Samford University
Birmingham, AL · Private four-year · Suburb: Large
3,832undergraduates
82%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$32,176average net price per year
80%graduate in 6 years
88%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 4,541
- Admitted
- 3,734
- Admit rate
- 82%
- Admit rate, women
- 83%
- Admit rate, men
- 80%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 29%
- First-year students
- 1,080
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 27%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 550-650
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 520-610
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 66%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 23-29
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
64 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Health professions and related programs (9)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Bachelor's (27 awarded)
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's (48 awarded)
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor's (86 awarded)
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Pre-Physical Therapy Studies Bachelor's (28 awarded)
- Public Health, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (102 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (7)
- Accounting Bachelor's (27 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (45 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (49 awarded)
- Organizational Leadership Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (2)
- Journalism Bachelor's (45 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (26 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (12)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Game and Interactive Media Design Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Graphic Design Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Interior Design Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Keyboard Instruments Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music Performance, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Music Technology Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Music Theory and Composition Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Musical Theatre Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Voice and Opera Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Education (4)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Secondary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Bachelor's (27 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (2)
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Bachelor's (34 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (40 awarded)
Social sciences (5)
- Geography Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Geography, Other Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (4)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Legal professions and studies (1)
- Legal Studies Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (16 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Theology and religious vocations (3)
- Bible/Biblical Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Lay Ministry Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Missions/Missionary Studies Bachelor's (8 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Public Administration Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Engineering (1)
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (2)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (33)
- Dietetics/Dietitian Post-bachelor's certificate
- Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's
- Medical Informatics Master's
- Nurse Anesthetist Doctorate (professional)
- Nursing Administration Doctorate (professional)
- Nursing Practice Doctorate (professional)
- Pharmacy Doctorate (professional)
- Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctorate (professional)
- Physician Associate/Assistant Master's
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Public Health, General Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's
- Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law Master's
- Health Law Master's
- Law Doctorate (professional)
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Accounting Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Doctorate (research)
- Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Secondary Education and Teaching Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Master's
- Divinity/Ministry Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Missions/Missionary Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Theology/Theological Studies Master's
- Social Work Master's
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Master's
- Keyboard Instruments Master's
- Voice and Opera Master's
- Environmental Studies Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $38,144
- Housing and food on campus
- $12,160
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other on-campus costs
- $5,952
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $57,456
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $57,456
- Total cost living at home
- $45,884
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $21,891 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $24,253 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $27,995 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $32,769 |
| Over $110,000 | $33,894 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $21,758
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $20,527
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 11%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 34%
- Average amount borrowed
- $8,410
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 72%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 80%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 80%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 79%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 80%
- Came back for year two
- 88%
| Pell grant students | 64% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 87% |
| Neither | 81% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 578 | 82% |
| Men | 277 | 75% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 8 | 75% (small group) |
| Black | 35 | 57% |
| Hispanic | 28 | 75% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 745 | 81% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 88% |
| Race unknown | 7 | 86% (small group) |
| International | 6 | 67% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 828 | 79% | 18% |
| Started here, part-time | 4 | 25% (small group) | 75% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 120 | 74% | 18% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 37 | 54% | 22% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 5,791
- Undergraduates
- 3,832
- Full-time undergraduates
- 3,778
- Part-time undergraduates
- 54
- Graduate students
- 1,959
- Students per faculty member
- 14 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 23%
- From out of state
- 77%
- From other countries
- 1%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 1%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 17%
| Women | 66% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 4% |
| Hispanic | 5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 86% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL, 35229-2240
- County
- Jefferson County
- Type
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Baptist
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.