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Samford University

Total
Students
Full-Time
Undergrads
Percent Accepted Percent Women Resident Tuition & Fees Non-Res. Tuition & Fees Room & Board
4,4782,68685%63%$16,000$16,000$6,060
Year last surveyed2007
Address800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham AL 35229-0002
Phone(205) 726-2011
Admissionsin-state: (800) 888-7218
out-of-state: (800) 888-7218
fax: (205) 726-2171
AffiliationBaptist
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's Colleges and Universities I
Typeuniversity [offers four years of undergraduate work, plus graduate degrees through the doctorate in more than two fields]
Student BodyCoeducational
Established1841
Institutional ControlPrivate – Religious
Academic Calendar414

Admissions Details: Samford University

Currency type for cost data.US dollars
Number of applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.1,837
Number of applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.1,573
Number of men applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.657
Number of women applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.1,180
Number of men applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.546
Number of women applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students.1,027
Does institution have policy of placing students on a waiting list?no
Does institution have an open admissions policy?no
Does institution have a preferential admission policy?no
Does the institution have Early Admission?yes
Does the institution accept an International Baccalaureate.yes
Does the institution have an Early Action plan.no
Does the institution have an Early Decision plan.no
Does the institution has a Deferred Admission option?yes
High school completion requirement degree seeking entering students.required, GED accepted.
Fall freshmen application deadline.December 15
Fall freshmen application deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Fall freshmen notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date).continuous.
Fall transfers application deadline.August 15
Fall transfers application deadline type indicator.specific deadline date.
Application fee.$35
Does the institution accept electronic applications.no
Does the institution have an admission video available to prospective students.no
Does the institution have an electronic viewbook available to prospective students.no
Entrance difficulty level for all or most students.moderately difficult
Entrance difficulty level for transfer students.moderately difficult
Latest date by which SATI or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission.August 1
Accepts CLEP subject for transfers.yes
Accepts CLEP general for transfers.yes
Accepts DANTES for transfers. yes
Accepts Life Long Learning Credit for transfers.yes
No age limit exists for completed credits/courses to be transferred to the institution.yes
Credit for military service.yes
Accepts ACE recommendations for credit.yes

Data Source: Peterson's Undergraduate Dataset, © 2007. All rights reserved.