Samford University

Samford University is a private institution that was founded in 1841. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,013, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 318 acres. It utilizes a 4-1-4-based academic calendar. Samford University's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (South), 3. Its tuition and fees are $27,324 (2014-15).

Samford University is a Christian institution located in Birmingham, Ala., in the central region of the state. Students at Samford can choose from more than 130 majors, minors, and concentrations, including master’s degree programs in the Brock School of Business, the Cumberland School of Law, and the Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education and Professional Studies. Samford is the largest private university in Alabama, but its class sizes are small, and no courses are taught by graduate assistants.

Many students at Samford University participate in school traditions, such as the Spring Fling celebration with games and music on the quad, and the Miss Samford pageant, which is one of the preliminary competitions for the Miss Alabama and Miss America Pageants. Students can also get involved by exploring more than 125 campus clubs and playing for the Samford University Bulldogs varsity sports teams, which compete in the NCAA Division I Southern Conference. Notable Samford University alumni include actor Tony Hale, who starred in the television show Arrested Development.