Samford University academics

Birmingham, Alabama · Private · 4,206 undergrads

Samford University has 4,206 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 61 fields of study. The most degrees go to Law.

The short answers

4,206

undergraduates.

1,959

graduate students.

fields of study with a bachelor's degree.

837

bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.

14%

of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.

Who studies here

UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024

4,206

Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023

1,959

All studentsIPEDS, 2023

5,791

Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release

66%

First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid

14%

Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid

21.2 years

Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid

$108,314

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

WhiteCollege Scorecard

86%

Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard

4.7%

BlackCollege Scorecard

4.5%

Two or more racesCollege Scorecard

2.1%

AsianCollege Scorecard

1.3%

InternationalCollege Scorecard

0.8%

UnknownCollege Scorecard

0.6%

American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard

0.2%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard

0.1%

Degrees awarded in a year

Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023

837

Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023

345

Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023

426

How it works

School yearIPEDS, 2023

Four-one-four plan

Online classesIPEDS, 2023

Offered

Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Doctorate

Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium

Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Lower Access, Higher Earnings

Where these numbers come from

Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers