- The Inkwell
- Alabama
- Samford University
Birmingham, ALSuburb: largeZIP 35229Founded 1841
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1841
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.samford.edu
AlabamaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Samford University
Samford University is a private nonprofit university in Birmingham, Alabama, with 4,206 undergraduates. It admits 82% of applicants, graduates 78% within six years and costs $32,950 a year after aid.
78%graduate
Admission rate82%
Retention93%
4-year graduation69%
Pell Grant share15%
Federal loans48%
$32,950net price / year
82%admission rate
1201average SAT
78%graduate in 6 years
$66,982median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#483 of 1,704 for earnings#1,545 of 1,739 for lowest net price#221 of 1,738 for graduation rate#933 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $59,741tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $41,910
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $41,910
- Average net price
- $32,950national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$25,299
$30,001–48,000$24,217
$48,001–75,000$27,586
$75,001–110,000$30,393
$110,001+$37,166
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 82%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1201
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–640
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college82%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college93%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college78%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college15%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 78%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 69%
- First-year retention
- 93%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 79%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,803
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,982middle 50%: $43,692–$104,096
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$104,096
Median, Samford University$66,982
Lower quarter$43,692
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 4,206
- Part-time
- 1.4%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 14%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 15%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 99%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,188 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,043
- Endowment, end of year
- $469,998,443
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White84%
Hispanic5.0%
Black4.8%
Asian1.3%
Two or more races2.2%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.8%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions30%
Business & management23%
Visual & performing arts7.0%
Communication & journalism6.9%
Social sciences4.1%
Family & consumer sciences3.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.5%
Psychology3.4%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL | $40,141 | 55% | $57,833 |
| Faulkner University Montgomery, AL | $23,416 | 37% | $48,627 |
| University of Mobile Mobile, AL | $23,931 | 57% | $48,418 |
| Miles College Fairfield, AL | $16,497 | 19% | $38,127 |
| Oakwood University Huntsville, AL | $26,827 | 47% | $47,707 |
| Huntingdon College Montgomery, AL | $21,852 | 48% | $54,423 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Nashville, TN | $32,648 | 71% | $62,789 |
| Gonzaga University Spokane, WA | $32,750 | 86% | $89,110 |
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN | $31,532 | 74% | $82,322 |
| Xavier University Cincinnati, OH | $31,905 | 71% | $69,118 |
| Biola University La Mirada, CA | $32,530 | 68% | $64,126 |
| Seattle University Seattle, WA | $34,324 | 71% | $84,728 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 102049. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6381586.