Back جامعة سامفورد Arabic Universidad Samford Spanish دانشگاه سمفورد Persian Samfordin yliopisto Finnish Université Samford French Samford University Italian Samford University SIMPLE Samford University Swedish 桑福德大學 Chinese
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Former name | Howard College (1841–1965) |
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| Motto | Deo Doctrinae Aeternitati (Latin) "For God, For Learning, Forever" (prior to 2001) Deo et Doctrinae |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1841 |
| Accreditation | SACS |
Religious affiliation | Christian |
| Endowment | $471.1 million (2024)[1] |
| President | Beck A. Taylor |
Academic staff | 370 (full-time teaching faculty)[1] |
| Students | 6,101 (fall 2024)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 4,210 (fall 2024) |
| Postgraduates | 1,891 (fall 2024) |
| Location | , , United States 33°27′54″N 86°47′37″W / 33.4649°N 86.7937°W |
| Campus | Large suburb[3], 247 acres (100 ha) |
| Newspaper | The Samford Crimson |
| Colors | Blue and red[4] |
| Nickname | Bulldogs |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FCS – SoCon |
| Mascot | Sam |
| Website | samford |
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Samford University is a private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama, United States.[5] It was founded by Baptists in 1841 as Howard College and located until 1887 in Marion, Alabama.[6] It is governed by an independent board of trustees, which requires board members to be Baptists.[7][8]
In the fall of 2024, the university enrolled 6,101 students from 45 states, 1 U.S. territory, and 16 countries, marking the 16th consecutive record-setting year for enrollment. [9]
- ^ a b Samford University. "Samford Annual Report: 2024" (PDF). Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "Samford University Celebrates 16th Consecutive Year of Enrollment Growth". Samford University.
- ^ "IPEDS - Samford University".
- ^ Samford Brand Identity Standards (PDF). April 1, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ Dawn Kent Azok (February 25, 2014). "Samford University purchases Homewood office building". Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ "Samford University" (PDF). Retrieved December 31, 2014.
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:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bains, David R. (2021-10-30). "Samford, a "Southern Baptist Institution"?". Chasing Churches. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ "Samford University Celebrates 16th Consecutive Year of Enrollment Growth". Samford University. September 10, 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
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