Lamar University earned 65 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 4 in the top 1%, 15 in the top 5%, 19 in the top 10% and 27 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 842 in Most Popular for Educational Administration, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 65 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 4 / 15
Highest placement: #2 of 842, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 14
Placements this edition: 315
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Lamar University Earned?
Lamar University holds 65 ranking badges across 14 fields of study, 19 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
4
Top 5%
15
Top 10%
19
Top 15%
27
Total
65
What Is Lamar University Known For?
Lamar University is best known for Education: 10 of its 62 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Educational Administration, Special Education and General Engineering.
Lamar University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #243 of 705 in Golf (top 35%).
How Does Lamar University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Lamar University earned 3 badges across 3 online programs, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #31 of 897 in Most Popular Online for Business Administration & Management.
Lamar University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,507 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 31%).
These rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Lamar University appears in 315 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team