Headcounts and Directory Information
Lamar University (Lamar) is a public, four-years institute located in Beaumont, TX. It has a total enrollment of 17,772 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. It is a Doctoral/Research University by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 577 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Lamar. The average faculty salary is $83,632 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,461 employees work at Lamar. The average non-instructional staff salary is $58,455. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 4400 MLK Blvd, Beaumont, TX |
| Phone Number | 409-880-7011 |
| Web | www.lamar.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 20 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 402 Full-time / 175 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,282 Full-time / 179 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $83,632 |
| Staff Average Salary | $58,455 |
| Student Population | 17,772 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Lamar University, there are 1,461 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,282 full-time and 179 part-time staffs work at Lamar. By gender there are 597 male and 864 female employees.
Among them, 577 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 402 full-time and 175 part-time faculty. By gender there are 258 male and 319 female faculty teaching at Lamar.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 1,461 | 597 | 864 | 1,282 | 541 | 741 | 179 | 56 | 123 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 577 | 258 | 319 | 402 | 204 | 198 | 175 | 54 | 121 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 166 | 32 | 134 | 164 | 31 | 133 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Management | 116 | 59 | 57 | 114 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 114 | 18 | 96 | 114 | 18 | 96 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 70 | 50 | 20 | 70 | 50 | 20 | - | - | - |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 98 | 70 | 28 | 98 | 70 | 28 | - | - | - |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Service | 163 | 71 | 92 | 163 | 71 | 92 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 119 | 14 | 105 | 119 | 14 | 105 | - | - | - |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 23 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |