Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas · Public · 8,150 undergraduates · lamar.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
84%
of 7,460 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
930 to 1140
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$28,970Est.Estimate
$41,570 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Lamar University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
84% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$41,570
a year in 2027-28, from a $41,570 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1040
Send your score
About 51% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 920, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Test-Optional Admissions - Lamar University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
84%
of applicants were admitted: 6,231 of 7,460 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 45% of them sent SAT scores and 5% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 930 to 1140
Reading and Writing 470 to 590
Math 440 to 560
ACT composite 18 to 25
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16001%
- 1200 to 139915%
- 1000 to 119940%
- 800 to 99935%
- 600 to 7998%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.60
- 4.014%
- 3.75 to 3.9925%
- 3.50 to 3.7419%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.2411%
- 2.50 to 2.9912%
- Below 2.502%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$28,970
a year, in state
$41,570
a year, out of state (tuition $20,610)
- Tuition (in state)$8,010
- Fees$3,200
- Food and housing$10,850
- Books and supplies$1,610
- Transportation and other$5,300
Lamar University published $28,148 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$7,196
- $30,001 to $48,000$6,276
- $48,001 to $75,000$6,834
- $75,001 to $110,000$9,623
- Over $110,000$14,931
Financial aid
62%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$12,273
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
22%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $6,292 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
35 of 35
Earn credit with a score of 3
33 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $800Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1311 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1406, 1407 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 10 | MATH 2312, 2413 and 2414 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1111 and 1311 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | COSC 1336 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1316 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 1311 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN 1311, 1312 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FREN 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM 1311 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GERM 1311, 1312 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | GERM 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | |
| Latin | 5 | 9 | |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2301 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 2302 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 3 | MUTY 1211 and 1116 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2425 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 2301 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1311, 1312 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 1311, 1312, 2311, 2312 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 9 | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, & SPAN 2311 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, & SPAN 2312 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 15 | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, SPAN 2312, & SPAN 3310 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1342 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 2302 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 1301, 1302 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 2322 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
39%
Come back for a second year
62%
Typical earnings
$53,857
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Lamar University$97,525
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 16 majors here have earnings data.
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