The student population at Lamar University is 17,772 (8,184 undergraduate and 9,588 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,807 (18.76%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 15,972 where 17,772 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 17,772 students in 2025 and was lowest at 14,506 in 2018. Overall, enrollment rose from 14,965 to 17,772 students, a net gain of 2,807 (18.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lamar University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 14,965 | 9,215 | 3,908 | 5,307 | 5,750 | 2,031 | 3,719 |
| 2016-17 | 15,001 36 | 9,308 93 | 3,871 -37 | 5,437 130 | 5,693 -57 | 1,900 -131 | 3,793 74 |
| 2017-18 | 14,506 -495 | 9,268 -40 | 3,886 15 | 5,382 -55 | 5,238 -455 | 1,531 -369 | 3,707 -86 |
| 2018-19 | 14,783 277 | 8,904 -364 | 3,704 -182 | 5,200 -182 | 5,879 641 | 1,612 81 | 4,267 560 |
| 2019-20 | 15,460 677 | 8,701 -203 | 3,617 -87 | 5,084 -116 | 6,759 880 | 1,644 32 | 5,115 848 |
| 2020-21 | 16,637 1,177 | 8,588 -113 | 3,439 -178 | 5,149 65 | 8,049 1,290 | 1,941 297 | 6,108 993 |
| 2021-22 | 16,320 -317 | 8,377 -211 | 3,393 -46 | 4,984 -165 | 7,943 -106 | 2,043 102 | 5,900 -208 |
| 2022-23 | 16,803 483 | 8,264 -113 | 3,367 -26 | 4,897 -87 | 8,539 596 | 2,356 313 | 6,183 283 |
| 2023-24 | 17,473 670 | 7,998 -266 | 3,221 -146 | 4,777 -120 | 9,475 936 | 2,779 423 | 6,696 513 |
| 2024-25 | 17,772 299 | 8,184 186 | 3,320 99 | 4,864 87 | 9,588 113 | 2,870 91 | 6,718 22 |
| Average | 15,972 | 8,681 | 3,573 | 5,108 | 7,291 | 2,071 | 5,221 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,681 where 8,184 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Lamar University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 9,215 | 6,315 | 2,785 | 3,530 | 2,900 | 1,123 | 1,777 |
| 2016-17 | 9,308 | 6,161 | 2,709 | 3,452 | 3,147 | 1,162 | 1,985 |
| 2017-18 | 9,268 | 5,967 | 2,652 | 3,315 | 3,301 | 1,234 | 2,067 |
| 2018-19 | 8,904 | 5,735 | 2,509 | 3,226 | 3,169 | 1,195 | 1,974 |
| 2019-20 | 8,701 | 5,243 | 2,278 | 2,965 | 3,458 | 1,339 | 2,119 |
| 2020-21 | 8,588 | 4,657 | 1,981 | 2,676 | 3,931 | 1,458 | 2,473 |
| 2021-22 | 8,377 | 4,496 | 1,931 | 2,565 | 3,881 | 1,462 | 2,419 |
| 2022-23 | 8,264 | 6,162 | 2,476 | 3,686 | 2,102 | 891 | 1,211 |
| 2023-24 | 7,998 | 6,007 | 2,387 | 3,620 | 1,991 | 834 | 1,157 |
| 2024-25 | 8,184 | 6,354 | 2,559 | 3,795 | 1,830 | 761 | 1,069 |
| Average | 8,681 | 8,681 | 2,427 | 3,283 | 8,681 | 1,146 | 1,825 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,291 where 9,588 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Lamar University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 5,750 | 1,083 | 737 | 346 | 4,667 | 1,294 | 3,373 |
| 2016-17 | 5,693 | 862 | 566 | 296 | 4,831 | 1,334 | 3,497 |
| 2017-18 | 5,238 | 553 | 319 | 234 | 4,685 | 1,212 | 3,473 |
| 2018-19 | 5,879 | 722 | 272 | 450 | 5,157 | 1,340 | 3,817 |
| 2019-20 | 6,759 | 613 | 195 | 418 | 6,146 | 1,449 | 4,697 |
| 2020-21 | 8,049 | 711 | 224 | 487 | 7,338 | 1,717 | 5,621 |
| 2021-22 | 7,943 | 855 | 352 | 503 | 7,088 | 1,691 | 5,397 |
| 2022-23 | 8,539 | 2,926 | 1,179 | 1,747 | 5,613 | 1,177 | 4,436 |
| 2023-24 | 9,475 | 5,480 | 1,784 | 3,696 | 3,995 | 995 | 3,000 |
| 2024-25 | 9,588 | 5,624 | 1,794 | 3,830 | 3,964 | 1,076 | 2,888 |
| Average | 7,291 | 7,291 | 742 | 1,201 | 7,291 | 1,329 | 4,020 |
The percentage of white students is 35.61% and the percentage of black students is 28.94% at Lamar University. 3.53% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 20.91% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 46.83% to 35.61%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.44% to 3.53%. Black student enrollment increased from 22.33% to 28.94%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 14.29% to 20.91%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7443 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7089 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lamar University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 62 | 515 | 3,341 | 2,138 | 9 | 7,008 | 280 |
| 2016-17 | 50 | 543 | 3,480 | 2,280 | 16 | 7,129 | 320 |
| 2017-18 | 70 | 537 | 3,426 | 2,482 | 14 | 6,813 | 324 |
| 2018-19 | 76 | 576 | 3,519 | 2,724 | 11 | 6,909 | 320 |
| 2019-20 | 48 | 585 | 3,545 | 3,062 | 12 | 7,049 | 414 |
| 2020-21 | 59 | 618 | 4,074 | 3,568 | 8 | 7,189 | 444 |
| 2021-22 | 48 | 641 | 4,192 | 3,576 | 9 | 6,782 | 203 |
| 2022-23 | 47 | 723 | 4,322 | 3,609 | 6 | 6,649 | 64 |
| 2023-24 | 43 | 633 | 4,596 | 3,896 | 7 | 6,509 | 218 |
| 2024-25 | 52 | 628 | 5,143 | 3,716 | 13 | 6,328 | 231 |
| Average | 56 | 600 | 3,964 | 3,105 | 11 | 6,837 | 282 |
10,722 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 60% of total students. The number of online students has increased 83.03% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lamar University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 14,965 | 5,858 | 3,262 | 5,845 |
| 2016-17 | 15,001 | 6,257 | 3,069 | 5,675 |
| 2017-18 | 14,506 | 6,491 | 3,010 | 5,005 |
| 2018-19 | 14,783 | 7,109 | 3,409 | 4,265 |
| 2019-20 | 15,460 | 8,372 | 2,938 | 4,150 |
| 2020-21 | 16,637 | 9,487 | 3,610 | 3,540 |
| 2021-22 | 16,320 | 9,710 | 4,629 | 1,981 |
| 2022-23 | 16,803 | 9,132 | 4,445 | 3,226 |
| 2023-24 | 17,473 | 10,594 | 4,609 | 2,270 |
| 2024-25 | 17,772 | 10,722 | 4,507 | 2,543 |
| Average | 15,972 | 8,373 | 3,749 | 3,850 |
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