Samford University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Samford University is a private doctoral/professional university in Birmingham, AL (suburb setting), with 3,832 undergraduates (66% women), affiliated with the Baptist. It admitted 82% of 4,541 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1070–1260 on the SAT and 23–29 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $57,456 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $32,176 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 80% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, communication & journalism. The campus reported 0.33 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Samford University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $38,144
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Samford University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Samford University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southern Conference | 32 | 4 over | 3 | $1.2M | $36,734 | 994 | |
| Baseball | Southern Conference | 39 | 5 over | 5 | $1.4M | $35,527 | 990 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southern Conference | 22 | 7 over | 6 | $3.5M | $160,581 | 964 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southern Conference | 13 | room 2 | 5 | $1.4M | $107,148 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southern Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southern Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 992 | |
| Football | Southern Conference | 112 | 7 over | 14 | $6.1M | $54,433 | 977 | |
| Men's Golf | Southern Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $381k | $42,348 | 982 | |
| Women's Golf | Southern Conference | 11 | 2 over | 2 | $492k | $44,698 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Southern Conference | 21 | room 4 | 3 | $945k | $44,996 | 989 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southern Conference | 14 | 4 over | 2 | $457k | $32,669 | 983 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southern Conference | 11 | 1 over | 1 | $596k | $54,224 | 970 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southern Conference | 110 | 65 over | 6 | $1.1M | $10,073 | 970 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southern Conference | 93 | 48 over | 6 | $1.4M | $14,579 | 974 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southern Conference | 16 | room 2 | 4 | $1.1M | $66,422 | 984 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.