Birmingham, Alabama · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Located in Birmingham, Alabama, Samford University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 6,097 students in fall 2024, including 4,210 undergraduates and 1,887 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.
Samford University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 113 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Law, Registered Nursing, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 1,624 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 18 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
93% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
6,097
Students enrolled
93%
First-year retention
1,624
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
113
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 113
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.