Lamar University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Lamar University

Lamar University operates as a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 8,150 students of which 9,728 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Lamar University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 86.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,061 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,366, with published in-state tuition of $8,905 and a Pell grant recipient share of 46.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 37.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 61.9%. Graduates earn a median of $49,652 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,077 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 502900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.