Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Samford is greatly skewed towards women students, with 66.6% of undergraduate students being women and 33.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 3,607, with 2,404 women and 1,203 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Samford is greatly skewed towards women students, with 67.7% of undergraduate students being women and 32.3% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 2,151, with 1,457 women and 694 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 33.4% 1,203 students
- women 66.6% 2,404 students
Graduate Students
- men 32.3% 694 students
- women 67.7% 1,457 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 85.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 3,069 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 6.0% of the student body, with 217 students. Hispanic students represent 4.0% of the population, with 145 students, while Mixed race students account for 2.3%, with 84 students. Asian students account for 1.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 40 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 2 students.
International students make up 1.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 39 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.2% of the population, totaling 7 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Samford.
Undergraduate Students
- White 85.2% 3,069 students
- African American 6.0% 217 students
- Hispanic 4.0% 145 students
- Mixed race 2.3% 84 students
- Asian 1.1% 40 students
- International students 1.1% 39 students
- Unknown race 0.2% 7 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Graduate Students
- White 73.8% 1,582 students
- African American 14.6% 314 students
- Hispanic 4.0% 85 students
- Unknown race 2.9% 63 students
- Asian 2.2% 47 students
- Mixed race 2.1% 45 students
- International students 0.4% 8 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 72.0% 72 students
- African American 14.0% 14 students
- Hispanic 7.0% 7 students
- Mixed race 3.0% 3 students
- International students 2.0% 2 students
- Asian 1.0% 1 students
- Unknown race 1.0% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 45% 1,638 students
- 20-21 44% 1,601 students
- 22-24 8% 296 students
- 25-29 1% 21 students
- 40-49 0% 15 students
- 35-39 0% 10 students
- 30-34 0% 7 students
- 50-64 0% 7 students
- 22-24 43% 924 students
- 25-29 24% 508 students
- 30-34 10% 208 students
- 40-49 8% 168 students
- 35-39 6% 131 students
- 20-21 5% 112 students
- 50-64 4% 92 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Samford University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 246 | 26.97% | |
| Georgia | 197 | 21.60% | |
| Tennessee | 142 | 15.57% | |
| Texas | 68 | 7.46% | |
| Florida | 64 | 7.02% | |
| North Carolina | 27 | 2.96% | |
| South Carolina | 21 | 2.30% | |
| Louisiana | 20 | 2.19% | |
| Mississippi | 18 | 1.97% | |
| California | 13 | 1.43% | |
| Indiana | 10 | 1.10% | |
| Virginia | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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