by our College Data Analytics Team
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Lamar Institute of Technology was awarded 8 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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College Factual ranked Lamar Institute of Technology as #613 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Lamar Institute of Technology also holds the #25 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Lamar Institute of Technology has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Lamar Institute of Technology is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Lamar Institute of Technology is 36%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Lamar Institute of Technology this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,417 undergraduates at Lamar Institute of Technology with 1,468 being full-time and 2,949 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,926 | $8,521 | $9,547 | $12,421 | $13,088 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Lamar Institute of Technology, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Lamar Institute of Technology, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $5,991 a year. That adds up to $23,964 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Lamar Institute of Technology are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 855 E Lavaca, Beaumont, TX 77705 |
| Phone: | 409-880-8321 |
| Website: | https://www.lit.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Science Technicians | 119 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 105 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 65 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 64 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 61 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 52 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 47 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 46 | NA |
| Quality Control Technology | 37 | NA |
| Computer Engineering Technology | 34 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 2,668 students took at least one online class at Lamar Institute of Technology. This is an increase from the 2,436 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,668 | 1,202 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,436 | 1,191 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,710 | 1,176 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,259 | 393 |
Learn more about online learning at Lamar Institute of Technology.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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