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Samford University

Birmingham, AL · Private · Large suburb

Private institution in Birmingham, AL · 3,828 undergraduates · 82% acceptance rate · $58,469 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$30,7951,745th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$38,1441,582nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$38,1441,541st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$53,9341,570th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,500570th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,469611th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,466567th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
79.9%222nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
87.6%324th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
82.2%975th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1203398th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,828602nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
10.8%2,036th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 137 mi (ATL)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 69 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$55,964$41,937
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$54,346$54,948
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,436$52,941
MarketingBusinessbachelors$39,369$37,748
JournalismCommunicationsbachelors$36,077$34,704
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$35,327$37,088
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$32,925—
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$30,409$33,993
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$29,685$29,250
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$28,019—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$24,730$24,035
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$19,227—

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,494,364 (M $6,080,995 · W $4,413,369)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Samford University’s 3,828 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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