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Samford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

122 Undergraduate Degrees
152 Graduate Degrees
$35,631 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
83% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Samford University?

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Contact details for Samford are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229-2240
Phone: 205-726-2011
Website: www.samford.edu

How Do I Get Into Samford?

You can apply to Samford online at: www.samford.edu/admission/apply

Admission Requirements for Samford

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Samford?

83% Acceptance Rate
68% Of Accepted Are Women
26% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Samford University is 83%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 26% of students accepted to Samford submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 650. Math scores were between 530 and 620.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Samford University  ( 550 to 650 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Samford University  ( 530 to 620 )
200
800
Samford received ACT scores from 64% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 31. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Samford University  ( 22 to 31 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Samford University  ( 23 to 29 )
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36

Can I Afford Samford University?

$35,631 Net Price
32% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Samford is $35,631. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Samford, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $8,928 a year. That adds up to $35,712 over four years for those students.

Samford University Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,549 Full-Time Undergraduates
67% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,607 undergraduate students at Samford, with 3,549 being full-time and 58 being part-time.

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There are also 2,151 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,549 full-time undergraduates at Samford, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Samford University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 40
Black or African American 209
Hispanic or Latino 142
White 3,025
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 94

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at Samford University. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 40 countries are represented at Samford. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Brazil, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Samford University

218 Took All Classes Online
1,018 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 42 master’s degree programs available online at Samford. In 2022-2023, 1,018 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Samford has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 4th most popular in Alabama for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Samford majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 64%
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 22%

Samford University Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 122 0 0 0 122
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 0 52 27 79
Nurse Anesthetist 0 0 0 25 25
Nursing Administration 0 0 0 23 23
Nursing Practice 0 0 0 13 13
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 0 3 7 1 11
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 0 1 0 1
TOTAL 122 3 60 89 274

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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