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Lamar Student Population

Total Enrollment 16,803
Undergraduate 8,264
Graduate 8,539
Men 5,723
Women 11,080

Lamar Student Population

There are 16,803 students including 8,264 undergraduate and 8,539 graduate students at Lamar University for the academic year 2022-2023. By attending status, there are 9,088 full-time and 7,715 part-time students with gender distribution of 5,723 male and 11,080 female students. Lamar University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 9,132 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Lamar University has a total enrollment of 16,803 with a gender distribution of 34.06% male (5,723 students) and 65.94% female (11,080 students). There are 3,367 male and 4,897 female students in undergraduate school and 2,356 male and 6,183 female students are attending graduate school at Lamar University.
Student Population By Gender
Lamar University
TotalMenWomen
Total16,8035,72311,080
Undergraduate8,2643,3674,897
Graduate8,5392,3566,183
Full-time9,0883,6555,433
Part-time7,7152,0685,647
[Chart] Lamar University 2023 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Lamar University has 9,088 full-time and 7,715 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 6,162 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 2,102 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 2,926 students are full-time and 5,613 are part-time students.
Student Population By Attendance Status
Lamar University
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total16,8039,0887,715
Undergraduate8,2646,1622,102
Graduate8,5392,9265,613
Men5,7233,6552,068
Women11,0805,4335,647
[Chart] Lamar University Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Lamar University, 9,132 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,445 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 16,803 students. In undergraduate schools, 5,913 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 7,664 students are attending some online courses.
2023 Distance Learning Enrollment
Lamar University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total16,8038,2648,539
Online Exclusively9,1322,1656,967
In Some Online Classes4,4453,748697
Not In Online Classes3,2262,351875
[Chart] Lamar University Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Lamar University. There are 47 American Indian/Native American, 6,649 White, 4,322 Black/African American, 723 Asian, 3,609 Hispanic, 6 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 127 students with other races.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Lamar University
TotalMenWomen
Total16,8035,72311,080
American Indian/Native American471334
Asian723313410
Black/African American4,3221,1893,133
Hispanic3,6091,1502,459
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander651
White6,6492,1784,471
Two More641450
Race Un-Known341113228
[Chart] Lamar UniversityRace/Ethnicity Distribution