Samford University

Name: Samford University Common Data Set 2023-24
Creator: Samford University
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2023-24

The 2023-24 Common Data Set for Samford University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Sep 3, 2026. Subscribe via RSS.

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SAT Composite

1070-1260

SAT Math

520-610

SAT Reading

550-650

ACT Composite

23-29

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$58,469

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

77%

6-year completion

Average net price

$32,622

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$19,500

federal loans only

The numbers, as published

§ This report178numbers from this report.

General Information

5 TABLES

Respondent Information

First Name:Toner

Last Name:Evans

Title:Director

Office:Office of Institutional Research and Analytics

Address Line 1:800 Lakeshore Drive

Zipcode35,229

Country:United States

Phone:205-726-2484

Email Address:jevans1@samford.edu

Other

City:Birmingham

StateAlabama

Address Information

Street Address Line 1:800 Lakeshore Drive

CityBirmingham

StateAlabama

Zip35,229

Country:United States

Main Phone Number (Area Code)205

Main Phone Number:726-2011

WWW Home Page Address:www.samford.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):205

Admissions Phone Number:726-3673

Admissions Email Address:admission@samford.edu

Academic Year

If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.samford.edu/departments/diversity/

Enrollment And Persistence

2 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	373.0	707.0	0.0	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	59.0	79.0	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	856.0	1702.0	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	1288.0	2488.0	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	88%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

5 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Admitted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Enrolled	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

Total first-time, first-year who applied0

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted0

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled0

Total first-time, first-year who applied0

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted168

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled42

Total first-time, first-year who applied2

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted0

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled0

Total first-time, first-year who applied0

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted4,541

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled3,734

Other

C.1311080

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units13.0

English4.0

Mathematics3.0

Science2.0

Foreign language2.0

Social studies2.0

Total academic units16.0

English4.0

Mathematics4.0

Science3.0

Foreign language2.0

Social studies3.0

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	27	289
ACT	66	718

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	1070	1160	1260
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	550	600	650
SAT math	520	560	610
ACT composite	23	25	29
ACT math	20	24	27
ACT English	22	26	30
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8009.7

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69943.3

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59938.8

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4998.3

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-299100

SAT Math: 700-8005

SAT Math: 600-69927

SAT Math: 500-59952

SAT Math: 400-49915

SAT Math: 300-3991

SAT Math: 200-299100

SAT Composite: 1400-16005

SAT Composite: 1200-139935

SAT Composite: 1000-119951

SAT Composite: 800-9999

SAT Composite: 400-599100

ACT Composite: 30-3620

ACT Composite: 24-2949

ACT Composite: 18-2328

ACT Composite: 12-173

ACT Composite: Below 6100

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class27.9

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class28.5

Percent in top half of high school graduating class83.7

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class16.3

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class3.8

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:29

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.90

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:100

Admission Policies

Does your institution have an application fee?Yes

Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes

Application closing date (fall): Month5

Application closing date (fall): Day1

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?No

Amount of housing deposit:250

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Total
Applied	101	105	206
Admitted	74	78	152
Enrolled	46	37	83

Application for Admission

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:If the student has attempted less than 24 credits of college-level coursework, the student must submit a high school transcript

Transfer Credit Policies

If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://www.samford.edu/departments/registrar/transfers

Student Life

2 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)77%

Percent of males who join fraternities40%

Percent of females who join sororities70%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing97%

Percent who live off campus or commute3%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)74%

Percent of males who join fraternities41%

Percent of females who join sororities61%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing65%

Percent who live off campus or commute35%

Percent of students age 25 and older1%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students20

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20

Financial Aid

1 TABLE

Aid to Nonresidents

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$40,360

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio14

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

2 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Natural resources and conservation	0.3%	Not reported	3%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	4%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	5%
Communication/journalism	5.8%	Not reported	9%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.2%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	4.8%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	0.3%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.2%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	5.2%
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	1.0%
English	Not reported	Not reported	2.1%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.1%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	3.0%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.0%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	2.2%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.9%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	1.2%
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.2%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	2.8%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	0.5%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	3.2%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	7.1%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	31.4%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	22.7%
History	Not reported	Not reported	1.2%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Federal outcomes

The numbers, as published

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