported
Information Science/StudiesMaster's Degree142not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree133$94,100$25,196
Show all 28 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree116$58,203not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree98$62,329$27,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree94$58,550$31,000
Public HealthMaster's Degree74not reportednot reported
Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesMaster's Degree71not reportednot reported
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree64$52,497$29,057
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree60$47,748$25,669
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsGraduate/Professional Certificate59not reportednot reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree43$94,034not reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree24$97,857$18,000
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree50$110,515$20,019
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree4$92,034not reported
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree49$104,395$29,000
Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree21not reported$28,351
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree24not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree31$61,635not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Lamar University: 8,150 undergraduates; 46% of students receive Pell grants; 86% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

86%

56th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

8,150

66th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

46%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

83rd percentile among public 4-years

Completion

37%

finish within 150% of normal time

32nd percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

43%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$35,526

51st percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k39%
  • $30k–$48k20%
  • $48k–$75k15%
  • $75k–$110k11%
  • Over $110k14%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k39%
$30k–$48k20%
$48k–$75k15%
$75k–$110k11%
Over $110k14%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.