Samford University, USA

Overview

History, Affiliations & Rankings

Samford University was established in 1841 as Howard College, it is a publicly ranked Christian University. Samford is the 87th-oldest university of higher knowledge in the United States. The University is located in Birmingham, Alabama. The university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Samford University is rated #147 in National Universities by US News and World Report 2020. Times Higher Education ranks it at =170th in the US Rankings 2020. 

Infrastructure, Campus & Courses

The university’s campus spreads across 247 acres. It has an eye-capturing Georgian-Colonial style architecture. Academics are carried out at Brooks Hall, Buchanan Hall, Burns Hall, Chapman Hall, College of Health Sciences Buildings, Cooney Hall, Dwight M. Beeson Hall, Ingalls Hall, and many more. Samford has undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and allows a great variety of graduate courses in arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, pharmacy, public health, education, health professions, law, and nursing. 

Accomplishments & Alumni

The University’s alumni count of 52,838 comprised of more than 60 members of the U.S. Congress, Nobel Peace prizes, four Rhodes Scholars, recipients of the Pulitzer, eight state governors, two national championship soccer coaches, two U.S. Supreme Court justices, one U.S. Secretary of State, and multiple Emmy and Grammy award-winning performers. Also, 97% of undergraduate alumni of the university are working or are involved in further studies within six months of their graduation. Notable alumni include Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, Soprano Elizabeth Futral, Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Harold E. Martin and American football coach, Bobby Bowden.

Student Diversity & Visiting Companies    

The University has around 5500 students from 47 states and 28 countries. The student to faculty ratio at Samford is 13:1. At the University, there are 94% more female students than male students. It has a gender ratio of 66% female to 34% male. The university currently has enrolments of 5,692 students from 28 countries. As contrasted to the US average ratio of 56% female students, this University has a more moderate gender diversity than other US colleges and has fewer males.

Top organizations where the alumni work includes Samford University, Regions Bank, UAB Medicine, Southern Company, Children's of Alabama, AT&T, BBVA in the USA, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama.