Lamar University Rankings: World, National & Subject Rankings

Lamar University is one of the most rapidly growing colleges and universities in Texas. LU is part of the Texas State University System, the state's initial higher education system, which has the lowest average tuition and fees of any university system in the state. US News & World Report has Lamar University ranked #756 in its global university rankings.

Lamar University Ranking Highlights

Lamar University is ranked sixth among public universities in Texas on the diversity index, and in the top 14% of all nationally ranked institutions, according to U.S. News & World Report. Some of the highlights of Lamar University rankings are listed below: 

• Ranked #299-391 in National Universities by US News and World Report 2022
• Ranked #275 in Top Performers on Social Mobility (tie) by US News and World Report 2022
• Ranked #156-209 in Top Public Schools by US News and World Report 2022

Lamar University World Ranking

Lamar University is one of 29 public institutions designated as a Carnegie Doctoral Research University by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Lamar University has ranked #756 by US News & World Report in its global university rankings. 

Lamar University National Ranking

Lamar University's national university ranking has ranked between #293-381 in 2021, according to US News & World Report, and Lamar University is ranked #52 in Texas for quality and #44 in Texas for value by Collegefactual. Tabulated below ranking at Lamar University National Ranking.

Lamar University Ranking by Subject

US News & World Report has ranked Lamar University's business courses as topic ranking 447 in 2021 for pursuing UG Business, Its various engineering programs are among the best in the country, according to US News & World Report's Subject Ranking. According to US News & World Report, the PG Chemical Engineering program is ranked 116th, the Civil Engineering program is 150th, the Electrical Engineering program is 182nd, and the Mechanical Engineering program is 178th for 2021. Tabulated below ranking at Lamar University Rankings by Subject.