Lamar University - LU (reviews)

History

With former names such as South Park Junior College, Lamar College, and Lamar State College of Technology – Lamar University looks back on a long history beginning in September 1923. It was named after the second president of the Republic of Texas – Mirabeau B. Lamar. A growth of enrolment was noticeable throughout the 1950s and 1960s. In 1970, the Lamar State College, how it was called at that point in time, offered its first doctoral programme in engineering. It was not until 1971 that the college’s name was finally changed to Lamar University. In 1995, Lamar University was incorporated into the Texas State University System and since then, the school’s enrolment has continually increased.

Academics at Lamar University

Currently, the university offers higher education undergraduate and postgraduate degrees covering diverse subjects and disciplines from 6 different subject fields. The academic colleges are the College of Engineering, Education and Human Development, Business, Fine Arts and Communication, Arts and Sciences and Graduate Studies. Above all, Lamar University is considered a National University by the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of 2015. In the same year, the school was ranked in different lists, such as best nursing school or best online bachelors programmes.