Samford University

Samford University, established in 1841, is situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It was originally founded as Howard College, and opened its doors on January 3, 1842. In 1887, Samford shifted to East Lake community located in Birmingham.

The school offers Associate, Bachelor, Master’s/ Professional and Doctorate degrees to the students. The campus covers nearly 180 acres the University is presently divided into the following degree-granting units.

• Beeson Divinity School
• Beeson School of Education & Professional Studies
• Brock School of Business
• Cumberland School of Law
• Howard College of Arts and Science
• Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing
• McWhorter School of Pharmacy
• Metro College
• School of the Arts

Samford University has over 100 social student clubs and organizations. The college is also home to several fraternities and sororities including Alpha Delta Pi, Sigma Nu, Delta Zeta, and Sigma Phi Epsilon. The sports teams of the college are nicknamed the Bulldogs.

Samford University Highlights

Where Samford University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, law, and medicine.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Students

The student enrollment at Samford University was 4,485 in 2007 (4,171 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 63% of enrolled students, graduate students are 12%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 24%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Samford University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Samford University provides on-campus housing for 1,860 of its 4,171 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Samford University Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Samford University is in the Ohio Valley Conference for major sports.

Samford University offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 148 male students received the aid (men were 59% of those receiving aid) and 103 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 41% of students receiving such aid) .

Samford University Admissions (2007)

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