Lamar University
Lamar University admitted 86% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 930–1140 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $7,984 a year. Within six years, 39% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 86%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 930–1140
- ACT middle 50%
- 18–25
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $21,777 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $7,984 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $7,196 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $8,905 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $18,625 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 39%
- Students who return for a second year
- 62%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $53,857 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,875
Students
- Undergraduates
- 8,150
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 52%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 25%
- Business, management and marketing
- 17%
- Health professions
- 11%
- Engineering
- 10%
- Computer and information sciences
- 5%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL · 87% admitted
- Augusta University GA · 86% admitted
- Indiana University-Kokomo IN · 87% admitted
- University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT · 87% admitted
- Murray State University KY · 86% admitted
- Gordon State College GA · 86% admitted
More colleges in Texas
- Texas A&M University-College Station TX · 57% admitted
- The University of Texas at Austin TX · 27% admitted
- University of Houston TX · 74% admitted
- Texas State University TX · 89% admitted
- University of North Texas TX · 72% admitted
- Texas Tech University TX · 73% admitted
- The University of Texas at Arlington TX · 80% admitted
- The University of Texas at San Antonio TX · 87% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.