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Samford University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Private

Not-for-Profit

Award Completions

One but less than two years certificate
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree
Post-master’s certificate
Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship
Doctor’s degree – professional practice

State Abbreviation

Alabama

800 LAKESHORE DRBIRMINGHAM, AL 35229

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$31,871

84%

5682

26

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

Rolling Admissions

Normal

3.8

1160

Thrive at the intersection of faith and learning.Welcome to Samford University where you’ll learn how to strengthen your talents, delight in God’s world, study under professors who believe in you and use your gifts so that others may thrive.Samford is one of the country’s leading Christian universities and offers undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts and nationally recognized graduate schools.The Wall Street Journal ranks Samford 1st nationally for student engagement.Samford enrolls 5,683 students in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy, and public health.Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the Southern Conference.

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for Samford University is forty-seven percent higher than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

Birmingham Southern College53.80%
University of Montevallo53.20%
Jacksonville State University54.80%
Alabama State University97.00%