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Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
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  • Independent Baptist university, founded 1841
  • Calendar 4-1-4
  • Degrees certificates, associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, first professional, and post-master's certificates
  • Suburban 180-acre campus
  • Endowment $261.4 million
  • Coed, 2,882 undergraduate students, 93% full-time, 64% women, 36% men
  • Moderately difficult entrance level, 86% of applicants were admitted
Costs (2006 - 07)
  • Comprehensive fee: $22,060 includes full-time tuition ($16,000) and room and board ($6060). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition: $535 per hour. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load
  • Room and board: college room only: $2970. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility
  • Waivers: employees or children of employees
Financial Aid
  • Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2004,: 1,510 applied for aid, 1,135 were judged to have need, 297 had their need fully met. 450 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $1800). 472 state and other part-time jobs (averaging $1800)
  • In 2004,: 543 non-need-based awards were made
  • Average percent of need met: 72%
  • Average financial aid package: $11,879
  • Average need-based loan: $3955
  • Average need-based gift aid: $6448
  • Average non-need-based aid: $4111
  • Average indebtedness upon graduation: $17,532
Freshmen
  • Admission 1,837 applied, 1,573 admitted, 648 enrolled, 3.63 average high school GPA
  • Average high school GPA 3.63
  • Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 82%, SAT math scores over 500 86%, ACT scores over 18 92%, SAT verbal scores over 600 36%, SAT math scores over 600 43%, ACT scores over 24 51%, SAT verbal scores over 700 5%, SAT math scores over 700 9%, ACT scores over 30 6%

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