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

Overall Score

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Graduation and Retention Rates (22.5%)

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6-year graduation rate 33%
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Faculty Resources (20%)

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Classes with fewer than 20 students 34.1%
Classes with 50 or more students 9%
Student-faculty ratio 15:1

Student Selectivity (12.5%)

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Fall 2016 acceptance rate 76%