Lamar University is a comprehensive public university located in Beaumont, Texas. The city of Beaumont is 80 miles from Houston, 30 miles from Louisiana, and offers easy access to both the Gulf Coast and Texas Lakes regions. Lamar University offers 100 undergraduate courses of study, 47 master’s programs, and doctoral degrees in audiology, deaf education, educational leadership, and engineering.

Lamar University recently opened the $19 million Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center, a 130,000 square-foot complex offering fitness, wellness, and recreational opportunities to the campus through the Department of Recreational Sports.