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Samford University

Birmingham, AL · IPEDS 102049 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Baptist

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College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)82.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$32,622Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)78.5%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)65.2%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate90.4%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$66,567Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant11.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan27.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full16.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress32.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress22.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time1.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white84.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian1.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women56.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men43.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white83.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino2.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian3.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Health Professions And Related Programs30.0%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services23.4%
Visual And Performing Arts7.0%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs6.9%
Social Sciences4.1%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences3.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences3.5%
Psychology3.4%