Samford University
Samford University admitted 82% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1070–1250 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $32,950 a year. Within six years, 78% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 82%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1070–1250
- ACT middle 50%
- 22–28
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $59,741 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $32,950 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $25,299 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $41,910 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 78%
- Students who return for a second year
- 93%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $66,982 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,206
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 15%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 30%
- Business, management and marketing
- 23%
- Visual and performing arts
- 7%
- Communication and journalism
- 7%
- Social sciences
- 4%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Kansas State University KS · 82% admitted
- Eastern Connecticut State University CT · 83% admitted
- Savannah College of Art and Design GA · 83% admitted
- Wayne State University MI · 81% admitted
- Montana State University MT · 82% admitted
- Western Carolina University NC · 82% admitted
More colleges in Alabama
- The University of Alabama AL · 77% admitted
- Auburn University AL · 46% admitted
- University of Alabama at Birmingham AL · 88% admitted
- Troy University AL · 96% admitted
- University of South Alabama AL · 71% admitted
- Jacksonville State University AL · 78% admitted
- University of Alabama in Huntsville AL · 69% admitted
- Alabama A & M University AL · 58% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.