Lamar University vs University of Houston

The Lamar University campus is located off of Martin Luther King Boulevard, near U.S. Highway 69, in the southeast part of Beaumont, Texas.

UH is in southeast Houston, with an official address of 4800 Calhoun Road. The University of Houston's campus framework has identified the following five core districts: the Central District, the Arts District, the Professional District, the Residential District, and the Athletics District.

 Facilities include the 10,080 seat Montagne Center, the eight-story Mary and John Gray Library and the 16,000 seat Provost Umphrey Stadium. Cardinal Village is the university's community of apartment-style dormitories, part of Lamar University's investment in student life on campus. The 129,550-square-foot Sheila Umphrey recreational center includes a 13,000 sq ft cardiovascular room, a one-tenth-mile walking/jogging track, a 43-foot (13 m) climbing wall, basketball, indoor floor hockey/soccer arena, volleyball, badminton courts, and racquetball courts. The center also sports a wellness and fitness center, health food café and juice bar. The lounge areas include pool tables, putting green, air hockey, foosball, video games and large screen TV. The center is home to the Recreational Sports Office, which organizes and hosts intramural sports leagues and sport clubs teams such as volleyball, basketball, flag football, cricket, badminton, indoor soccer, pool, ultimate frisbee, and tennis. The Setzer Student Center, known colloquially "The SET", hosts social and cultural activities throughout the year and is the hub for campus student organizations. The lounge areas, Mirabeau's Café and the Cardinal's Nest eatery provide students with a place to socialize and relax. The 25,000-square-foot dining hall is set on a food court-style floor plan that offers a variety of seating areas from barstools to booths. Dining options range from a salad bar, grill and central bakery to pizza, stir fry, Mexican food, pasta, deli and soup stations. Lamar competes in the Southland Conference in NCAA Division I athletics for all of its varsity sports and at the NCAA Division I (FCS) subdivision level in football. 

The University of Houston is notable for its diverse student body, and U.S. News & World Report ranks the university as the second-most ethnically diverse research university in the United States. UH has several on campus dormitories: Moody Towers, The Quad, Cougar Village I & II, Cougar Place, University Lofts, Bayou Oaks, Cullen Oaks, and Cambridge Oaks. The university has an intercollegiate sports program that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The NCAA's Division I sports at the University of Houston include baseball, basketball, cross country, American football, golf, and track and field for men; basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, and track and field for women. The campus life offers the vibe of a small community set amongst the urban offerings of Houston. The on-campus offerings include restaurants, art exhibits, activity centers, live performances and athletic events which make our university much more than a place to learn — it's a place to thrive.

John Alexander – painter
Kelly Asbury – film director, screenwriter, voice actor, children's book author and illustrator, non-fition author
Bruce Aven – retired Major League Baseball player
Brian Babin - current member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 36th congressional district from 2015–present[52]
Brian Birdwell – member of the Texas State Senate and survivor of the Pentagon attack of September 11, 2001
Ronnie Black – PGA Tour professional golfer
Jack Brooks – former Congressman, served more than 40 years in the U.S. House of Representatives
Keith Carter – photographer

Fred Couples, professional golfer

Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr., former NASA astronaut

Bonnie J. Dunbar, former NASA astronaut

Lizzo, Grammy Award-winning singer

Jim Parsons, Emmy Award-winning actor