Lamar U's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Lamar University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Lamar University students is 38.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 43.1%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 33.4%.

38.7%

asian 59.2% 29 students
African American 26.2% 121 students
white 46.5% 271 students
unknown 35.3% 30 students
hispanic 40.1% 103 students
International Students 38.9% 7 students
Mixed Race 41.5% 17 students

Drop Out

Lamar University has an overall drop-out rate of 23.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 29.8% and 17.8% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

23.3%

asian 20.4% 10 students
African American 31.0% 143 students
white 19.6% 114 students
unknown 20.0% 17 students
hispanic 17.9% 46 students
International Students 61.1% 11 students
Mixed Race 17.1% 7 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Lamar University at a rate of 33.8% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 35.8%, and male students' 31.4%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

33.8%

asian 16.3% 8 students
African American 38.5% 178 students
white 30.2% 176 students
unknown 42.4% 36 students
hispanic 34.6% 89 students
Mixed Race 41.5% 17 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

4.3%

asian 4.1% 2 students
African American 4.3% 20 students
white 3.8% 22 students
unknown 2.4% 2 students
hispanic 7.4% 19 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Mechanical Engineering	$71,107	$73,446	$89,656
Chemical Engineering	$73,299	$71,015	$89,198
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$68,225	$68,975	$72,634
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$82,521	$64,773	$71,471
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	NA	$55,964	$68,504
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$47,260	$52,513
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$38,297	$40,056	$46,709
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$43,871	$39,741	$45,525
Business/Commerce, General	$34,919	$34,704	$44,605
Finance and Financial Management Services	NA	$42,123	$44,024
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$25,194	$43,497
Management Information Systems and Services	$41,461	$38,289	$41,594
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$35,341	$38,412	$40,074
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$33,573	$32,284	$38,962
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	NA	$32,119	$37,569
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$29,764	$31,820	$36,860
Social Work	$37,792	$36,668	$34,825
Psychology, General	$25,519	$32,925	$33,930
Communication and Media Studies	$26,178	$33,281	$32,369
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	NA	$25,194	$32,133
Marketing	NA	$38,289	NA
Human Resources Management and Services	NA	$37,568	NA
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	NA	$33,993	NA
Music	NA	$43,426	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$32,925	NA
Design and Applied Arts	NA	$26,896	NA
Sociology	$33,735	NA	NA
Mathematics	NA	$38,289	NA
Biology, General	NA	$20,687	NA
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	NA	$35,060	NA
American Sign Language	$37,816	$41,565	NA
Civil Engineering	NA	$63,005	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$48,823	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$66,969	$60,771	$67,640
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$60,061	$65,582
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$58,987	$57,318	$59,688
Educational Administration and Supervision	$56,477	$55,819	$58,099
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$54,689	$53,454	$55,223
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NA	$48,823	$55,054
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$54,178	$52,191	$54,015
Curriculum and Instruction	NA	$53,441	$53,070
Special Education and Teaching	$52,374	$50,606	$52,784
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$51,269	$46,254	$48,365
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$46,927	$48,041	NA
Engineering, General	NA	$71,015	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$82,165	$75,989	$81,288

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