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    Ranks 1096th for total enrollment

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    Carnegie Foundation Classification

    Doctoral/Research Universities

    UndergraduateBalanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence
    GraduateDoctoral, professional dominant
    Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
    EnrollmentMajority undergraduate
    Size & SettingMedium four-year, highly residential

    General Characteristics

    Highest offeringDoctoral degree
    Calendar SystemFour-one-four plan
    Years of college work requiredN/A
    Variable TuitionNo

    Student Tuition Costs and Fees

    What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Samford University?

    Ranks 897th for total cost of attendance

      In District In State Out of State
    FT Undergraduate Tuition $16,000 $16,000 $16,000
    FT Undergraduate Required Fees N/A N/A N/A
    PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $535 $535 $535
    FT Graduate Tuition $8,000 $8,000 $8,000
    FT Graduate Required Fees N/A N/A N/A
    PT Graduate per Credit Hour $500 $500 $500
    Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus $26,500 $26,500 $26,500
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $26,500 $26,500 $26,500
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family $20,925 $20,925 $20,925

    Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields

    What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?

      In State Out of State
    Pharmacology Degree — Tuition $22,280 $22,280
    Pharmacology Degree — Required Fees N/A N/A
    Theology Degree — Tuition $9,690 $9,690
    Theology Degree — Required Fees N/A N/A
    Law Degree — Tuition $26,190 $26,190
    Law Degree — Required Fees N/A N/A

    Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

    Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

      In District In State Out of State
    Published Tuition & Fees $13,944 trend  $16,000 $13,944 trend  $16,000 $13,944 trend  $16,000
      Cost (regardless of residency)
    Books & Supplies $936 trend  $1,050
    On-Campus – Room & Board $5,768 trend  $6,060
    On-Campus – Other Expenses $3,102 trend  $3,390
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $5,768 trend  $6,060
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $3,102 trend  $3,390
    Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $3,488 trend  $3,875

    Admission Details

    Application Fee RequiredYes
    Undergraduate Application Fee$35
    Graduate Application Fee$25
    First Professional Application Fee$50
    Applicants 2,025 (699 male / 1,326 female)
    Admitted 1,792 (603 male / 1,189 female)
    Admission rate 88%
    First-time Enrollment 702 (244 male / 458 female)
    FT Enrollment 700 (243 male / 457 female)
    PT Enrollment 2 (1 male / 1 female)
    Total Enrollment4,507

    Admission Criteria

    What criteria does Samford University use for admissions?

    Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
    Open AdmissionsNo
    Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / Recommended / Required
    College Prep. CompletionRequired
    RecommendationsRequired
    Formal competency demoN/A
    Admission test scoresRequired
    TOEFLRequired
    Other testsN/A

    Special Learning Opportunities

    Distance LearningNo
    ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce YesNo / No / Yes
    Study AbroadYes
    Weekend CollegeNo
    Teacher CertificationYes

    Athletics - Association Memberships

    Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
    NCAA Football Conference Ohio Valley Conference
    NCAA Basketball Conference Ohio Valley Conference
    NCAA Baseball Conference Ohio Valley Conference
    NCAA Track & Field Conference Ohio Valley Conference

    Admission Credits Accepted

    What types of credits does Samford University accept?

    Dual CreditNo
    Life ExperienceYes
    Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

    ACT Test Admission

    Rank 235th for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting ACT results 72%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 22 / 29
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 21 / 27
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 23 / 28

    SAT Test Admission

    Rank 341st for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting SAT results 37%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 530 / 630
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 530 / 630
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 1060 / 1260

    Student Services

    Remedial ServicesNo
    Academic / Career CounselingYes
    PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
    Career PlacementYes
    On-Campus Day CareNo
    Library FacilityYes

    Student Living

    First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
    Dorm Capacity1,860
    Meals per Week19
    Room Fee$3,090
    Board Fee$2,970

    Student Financial Aid Details

    How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

    Samford University ranks 2807th for the average student loan amount.

      Average Users % of Attendees
    Federal Grant Aid $3,172 68 pie   10%
    State & Local Grant Aid $758 230 pie   34%
    Institutional Grant Aid $4,608 507 pie   76%
    Student Loan Aid $3,488 283 pie   42%
    Any financial aid type   565 pie   84%

    Student Enrollment Demographics

    How many students are enrolled at Samford University?

      Men Women Total
    Non Resident Alien
    151530
    Black Non-Hispanic
    109211320
    Hispanic
    172845
    Asian / Pacific Islander
    183351
    American Indian / Alaskan Native
    61521
    White Non-Hispanic
    1,5742,3533,927
    Race Unknown
    4964113
    Total 1,788 2,719 4,507

    Most Popular Fields of Study

    The top 5 fields of study completed at Samford University.

      Men Women Total
    127 66 193
    37 67 104
    49 32 81
    4 66 70
    13 34 47

    Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

    How many students are successful graduates?

      Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
    Accounting 3 29 2 34
    Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
    Art/Art Studies, General 6 6
    Asian Studies/Civilization
    Athletic Training/Trainer 12 12
    Biochemistry 5 5
    Biology Teacher Education 1 1
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General 1 38 39
    Business Administration and Management, General 6 1 69 5 81
    Business/Managerial Economics
    Cartography 1 1
    Chemistry, General 1 1
    Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2 2
    Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 19 1 20
    Computer Science 2 2 4
    Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 1 2 3
    Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv 5 27 32
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 8 8
    Early Childhood Education and Teaching
    Education, General 3 16 1 20
    Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
    Educational Leadership and Administration, General 5 17 1 23
    Elementary Education and Teaching 1 1 2 4
    Engineering Physics 1 1
    English Language and Literature, General 13 13
    English/Language Arts Teacher Education 1 1
    Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians, Other 1 9 10
    Environmental Science
    Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other 9 9
    Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 1 1
    French Language and Literature 1 1
    General Studies 2 5 7
    Geography 2 2
    German Language and Literature 2 2
    Graphic Design 1 5 6
    Health and Physical Education, General 3 3
    History Teacher Education 1 1
    History, General 18 18
    Human Development and Family Studies, General 2 2 22 26
    Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General 4 4
    Interior Design 17 17
    International Business/Trade/Commerce 1 5 6
    International Relations and Affairs 8 8
    Journalism 1 24 25
    Kinesiology and Exercise Science 7 1 8
    Latin American Studies
    Latin Language and Literature
    Law (LL 6 4 1 3 169 10 193
    Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
    Mathematics, General 5 5
    Music Performance, General 1 1 7 9
    Music Teacher Education 8 8
    Music Theory and Composition
    Nurse Anesthetist 1 16 17
    Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 8 1 54 7 70
    Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) 3 1 7 1 91 1 104
    Philosophy 3 3
    Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other 1 1
    Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 2 2
    Physics, General 2 2
    Piano and Organ 2 2
    Political Science and Government, General 16 16
    Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
    Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LL 3 3
    Psychology, General 1 46 47
    Public Administration
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other 7 1 11 19
    Religion/Religious Studies 9 1 10
    Religious/Sacred Music 1 2 3
    Social Sciences, General
    Sociology 1 5 6
    Spanish Language and Literature 7 7
    Speech Teacher Education 2 2
    Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other 3 3 1 7
    Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 8 8
    Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 1 1 31 33
    Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other 2 7 1 10
    Theology/Theological Studies 1 8 9
    Visual and Performing Arts, Other 2 2
    Voice and Opera 3 3
    Total 66 9 13 9 934 35 1,066

    Faculty Compensation / Salaries

    Samford University ranks 650th for the average full-time faculty salary.

    Tenure system Yes
    Average FT Salary $64,574 ($70,193 male / $56,956 female)
    Number of FT Faculty 278 (160 male / 118 female)
    Total Benefits $4,624,862

    Samford University Summary

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    Samford University is a private, coeducational, Baptist-affiliated university located in Homewood, Alabama, (a suburb of Birmingham). Samford was founded as Howard College in 1841 and opened its doors to students on January 3, 1842, in Marion, Alabama. The school was renamed in honor of Frank Park Samford, chairman of the Board of Trustees and to that time, the institution’s most generous individual benefactor, because there was already a Howard University in Washington, D.C.. The University now consists of the Howard College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education and Professional Studies, School of Performing Arts, Ida V. According to Dr. Corts, “Samford University will be an academically vigorous Christian university that coordinates a strong, effective educational program and encouragement of Christian belief and service, within a community that respects its individual members and encourages each to highest and best levels of performance and conduct—academically, socially, spiritually, physically.” The plan calls for Samford to invest some $200 million to “enrich and enhance the educational experience of its students.” Samford University, as a private corporation, is wholly governed by an independent, self-perpetuating Board of Trustees. Andrew Westmoreland is the current President of Samford University. Prior to Westmoreland, the following men served as president: Samford University is currently divided into degree-granting units. The divisions of the university (and their current heads) are: As of fall 2005, the last semester for which comprehensive data have been published, the university had an enrollment of 2,941 undergraduate students and 1,565 graduate and professional students. As a result, Samford’s flavor, though leavened with students from across the United States (40 states are represented, along with 21 foreign countries), is overwhelmingly Southern. Because of this philosophy, Samford students are encouraged to select from more than 100 honors, religious, professional, educational, service and social student organizations. These groups, overseen by the Office of Student Involvement, offer Samford students an opportunity to explore their interests with like-minded individuals. Samford’s diversity of programming runs the gamut from a student-led group of Amnesty International, a human-rights activist organization, to the Samford Young Life chapter, an Evangelical Christian group. The fraternities represented on campus are: The sororities represented on campus are: Gamma Sigma Sigma Samford University upholds a Code of Values which serves as the standard for personal and academic behavior. It serves as both a regulation of conduct and as an honor code for Samford administration, faculty, and students. Samford’s Values Court deals with specific infractions of the Code of Values by students and consists of representatives of all three of Samford’s stakeholders: administration, faculty, and students. Allegiance to these values obligates the Samford University student to refrain from and discourages behaviors that threaten the freedom and respect every individual deserves. Consequently, student life at Samford is heavily intertwined with campus life. There are several media outlines at Samford, with administration, faculty, and students producing different publications. Inside Samford is the official newsletter of the university administration and faculty. Other media at Samford include: Samford fields teams in 13 varsity sports (6 men’s and 7 women’s). Both colors are primary (though, as the name of the student fan club, The Red Sea, and the name of the student newspaper, The Crimson, show that many Samford students lean toward red). Samford, as the only private school within the Ohio Valley Conference, has a very different demographic compared to many of the schools against whom they compete, and this often leads to some tense rivalries between Samford and some of their State-school opponents. The Center is named after Birmingham businessman Pete Hanna, who played football for Samford when it was Howard College in the 1950s.

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    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

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    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 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
    The Bulldogs are a member of NCAA.

    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.

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