Samford University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Doctoral/Research Universities

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Four-one-four plan
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Samford University Academics

Samford University is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Besides, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. An instance of this, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Double Major, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Visiting/Exchange Student Program.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Samford University.

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Exercise Sciences, Health/Physical Fitness

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Physics

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Human Resources Management, International Business

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Commercial/Advertising Art, Drama/Theater Arts, Interior Design, Music – General Performance, Music – Piano/Organ, Music – Voice/Opera, Music Theory/Composition

Social Sciences:

Cartography, Geography, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Nursing (RN), Premedicine

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies, Nutrition Sciences, technology & society

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Biology, Marine/Aquatic Biology

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Public Administration and Service:

Community Organization/Advocacy, Public Administration

Foreign Language and Literature:

Foreign Language & Literature – General, French, German, ancient, Latin, Spanish

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Education:

Biology Teacher Education, English Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Science Teacher Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Speech Teacher Education, multiple levels

Computer Science:

Computer Science

Security and Protective Services:

Law Enforcement Administration

English Language and Literature:

English Language & Literature – General, Speech/Rhetorical Studies

Popular majors:

one hundred percent education, seventeen percent business per marketing, twelve percent education, eight percent communications per journalism, seven percent biology, seven percent family and consumer sciences, seven percent health professions, seven percent social sciences, six percent visual and performing arts

History:

History – General

Moreover, for international students, the application fee is 25. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of May.

Samford University Admissions

This school requires an application fee consisting of twenty-five dollars regular application fee, twenty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, twenty-five dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were three hundred and thirty-one total number of transfer students who applied and two hundred and twenty total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 65% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 85%. Remember that this can change at any time.

It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of March. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of May. The regular application due date was not reported. Transfer students must apply no later than the 15th of August, with priority applications due on the 1st of March. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of March. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of August and

Samford University Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Music/Drama, Athletics, Religious Affiliation, ROTC, Leadership and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Financial aid distribution is at fifty-one percent scholarships per grants and forty-nine percent loans per jobs. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Music/Drama, Athletics, Religious Affiliation, ROTC, Leadership and State/District Residency.

Samford University Students

The school’s size is approximately two thousand, eight hundred and seventy-nine degree-seeking undergrads, seven hundred and two first-time degree-seeking freshmen and four hundred graduate enrollment. Moreover, it is part of an Suburban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Residential campus. The university is a Private, University, Four-year, Southern Baptist Convention, Coed, where 65 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Again, the student body consists of thirty-six percent in-state students, sixty-four percent out-of-state students, zero percent part-time students, sixty-five percent women, thirty-five percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, five percent black per non-hispanic, one percent hispanic, ninety-one percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, one percent race per ethnicity unreported, thirty-six percent in top 10th of graduating class, sixty-six percent in top quarter of graduating class, eighty-six percent in top half of graduating class, forty-four percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, eight percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. Samford University offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees.

Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, ninety-four percent of first-year students live in college housing, sixty-six percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, two hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Assuredly, the school is located 6 miles from downtown.This school features the Suburban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Residential campus. Again, the university has many unique facilites such as computer-assisted journalism laboratory, geographic information system, observatory, global center, planetarium, conservatory.

Samford University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division IAA, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball