Samford University

Overview

Samford University is a private institution that was founded in 1841. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,168, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 247 acres. It utilizes a 4-1-4-based academic calendar. Samford University's ranking in the 2017 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities South, 4. Its tuition and fees are $29,402 (2016-17).

Samford University is a Christian institution located in Birmingham, Alabama, in the central region of the state. Students at Samford can choose from more than 150 majors, minors and concentrations. Graduate degree programs are offered in the Brock School of Business, the Cumberland School of Law and the Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education, among others. Class sizes at the private university are small. Students complete a core curriculum that includes courses in communication arts, cultural perspectives and biblical perspectives.

Many students at Samford University participate in school traditions, such as the Spring Fling celebration with games and music on the quad, and Step Sing, a popular musical event produced and performed by students. Students can also get involved by exploring dozens of student organizations and by playing or cheering for the Samford University Bulldogs varsity sports teams, which compete in the NCAA Division I Southern Conference. Notable Samford University alumni include actor Tony Hale, who has starred in the television shows "Arrested Development" and "Veep."

Academic Life

The student-faculty ratio at Samford University is 12:1, and the school has 62 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Samford University include: Health Professions and Related Programs, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies and Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 88 percent.

Student Life

Samford University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,168, with a gender distribution of 35 percent male students and 65 percent female students. At this school, 72 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing and 28 percent of students live off campus. Samford University is part of the NCAA I athletic conference.

Campus Services

Samford University offers a number of student services, including nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance. Samford University also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Samford University, 79 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at Samford University.