Lamar University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Lamar University is a public doctoral/professional university in Beaumont, TX (city setting), with 7,998 undergraduates (66% women). It admitted 86% of 7,246 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 910–1130 on the SAT and 18–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $35,094 a year for out-of-state students and $25,302 in-state; aided first-year students paid $10,999 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 37% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in multidisciplinary studies, business, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 0.94 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Lamar University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 37%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,904 in-state · $18,696 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Lamar University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Lamar University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southland Conference | 33 | 5 over | 4 | $1M | $31,495 | 994 | |
| Baseball | Southland Conference | 40 | 6 over | 5 | $1.6M | $40,497 | 952 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southland Conference | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $1.9M | $135,494 | 947 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southland Conference | 12 | room 3 | 6 | $1.5M | $123,465 | 978 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 978 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 977 | |
| Football | Southland Conference | 119 | 14 over | 11 | $5.6M | $47,424 | 939 | |
| Men's Golf | Southland Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $461k | $57,579 | 986 | |
| Women's Golf | Southland Conference | 7 | room 2 | 1 | $418k | $59,726 | 978 | |
| Softball | Southland Conference | 25 | at cap | 3 | $901k | $36,053 | 960 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southland Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $388k | $43,115 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southland Conference | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $494k | $61,787 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 103 | 58 over | 4 | $831k | $8,069 | 971 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 102 | 57 over | 4 | $832k | $8,156 | 958 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southland Conference | 16 | room 2 | 3 | $757k | $47,324 | 984 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.