Private nonprofit · Birmingham, Alabama
Samford University: cost, debt and earnings by major
27 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $32,950
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 78%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 82%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 4,206
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $19,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- not reported
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $25,299 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $24,217 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $27,586 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $30,393 |
| $110,000+ | $37,166 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (11)
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$119,888
- Finance and Financial Management Services$93,444
- Accounting and Related Services$90,572
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$76,584
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$72,517
- Marketing$70,839
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$52,171
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$50,809
- Journalism$50,652
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$47,117
- Design and Applied Arts$42,854 (1 yr)
Master's programs (12)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$127,084
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$122,699
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$119,341
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$103,982 (1 yr)
- Public Health$92,506
- Accounting and Related Services$92,202
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$85,180
- Educational Administration and Supervision$63,341
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$57,010
- Social Work$55,271
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$54,714
- Theological and Ministerial Studies$50,016