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Campus Life

Campus Size

Medium-Sized Campus
8,937
Total Undergrads
Including 2,592 Part-time
1,600
Degree-Seeking Freshmen
Including 83 Part-time
Gender Breakdown:
61% Women
39% Men

Athletics

NCAA Division I-AA

Southland Conference

  • Basketball
  • Baseball
  • Cross Country/Track

Division I-AA Independents

  • Football

Total Varsity Sports

6
Men's sports coaches (Average salary: $129,216)
6
Women's sports coaches (Average salary: $73,429)
Athletics Details
Sport Varsity Men Varsity Women Club Intramural
All Track Combined 26 44 - -
Baseball 35 - - -
Basketball 15 17 - -
Football 88 - - -
Golf 11 7 - -
Soccer - 25 - -
Tennis 9 10 - -
Volleyball - 13 - -

Diversity

Student Total
American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander 3.0%
Black/non-Hispanic 22.8%
Hispanic 8.8%
Non-resident alien 3.6%
Race/Ethnicity unknown 7.5%
Two or more races 0.0%
White/non-Hispanic 53.8%
Disabilities
Percent of students with disability 3% or less

Services & Housing

Services Offered
  • Remedial services for students with learning disabilities
  • Academic/Career counseling
  • Employment services for current students to find part-time positions
  • Job placement for graduates to find full-time employment
  • Daycare on campus for children of students
  • Library on campus
Living
  • On-Campus Housing
  • Meal plan offered, maximum 19 meals per week.

Clubs & Organizations

Reserved Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
  • Air Force ROTC

Safety Statistics

Arrests On Campus
Illegal Weapons Possession 8
Drug Law Violation 44
Liquor Law Violation 0
Criminal Offenses On Campus
Personal Crime 1
Property Crime 16
Reviews: Dorm Life
  • Cynthia from Beaumont, TX
  • 5
  • “you'll meet your best friends here! dorm rooms are two person apartment style living with separate, lockable bedrooms. both bedrooms and livingroom are cable tv, internet, and phone ready. each…”

  • Feb-20-2012 » Read More
  • Michael from Austin, TX
  • 4
  • “At Lamar the dorms are perfect for me. I love the apartment style. Much better than the dorms at Texas State, which are just one room with 2 bunk beds.…”

  • Jul-31-2012 » Read More

Reviews

Student Responses to Review Topic: Food And Dining
  • 5
  • Rakeyla from Beaumont, TX
  • Apr-16-2013 I am a current student here

    The food here is awesome and everything taste like home. There's a large variety for people of all types. Also there are many places to eat from in the area.

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  • 3
  • Elzbieta from Houston, TX
  • Apr-16-2013 I am a current student here

    In the present moment there is dining hall which food is alright most of the time in which students use their swipes from meal plan. 2 other locations: Nest and Marrible that sell better food and you can also use your meal plan money. Then last one would be C store that is located in one of the phases, that sells food and other needed things.

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  • 3
  • Siara from Beaumont, TX
  • Apr-04-2013 I am a current student here

    The dining hall has it days when the food is simply delicious. Eating in the dining hall however gets old very quickly.

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Student Responses to Review Topic: Greek Life
  • 0
  • Elzbieta from Houston, TX
  • Apr-16-2013 I am a current student here

    Six fraternities â?? Kappa Alpha Order, Kappa Sigma, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Delta, and Sigma Phi Epsilon. Three sororities â?? Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi and Zeta Tau Alpha. Eight historically African-American fraternities and sororities â?? Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma, Sigma Gamma Rho and Zeta Phi Beta.

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  • 0
  • Marrix Seymore from Houston, TX
  • Dec-18-2012 I am a current student here

    The Greek Life on campus is very broad. There is a fraternity, sorority and/or organization for everyone on campus. You just have to find the right one for you.

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