unitid 102049 · Birmingham, AL · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Samford University
- enrollment 2023
- 6,043
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
82%
67th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
4,206
91st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
11%
undergrads on Pell grants
5th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
77%
finish within 150% time
84th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$57,456
70th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$32,622
after aid, aided students
86th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$58,469
after entry, Title IV students
66th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$19,500
19th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $22,716 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k18%
- 30-48k6%
- 48-75k13%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $87,745
- First-generation students
- 14%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $40,150
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law. | 138 | — | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 117 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 105 | $71,186 | $25,750 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 103 | — | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 66 | $139,665 | $12,000 |
| Marketing. | 65 | — | $18,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 63 | $82,851 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 53 | $85,275 | $19,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 47 | $116,262 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 41 | $47,284 | $24,250 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 41 | — | $24,000 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 39 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.