Lamar University

Lamar University is a comprehensive senior public university dedicated to providing a learning environment of the highest quality. The University is an educational, scientific, engineering, business, and cultural resource center committed to the threefold mission of teaching, research and service. The University is committed to providing students with a liberal education in the context of a global and multicultural environment and seeks partnerships with business, governmental, industrial and other educational organizations to more efficiently accomplish its goals.

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School Details

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Public, Coed 1923 N/A Semester $29.1 million Lamar Station, Box 10001, Beaumont, TX 77710 (409) 880-7011
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Texas Beaumont 761 811

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The The student-faculty ratio at Lamar University is 15:1, and the school has 34.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Lamar University include: Health Professions and Related Programs; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other; Engineering; and Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 59 percent.

Faculty & Classes

Title Value
Classes with fewer than 20 students 34.1%
20-49 57.3%
50 or more 8.6%

Majors

  • Health Professions and Related Programs, 20%
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, 15%
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other, 14%
  • Engineering, 9%
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, 6%