Enrollment Trends at Lamar Institute of Technology

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,067 where 5,680 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment increased every year from 2016 to 2025, growing from 2,845 to 5,680 students, a gain of 2,835 (99.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lamar Institute of Technology since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 38.54% and the percentage of black students is 26.67% at Lamar Institute of Technology. 2.61% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 24.70% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 50.76% to 38.54%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.13% to 2.61%. Black student enrollment decreased from 29.67% to 26.67%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 14.90% to 24.70%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7184 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6310 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lamar Institute of Technology over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

1,839 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 32% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,587.16% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lamar Institute of Technology from 2015 to 2025.