About
Lamar Institute of Technology is a public technical school in Beaumont, Texas. It was formerly a part of Lamar University, but became a separate institution when the university joined the Texas State University System in 1995.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 62 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 58 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 6.5%
- No Data58 · 93.5%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 23
- Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- May 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,073 students received $10.0M in Pell grants, alongside $5.7M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 393 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Lamar Institute of Technology
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Lamar Institute of Technology vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Lamar Institute of Technology selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectLamar Institute of Technology | 31% | — | 5,680 | $13,866 | Community College |
| — | — | 5,504 | $4,666 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,680 | $2,846 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,323 | $6,879 | Community College | |
| — | — | 10,256 | $3,399 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,077 | $13,508 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 31% | — | 7,002 | $5,773 |
Institutions like Lamar Institute of Technology
Explore the federal data for institutions in Lamar Institute of Technology's comparison group.
- Community CollegeTexas
Wharton County Junior College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,504Net price$4,666View data - Community CollegeTexas
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,680Net price$2,846View data - Community CollegeTexas
Lee College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,323Net price$6,879View data - Community CollegeTexas
Del Mar College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10,256Net price$3,399View data - Community CollegeTexas
Texas State Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,077Net price$13,508View data
Lamar Institute of Technology Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Effectiveness section highlights LIT's institutional performance through validated metrics and statewide reporting tools for a transparent, data-driven view of student success and mission fulfillment.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Bishar SethnaExecutive Director of Institutional Effectiveness & Assessment
- Robin ClementsAccreditation and Assessment Manager
- Miguel RodriguezInstitutional Reporting Analyst
Research funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
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