Samford University: Ranking & Review

Birmingham rank | United States rank | World rank |
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2 | 545 | 1845 Top 11% |
Samford University Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics
Total | Men | Women | |
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Acceptance Rate | 83% | 81% | 84% |
Applicants | 3,808 | 1,262 | 2,546 |
Admissions | 3,168 | 1,020 | 2,148 |
Enrolled undergraduates | 857 | 277 | 580 |
Enrolled total (including graduate students) | 5,509 | 1,918 | 3,591 |
1,572 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
757 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
Male-Female Ratio
Enrollment by race or ethnicity
Typical SAT scores
Number of students submitting SAT scores | 286 |
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Percent of students submitting SAT scores | 33% |
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | |
Math |
Typical ACT scores
Number of students submitting ACT scores | 738 |
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Percent of students submitting ACT scores | 86% |
ACT Composite | |
ACT English | |
ACT Math |
Admission requirements
Application fee for undergraduates - $40. Application fee for graduates - $35.
Secondary school GPA | Required |
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Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
Secondary school record | Required |
Completion of the college-preparatory program | Considered but not required |
Recommendations | Required |
Formal demonstration of competencies | Considered but not required |
Admission test scores | Required |
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | Recommended |
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) | Recommended |
Samford University Tuition
Total cost for students living | In-state | Out-of-state |
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On-campus | $46,474 | $46,474 |
Off-campus | $46,590 | $46,590 |
The total cost includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, on-campus room and board payment of $10,280 and other expenses per full academic year. |
Samford University provides on-campus housing with total dormitory capacity of 2,375 students.
In-state | Out-of-state | |
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Tuition for Full-time undergraduates | $29,640 | $29,640 |
Fees for full-time undergraduates | $850 | $850 |
Per credit hour charge for part-time undergraduates | $991 | $991 |
Tuition for Full-time graduates | $19,058 | $19,058 |
Fees for full-time graduates | $550 | $550 |
Per credit hour charge for part-time graduates | $813 | $813 |
Programs and Degrees
Programs | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | Total |
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Health Professions and Related Programs | 265 | 142 | 165 | 572 | |
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | 159 | 75 | 234 | ||
Education | 51 | 89 | 35 | 175 | |
Legal Professions and Studies | 18 | 6 | 4 | 138 | 166 |
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs | 57 | 57 | |||
Visual and Performing Arts | 55 | 55 | |||
Theology and Religious Vocations | 3 | 40 | 10 | 53 | |
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences | 42 | 42 | |||
Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies | 36 | 36 | |||
Social Sciences | 29 | 29 | |||
Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 27 | 27 | |||
English Language and Literature & Letters | 23 | 23 | |||
Psychology | 20 | 20 | |||
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields | 14 | 14 | |||
History | 13 | 13 | |||
Public Administration and Social Service Professions | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||
Philosophy and Religious Studies | 9 | 9 | |||
Engineering | 8 | 8 | |||
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | 7 | 7 | |||
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 4 | 4 | |||
Mathematics and Statistics | 4 | 4 | |||
Physical Sciences | 3 | 3 | |||
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 2 | 2 | |||
Multi & Interdisciplinary Studies | 1 | 1 | |||
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies | |||||
Natural Resources and Conservation | |||||
Grand Total | 18 | 828 | 372 | 348 | 1,566 |
A total of 846 2-year associate's and 4-year bachelor's degrees conferred across undergraduate programs at Samford University.
At the master's and doctor's level 720 degrees were conferred in the graduate programs.
Total | Men | Women | |
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Graduation rate | 76% | 69% | 80% |
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General info
Alternative names | SU |
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Founded | 1841 |
Motto | For God, For Learning, Forever |
Religious affiliation | Baptist |
Colors | red, blue |
Academic Calendar | Four-one-four plan |
Total FTE staff | 1,076 |
Instructional FTE | 417 |
Sector of institution | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above |
Control of institution | Private not-for-profit |
Carnegie Classification | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Location and Contacts
Official Website | www.samford.edu |
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Address | 800 Lakeshore Drive Birmingham, Alabama, 35229-2240 United States |
Urbanization level | Suburb: Large |
City population | 212,000 |
Phone | 2057262011 |
Fax | +1 (205) 726 2754 |