Lamar University · Admissions

Beaumont, TX · City · Public · Doctoral/professional university · the Cardinals · Website ↗

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

86%

Admitted

of 7,246 applicants

30th

Selectivity percentile

among Division I schools

910–1130

SAT middle 50%

18–24

ACT middle 50%

Optional

Test scores

37%

Graduate in 6 yrs

Where your scores would fall

The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.

SAT 910 – 1130 Your SAT

SAT reading 470 – 580

SAT math 440 – 550

ACT 18 – 24 Your ACT

Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.

Selectivity in context

More selective than30%

Graduation rate37%

Applicants7,246
Admitted6,232 86%
Undergraduates7,998
Women66%
Graduate within 6 years37%

For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.

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