Samford University

800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229-2240
(205) 726-2011
www.samford.edu
fax:(205) 726-2738
president:Andrew Westmoreland
3447 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.77 Graduation Rate 0.69
0.71 0.68

STUDENT RATIO

3013

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

26328 | 26328

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

2850

CLASS SIZE

26

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
560

SAT MATH

565

SAT READING

555

SAT WRITING

26

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.71
0.68
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
510
560
610
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
500
565
630
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
500
555
610
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
23
26
28
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$23236

Average Monthly Payment

$258

Median Earnings

$45800

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

72%
URL Applywww.samford.edu/admission/apply.aspx
Application Fee40
Percent Admitted (Men)0.73
Percent Admitted (Women)0.79
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment163
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.07
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.07
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.81
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.98
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates8152
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates12032
Applicants Men1276
Applicants Women2171
Admissions Total2653
Admissions Men937
Admissions Women1716
ACT English 25th percentile score23
ACT English 75th percentile score30
ACT Math 25th percentile score21
ACT Math 75th percentile score27
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1153
Median ACT English Score27
Median ACT Math Score24
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)37%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)92%
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