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Prestige - Answer-Samford is the largest private university in Alabama and is one of the largest Christian
colleges in the country
Prestige - Answer-Samford ranked in the 100 best values among private universities by Kiplinger's
Prestige - Answer-93% of graduates were employed or enrolled in grad school within six months of
graduation
Prestige - Answer-89% retention rate, highest graduation rate in Alabama
Money Matters - Answer-2016-2017 Academic Year Tuition and Fees:
Tuition- $28,552
Total- $39,232/ year
Money Matters - Answer-#15 Best Value School in the South; costs are highly competitive compared to
other private universities in this region
Samford Hall - Answer-Administration Building: student records, admissions, financial aid, and bursar 's
office
, Demographics - Answer-Private, Christian, liberal arts university; approximately 3,168 undergraduates /
5,026 total enrollment (fall 2015)
Demographics - Answer-Male (35%) Female (65%)
Student Body represents 46 states/ territories and 32 countries
Ralph Waldo Beeson Statue/ Centennial Walk - Answer-He and his family gave over $100 million to
Samford; statue is life-sized
History - Answer-1841- Founded as Howard College in Marion, Alabama
History - Answer-1887- Moved to East Lake area of Birmingham
History - Answer-1957- moved to current location
History - Answer-1965- changed name to Samford University (after Frank Park Samford, who was
chairman of the Board of Trustees and a major donor)
History - Answer-1987- centennial walk: commemorates Samford's 100 years in Birmingham
History - Answer-87th oldest university in the U.S.
The Quad - Answer-All buildings face in, making it easy to walk around campus; power outlets on light
posts and wifi available throughout campus and on the quad
Ingalls Hall - Answer-Built 1957 and home of Mcwhorter School of Pharmacy; named for prominent
Samford alumnus and donor. One of two pharmacy schools in Alabama (other is Auburn). Offers a six
year program to earn a Pharmacy Degree
Prestige - Answer-Samford is the largest private university in Alabama and is one of the largest Christian
colleges in the country
Prestige - Answer-Samford ranked in the 100 best values among private universities by Kiplinger's
Prestige - Answer-93% of graduates were employed or enrolled in grad school within six months of
graduation
Prestige - Answer-89% retention rate, highest graduation rate in Alabama
Money Matters - Answer-2016-2017 Academic Year Tuition and Fees:
Tuition- $28,552
Total- $39,232/ year
Money Matters - Answer-#15 Best Value School in the South; costs are highly competitive compared to
other private universities in this region
Samford Hall - Answer-Administration Building: student records, admissions, financial aid, and bursar 's
office
, Demographics - Answer-Private, Christian, liberal arts university; approximately 3,168 undergraduates /
5,026 total enrollment (fall 2015)
Demographics - Answer-Male (35%) Female (65%)
Student Body represents 46 states/ territories and 32 countries
Ralph Waldo Beeson Statue/ Centennial Walk - Answer-He and his family gave over $100 million to
Samford; statue is life-sized
History - Answer-1841- Founded as Howard College in Marion, Alabama
History - Answer-1887- Moved to East Lake area of Birmingham
History - Answer-1957- moved to current location
History - Answer-1965- changed name to Samford University (after Frank Park Samford, who was
chairman of the Board of Trustees and a major donor)
History - Answer-1987- centennial walk: commemorates Samford's 100 years in Birmingham
History - Answer-87th oldest university in the U.S.
The Quad - Answer-All buildings face in, making it easy to walk around campus; power outlets on light
posts and wifi available throughout campus and on the quad
Ingalls Hall - Answer-Built 1957 and home of Mcwhorter School of Pharmacy; named for prominent
Samford alumnus and donor. One of two pharmacy schools in Alabama (other is Auburn). Offers a six
year program to earn a Pharmacy Degree
