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Acceptance Rate 86.41%
Yield 21.92%
SAT Score 1,050
ACT Score 22
Applicants 8,990

Lamar Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 86.41% at Lamar University. Total 8,990 students applied and 7,768 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,050 and the average ACT score is 22.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$25
Admission Informationwww.lamar.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.applytexas.org/
Acceptance Rate86.41%
Average Test Scores1,050 SAT / 22 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 86.41%. A total of 8,990 students (3,497 men and 5,493 women) have applied to and 7,768 (2,920 men and 4,848 women) students admitted to Lamar University.
Among them, 707 male and 996 female students have enrolled into Lamar and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 21.92%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Lamar
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants8,9903,4975,49300
Admitted7,7682,9204,84800
Enrolled1,70370799600
Acceptance Rate 86.41% 83.50% 88.26% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 21.92% 24.21% 20.54% - -
[Chart] Lamar University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Lamar, 738 applicants (43% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 135 applicants (8%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,050 at Lamar. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,140 and 25th percentile score is 930.
The average ACT score is 22 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 25 and the 25th percentile score is 18.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Lamar. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Lamar with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Lamar
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total93010501140
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing480530580
Math450520560
ACT Composite182225
Math172124
English182224
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Lamar University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School Rank, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for Lamar
High School GPA✗
High School Rank✔
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Lamar

The calendar system at Lamar University is Semester. Lamar University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Lamar University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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