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Samford University
Birmingham, AL · Private (nonprofit) · 4,206 students · mostly bachelor degrees
64th-cheapest of 65 Alabama colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$32,622
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$57,456
Graduation rate
77%
Admission rate
82%
Median graduate earnings
$58,469
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$19,500
Average SAT
1201
Median ACT
26
Pell grant recipients
11%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
115 programsPharmaceutical Marketing and Management · Doctoral Degree$132,942Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree47 grads/yr$127,084Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other · Master's Degree19 grads/yr$122,699Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management · Bachelor's Degree66 grads/yr$119,888Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree63 grads/yr$119,341Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree16 grads/yr$105,374Clinical Nurse Leader · Doctoral Degree$101,915Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree53 grads/yr$93,444Environmental Health · Master's Degree30 grads/yr$92,506Accounting · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$92,202Law · Doctoral Degree$91,687Accounting · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$90,572Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Master's Degree$85,180Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$81,398Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$76,584Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree105 grads/yr$72,517Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree65 grads/yr$70,839Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree4 grads/yr$63,341Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree20 grads/yr$57,010Social Work · Master's Degree23 grads/yr$55,271Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree14 grads/yr$54,714Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$52,171Child Development · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$50,809Broadcast Journalism · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$50,652Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other · Master's Degree36 grads/yr$50,016
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.