Samford University
Cost & Tuition
Student Debt
Median total debt: $15,750
Students with federal loans: 28.7%
Students with Pell grants: 10.8%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $45,463
After 5 years: $58,732
Majors(74 programs)
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.(114 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(101 graduates)
- Journalism.(61 graduates)
- Marketing.(59 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(55 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(42 graduates)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(40 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(39 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(37 graduates)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.(32 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(31 graduates)
- Biology, General.(31 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(28 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(24 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(21 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(21 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(20 graduates)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(19 graduates)
- Religion/Religious Studies.(18 graduates)
- History.(18 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(17 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(16 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(14 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(12 graduates)
- Business/Managerial Economics.(12 graduates)
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.(11 graduates)
- Music.(11 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(11 graduates)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(10 graduates)
- Geography and Cartography.(9 graduates)
- Sociology.(9 graduates)
- Public Administration.(8 graduates)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services.(8 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(7 graduates)
- International Relations and National Security Studies.(6 graduates)
- Public Health.(6 graduates)
- Mathematics.(5 graduates)
- Economics.(5 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(5 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(4 graduates)
- Chemistry.(4 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(3 graduates)
- Religious/Sacred Music.(3 graduates)
- Social Work.(3 graduates)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(3 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(2 graduates)
- Area Studies.(1 graduates)
- Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).(1 graduates)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.(1 graduates)
- Philosophy.(1 graduates)
- Architecture.
- Architecture and Related Services, Other.
- Computer Science.
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services.
- Engineering Physics.
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- Legal Support Services.
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.
- International/Global Studies.
- Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis.
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, General.
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other.
- Bible/Biblical Studies.
- Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology.
- Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries.
- Physics.
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.
- Human Services, General.
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other.
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.
- Human Resources Management and Services.
- International Business.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 3,828 students
Admission Rate: 82.2%
Retention Rate: 87.6%
Graduation Rate: 79.9%
Student Demographics
White (85.7%)
Hispanic (4.7%)
Black (4.5%)
Asian (1.3%)
Two or More (2.1%)
International (0.8%)
Gender Distribution
Men (34.1%)
Women (65.9%)