2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at Lamar is $8,690 for Texas residents and $18,482 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees stays same as last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Lamar.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Lamar University Cost of Attendance page.
Lamar University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Texas ResidentsOut-of-StateTexas ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$8,494$18,622$8,264$15,860
2021$8,591$18,407$8,337$15,699
2022$8,690$18,482$8,411$15,755
2023$8,690$18,482$8,411$15,755
2024$8,690$18,482$8,642$15,986

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Lamar University is $259 for Texas residents and $667 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour stays same as last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $370 for Texas residents and $779 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 1.43% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Lamar University.
Lamar University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Texas ResidentsOut-of-StateTexas ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$251$673$351$773
2021$255$664$355$764
2022$259$667$359$767
2023$259$667$360$768
2024$259$667$370$779

Offered Online Programs

Lamar University offers 98 major programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 21 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Lamar University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's455
Master's1332
Doctorate (Research)14
Doctorate (Professional)01
Post-BS Certificate36
Total2198

Online Student Population

There are 16,803 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at Lamar. Of that, 9,132 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 4,445 students have joined to some online courses and 3,226 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Lamar University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total16,8038,2648,539
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes9,1322,1656,967
Enrolled Some in Online Classes4,4453,748697
Not Enrolled in Online Classes3,2262,351875
Online Student Population by Student Location at Lamar University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)9,1322,1656,967
Texas Residents8,3662,0656,301
Other State in U.S.74699647
Outside of U.S.20119
Unknown000