Samford University: Statistics

Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 1930 of 13,775	In the World
# 524 of 2,137	In North America
# 475 of 2,128	In the United States
# 7 of 8	In Alabama
# 2 of 3	In Birmingham, AL
# 721 of 1,054	For Social Work
Top 1-3	For 11 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

82%

Enrollment

3,088

Average SAT

1,160

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$34,926 /y

Aid receiving

100%

Undergraduates

4,210

Graduates

1,887

Male:Female Ratio

33:67

Religion

Baptist

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

samford.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Samford University has an acceptance rate of 82% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	82%	82%	82%
Applicants	4,559	1,596	2,963
Admissions	3,755	1,256	2,499
Freshmen enrolled full time	1,087	359	728

Admissions requirements

Recommendations	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
College-preparatory program	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Considered but not required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Secondary school rank	Considered but not required
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	80%
■ Nonresident Alien	1%
■ Asian	2%
■ Hispanic	5%
■ Black or African American	8%
■ Two or more races	2%
■ Unknown	2%

Samford University majors

Samford University has granted 897 bachelor's degrees across 63 programs, 313 master's across 24 programs, and 416 doctorate degrees across 12 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Samford University.

Major	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Law	-	-	153
Pharmacy	-	-	102
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse	102	-	-
Pharmaceutical Sciences	86	-	-
Business Administration and Management, General	29	48	-
Marketing & Marketing Management, General	49	-	-
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General	48	-	-
Accounting	27	18	-
Finance, General	45	-	-
Journalism	45	-	-
Psychology, General	40	-	-
Physical Therapy & Therapist	-	-	36
Public Health, General	4	21	11
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	-	35
Physician Assistant	-	35	-
Human Development and Family Studies, General	34	-	-
Divinity & Ministry	-	32	1
Family Practice Nurse & Nursing	-	30	1
Nurse Anesthetist	-	-	31
Nursing Administration	-	-	30
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	27	3	-
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist	-	29	-
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies	28	-	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General	27	-	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	26	-	-
Social Work	-	24	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General	11	12	-
Interior Design	17	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences, General	16	-	-
Legal Studies	16	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management	16	-	-
Business & Managerial Economics	15	-	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	-	15	-
English Language and Literature, General	15	-	-
Pre-Medicine & Pre-Medical Studies	14	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	10	4	-
Graphic Design	13	-	-
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	12	-	-
Nursing Practice	-	-	9
Emergency Room & Trauma Nursing	-	4	4
History, General	8	-	-
Missions & Missionary Studies	8	-	-
Voice and Opera	1	7	-
Health & Health Care Administration & Management	4	3	-
Music Teacher Education	7	-	-
Musical Theatre	7	-	-
Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing	-	4	3
Public Administration	7	-	-
Theology & Theological Studies	-	7	-
Geography	6	-	-
International Relations and Affairs	6	-	-
Political Science and Government, General	6	-	-
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	5	-	-
Fine & Studio Arts, General	5	-	-
Health Law	-	5	-
Biochemistry	4	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	4	-	-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other	-	4	-
Music Technology	4	-	-
Music, General	4	-	-
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law	-	3	-
Bible & Biblical Studies	3	-	-
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies	3	-	-
Game and Interactive Media Design	3	-	-
Lay Ministry	3	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies	3	-	-
Organizational Leadership	3	-	-
Religion & Religious Studies	3	-	-
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics	2	-	-
Environmental Science	2	-	-
Environmental Studies	-	2	-
Keyboard Instruments	1	1	-
Music Performance, General	2	-	-
Sociology, General	2	-	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	1	-	-
Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator	1	-	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	1	-	-
Mathematics, General	1	-	-
Medical Informatics	-	1	-
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General	1	-	-
Music Theory and Composition	1	-	-
Neuroscience	1	-	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General	1	-	-
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	1	-	-
Special Education and Teaching, General	-	1	-
Grand Total	897	313	416

Publications & Citations

Samford University has published 3,013 scientific papers with 43,809 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Political Science, Law, Biology, Psychology, Sociology, Computer Science, Philosophy, and Environmental Science.

Publications

3,013

Citations

43,809

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	2,064 / 28,434
Medicine	1,607 / 26,795
Political Science	1,526 / 22,016
Law	1,429 / 21,557
Biology	1,346 / 23,366
Psychology	1,121 / 24,375
Sociology	1,090 / 15,900
Computer Science	994 / 19,468
Philosophy	951 / 13,285
Environmental Science	863 / 13,937
Chemistry	858 / 15,265
Business	764 / 14,351
Economics	685 / 12,167
Engineering	678 / 14,191
History	617 / 8,357
Mathematics	615 / 10,184
Physics	610 / 10,540
Pathology	596 / 13,517
Psychiatry	528 / 11,727
Geography and Cartography	524 / 9,192
Nursing	513 / 6,786
Biochemistry	511 / 10,664
Genetics	489 / 9,326
Development Studies	433 / 8,428
Statistics	432 / 7,138
Archaeology	407 / 7,371
Social Psychology	400 / 9,534
Health Science	370 / 5,394
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies	360 / 3,130
Art & Design	355 / 3,876
Geology	353 / 6,844
Quantum and Particle physics	352 / 6,597
Linguistics	349 / 6,081
Management	346 / 7,431
Family medicine	325 / 4,554
Surgery	323 / 4,514
Paleontology	298 / 5,500
Ecology	295 / 3,960
Pharmacology	288 / 4,053
Neuroscience	271 / 7,714

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

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