Financial Aid at Lamar

Average Amount Received% Received Financial Aid
$9,316 72%
5,981 students (72% of total 8,264 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Lamar University.
The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,316. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 92% of total 1,369 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,544.
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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Lamar University, 5,981 undergraduate students (72% of total 8,264 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $9,316.
Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students)
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship5,98172% $55,718,937$9,316
Pell Grants3,62044% $20,012,161$5,528
Federal Student Loan3,40141% $25,179,306$7,404

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,265 beginning undergraduate students (92% of total 1,369 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Lamar University. The average amount of aid received is $10,544.
Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students)
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,26592% --
Grants or Scholarships1,20588%$12,705,757$10,544
Federal Grants77457%$4,729,203$6,110
Pell Grants77457%$4,652,494$6,011
Other Federal Grants242%$76,709$3,196
State/Local Grants27820%$1,572,294$5,656
Institutional Grants1,07879%$6,404,260$5,941
Student Loan Aid59443%$3,744,379$6,304
Federal Student Loans58343%$3,331,833$5,715
Other Student Loans373%$412,546$11,150

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The next table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants/scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2022-2023 at Lamar University.
The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.
Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level936893$9,544,180$10,197
0-30,000435434$5,246,633$12,061
30,001-48,000202202$2,327,646$11,523
48,001-75,000148147$1,383,014$9,345
75,001-110,0005854$293,689$5,064
110,001 or more9356$293,198$3,153
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