Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Beaumont, TX
Population 400,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Honors College

Name Reaud Honors College
Students 300 (4%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,932
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 98%
From Region 0%
Athletes 7.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 37%
Black 28%
Hispanic 23%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 648 26% / 74% 1% $54,425 59 92%
Cybersecurity 3 67% / 33% 0%
Chemistry 14 29% / 71% 0% $60,509 71
Forensic Chemistry $60,680 71
Geosciences 3 0% / 100% 0% $57,705 66
Mathematics 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $44,431 31 100%
Physics 2 100% / 0% 0% $61,119 72
Biochemistry 9 11% / 89% 0% $59,488 69
Biology 40 38% / 62% 0% $59,623 69 92%
Environmental Science 4 75% / 25% 0% $50,440 49
American Sign Language (ASL) 10 0% / 100% 0% $55,724 62 96%
English 12 25% / 75% 0% $54,746 60 100%
General Studies 9 22% / 78% 0% $51,454 51 92%
History 12 33% / 67% 0% $50,049 47
Modern Languages 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,431 54
Multidisciplinary Studies 344 24% / 76% 1% $53,386 56 91%
Political Science 9 33% / 67% 0% $56,519 63
Psychology 47 23% / 77% 0% $49,783 47 86%
Social Work 15 27% / 73% 0% $52,841 55 96%
Sociology 30 7% / 93% 0% $45,836 35 100%
Criminal Justice 80 32% / 68% 0% $61,883 73 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 347 34% / 66% 1% $63,085 75 98%
Accounting $65,673 78
Business Administration 52 +6 35% / 65% 4% $66,412 79 100%
Economics 2 +5 50% / 50% 50% $67,406 80
Entrepreneurship 17 12% / 88% 0% $49,955 47 100%
Finance 56 +2 50% / 50% 2% $79,374 90 95%
Financial Analytics 65 +4 37% / 63% 0% $69,795 83
General Business 81 42% / 58% 0% $55,936 62 100%
Human Resources Management 36 +2 3% / 97% 0% $57,551 65
Management Information Systems $57,400 65 94%
Marketing 38 +5 29% / 71% 0% $49,186 45 95%
Operations Management $66,412 79 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Development 88 27% / 73% 2% $52,484 54 96%
Human Nutrition 5 0% / 100% 0% $42,102 24 88%
Health and Wellness 14 7% / 93% 0% $54,023 58 100%
Kinesiology 8 50% / 50% 0% $56,754 64 96%
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 2 0% / 100% 0% $42,102 24 88%
Sports Management 35 46% / 54% 6% $56,754 64 96%
Human Development and Family Studies 22 14% / 86% 0% $46,375 37 94%
Apparel and Textiles 2 0% / 100% 0% $53,453 57
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 287 76% / 24% 1% $98,475 98 99%
Chemical Engineering 25 64% / 36% 4% $116,920 99 100%
Civil Engineering 13 92% / 8% 0% $92,534 96 100%
Construction Engineering 14 93% / 7% 0% $89,883 95
Electrical Engineering 31 84% / 16% 3% $103,528 98 100%
Industrial Engineering 26 81% / 19% 0% $95,184 97 100%
Mechanical Engineering 56 79% / 21% 4% $110,445 99 98%
Computer Programming, Specific Applications 7 +1 100% / 0% 0% $91,155 96
Computer Science 36 83% / 17% 0% $87,870 95 100%
Information Science/Studies 39 41% / 59% 0%
Industrial Technology 40 82% / 18% 0% $84,176 93 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Fine Arts and Communication 102 33% / 67% 0% $50,549 49 91%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 16 0% / 100% 0% $53,676 57 91%
Advertising 1 0% / 100% 0% $56,581 64
Communication 40 40% / 60% 0% $50,337 48 86%
Communication Studies $50,337 48
Art 14 14% / 86% 0% $44,224 30
Graphic Design 11 27% / 73% 0% $47,834 41 94%
Music 17 71% / 29% 0% $56,574 64 100%
Theatre and Dance 3 33% / 67% 0% $40,033 19
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing 153 10% / 90% 0% $99,597 98 98%
Nursing 153 10% / 90% 0% $99,597 98 98%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,356
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,942
Est. In-State Cost $12,103
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,797
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 62%
4-Year Graduation Rate 19%
6-Year Graduation Rate 37%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 33.3% 541 24% / 76% 1% $52,103 53 91%
Business & Economics 23.7% 385 35% / 65% 2% $62,384 74 98%
Health Sciences 12.4% 201 10% / 90% 0% $88,879 95 97%
Engineering 10.2% 165 80% / 20% 2% $104,566 99 99%
Professional 7.4% 120 49% / 51% 0% $69,314 82 95%
Computer Science 5.2% 85 65% / 35% 0% $88,405 95 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.0% 49 33% / 67% 0% $59,598 69 92%
Arts 2.9% 47 38% / 62% 0% $49,661 46 98%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 23 35% / 65% 0% $57,400 65 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.6% 9 33% / 67% 0% $45,808 35 88%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $6.3M #205 28% $0.1M 9 #183 52
Physical Sciences & Math $0.6M #422 55% $0.1M
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #409 7% $0.0M
Business & Economics $0.3M #280 57% $0
Health Sciences $0.3M #329 57% $0
Education $0.2M #340 24% $0.0M 55 #47
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #493 23% $0.0M
Computer Science $0.1M #379 53% $0.0M
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Total $8.3M #322 31% $0.2M 64 #232 52

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 51%
SAT Range 930 – 1140
SAT Math Range 450 – 560
SAT RW Range 480 – 580