The student population at Lamar Institute of Technology is 5,680 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 2,835 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.
1,839 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,587.16% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
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.
The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Lamar Institute of Technology than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lamar Institute of Technology since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
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).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
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.