$49,652
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Lamar University is a public 4-year college in Beaumont, Texas with 8,150 undergraduates and 9,588 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $9,366 a year (tuition and fees $8,905 in-state, $18,745 out-of-state). It admits 86% of applicants and 37% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $49,652 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,366
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,905
Out-of-state $18,745
Admission rate
86%
US median 78%
Completion rate
37%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,250
About $225 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$49,652
Rank 1,500 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $9,366
- Tuition in-state
- $8,905
- Tuition out-of-state
- $18,745
- Cost of attendance
- $22,254
- Students with a need-based grant
- 46%
- Students with federal loans
- 42%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,568
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,261
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,545
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,689
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,292
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,002 in 2015-16 to $8,905 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1,061
- SAT reading, middle
- 510
- SAT math, middle
- 495
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 8,150
- Graduate students
- 9,588
- Part-time students
- 22%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 37%
- Retention rate
- 62%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 101
- Endowment
- $181.9M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,500 of 5,094 US colleges and 80 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,366 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,905 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 86% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 37% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 62% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,250 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $47,077 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $49,652 | $38,474 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 44% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
101 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 1,008 | $20,500 | $64,212 | $70,026 | $71,685 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 520 | $29,355 | $61,726 | $66,540 | $65,184 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 425 | $29,799 | $77,018 | $109,579 | $103,485 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 390 | $13,679 | $67,253 | $73,046 | $86,288 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 288 | $19,608 | $60,177 | $64,598 | $64,397 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 280 | $24,750 | $46,064 | $54,116 | $55,693 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 212 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,147 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 192 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Engineering, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 146 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,215 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineMaster's | Master's | 143 | $20,500 | $64,005 | $66,550 | $70,644 |
| Information Science/StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 142 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 133 | $20,014 | $77,946 | $93,709 | $88,910 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 116 | $17,207 | $60,274 | $63,452 | $66,714 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $24,956 | $38,970 | $66,279 | $68,257 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 94 | $25,000 | $43,707 | $54,509 | $55,378 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 74 | $32,654 | $53,620 | $53,206 | $82,751 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 71 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $26,915 | $37,280 | $56,206 | $68,407 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $24,233 | $32,556 | $49,746 | $56,359 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 59 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $19,500 | $87,284 | $101,018 | $98,158 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $27,500 | $68,359 | $97,159 | $92,135 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $21,297 | $84,746 | $87,113 | $80,890 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $26,370 | $38,042 | $44,286 | $52,657 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 43 | $52,728 | $89,648 | $105,682 | $100,573 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Lamar University cost?
$9,366 a year is the average net price at Lamar University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,905 for in-state students and $18,745 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $22,254. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,568 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Lamar University?
86% of applicants are admitted to Lamar University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,061 and the middle ACT score is 20. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Lamar University graduates earn?
$49,652 a year is the median pay of former Lamar University students who work, 10 years after they started ($47,077 after 6 years). That ranks 1,500 of 5,094 US colleges and 80 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral) at $89,648.
How much student debt do Lamar University graduates have?
$21,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Lamar University graduates, about $225 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 42% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Lamar University?
37% of first-time, full-time students at Lamar University finish within 6 years. 62% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Lamar University?
Educational Administration and Supervision (1,008 master's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (520 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (425 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 101 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.