Fast Facts

Location: Birmingham, AL

Enrollment: 5500 total students, 2159 are graduate or professional students which includes law school, pharmacy school and doctoral degree programs

Student/Faculty Ratio: 13:1

Private University: $273 M endowment

Regional Comprehensive University: Professors invest significant time into working with undergraduate students, as well as graduate and professional degree program students

Athletics: NCAA Division I with FCS football. Their athletic teams compete in the Southern Conference

Financial Outcomes for Students: Data indicates that Samford University alums earn above average income

Average Freshman ACT: 26

Percentage of Students Receiving Pell Grants: 14%

Percentage of Students Living on Campus: 72%

Most Popular Degree Programs: Pharmacy, Law, Nursing, Accounting, Business, Journalism, Education

Distinguished Alumni: Hollywood actor, Tony Hale; Legendary Football coach, Bobby Bowden; multiple US Supreme Court Justices and countless government officials