Lamar University
Lamar University provides educational opportunities that prepare graduates to meet the needs of a constantly evolving, technology-driven economy. Founded in 1923 as a junior college, Lamar University is a comprehensive public institution educating a diverse student body, preparing students for leadership and lifelong learning in a multicultural world, and enhancing the future of Southeast Texas, the state, the nation and the world through teaching, research, and creative activity and service.
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LU emphasizes small classes so that faculty members can take a personal interest in the success of their students. Undergraduate research, internships and special projects take Lamar’s education to a higher level. LU students receive an education that teaches them to think, examine values and develop new skills that will shape their future. LU offers academic excellence and diverse educational experiences in and out of the classroom, studio and laboratory. From NASA space experiments to leading-edge research in science, business, deaf education, engineering, the arts and beyond, Lamar students are shaping tomorrow, today. |
Lamar’s nationally certified deaf education program is the largest graduate program of its kind in Texas. The program also attracts master and doctoral students from outside the United States. LU’s new Doctor of Audiology program compliments the Doctorate in Deaf Studies/Deaf Education and its new bachelor’s degree program in American Sign Language is a first in the state.
The College of Engineering administers seven research centers under the Texas Center for Technology Incubation, drawing more than $56 million for research since 1988. The College of Business’s undergraduate and graduate programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, a distinction earned by less than 16 percent of business schools worldwide.
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Location: |
Beaumont, Texas |
City |
Approximately 114,000 |
Campus: |
270 acres |
History: |
Founded in 1923 |
Enrollment: |
Approximately 11,000 |
International Students: |
487 |
Graduate Student Enrollment: |
971 |
Faculty: |
550 |
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: |
20:1 |
Academic Opportunities: |
More than 100 undergraduate degrees, 47 master’s degrees and doctoral degrees in engineering, chemical engineering, educational leadership, deaf studies/deaf education and audiology |
The Texas Board of Nurse Examiners has cited Lamar’s BSN program with commendations three years in a row for outstanding student achievement. Now, the nursing program also offers a master’s degree. Lamar’s College of Education and Human Development’s accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education recognizes the quality of its educator preparation and graduate programs.
Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, LU promotes the educational, economic and cultural achievement of Southeast Texans.
