Samford University

Samford University

Samford University

Overview
Date Founded

2010

Headquarters

800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL, 35229

Charitable Causes

Higher Education & Universities

Employees (Worldwide)

2,993

Industries

Schools & Student Services

Company Description

Samford University is Alabama’s top-ranked private university with nationally ranked academic programs rooted in the university’s Christian mission. Located in suburban Birmingham, Samford was founded in 1841 and is the 87th oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It enrolls 5,471 students from 47 states and 29 countries in 10 academic units: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. In 2015, U.S. News and World Report ranked Samford 4th among regional universities in the South. Samford also has been nationally ranked for academic programs, value and affordability by such prestigious publications and rankings as Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, The Princeton Review and Colleges of Distinction, among others. Samford offers 30 undergraduate and graduate/professional degrees. There are 158 undergraduate majors, minors and concentrations. Graduate/professional degrees are offered in business, divinity, design studies, education, health professions, environmental management, law, music, nursing, pharmacy and public health. The university’s College of Health Sciences is adding many new undergraduate and graduate/professional programs in the next few years. The faculty-to-student ratio is 1:12, and no classes are taught by teaching assistants. Among Samford’s 49,000-plus alumni are more than 60 U.S. congressmen, seven state governors, two U.S. Supreme Court justices, four Rhodes Scholars, multiple Emmy and Grammy award-winning artists, two national championship football coaches, and recipients of the Pulitzer and Nobel Peace prizes. The university fields 17 varsity sports—eight men’s and nine women’s—that participate at the NCAA Division I level in the Southern Conference. Samford has an annual economic impact of $335.1 million on the state of Alabama.

Website

http://www.samford.edu

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In The News
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January 15, 2021
Davis, Carlisle to Lead Samford's Board of Overseers for 2021
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January 13, 2021
Samford Trustees Approve Graduates and New Faculty at December Meeting
The Miami Herald
January 3, 2021
Veteran Alabama lawman dies after COVID-19 battle
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December 15, 2020
Samford Honors 302 Graduates During Virtual Winter Commencement
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December 10, 2020
Samford Creates Accelerated Undergraduate Pathway to Master of Divinity Degree

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Executives & Employees
Andrew Westmoreland

President

Charles Martin Newton

Director of Athletics

Harry B. Brock III

Benefit Plan Administrator

Don M Mott

Vice President for Operations & Planning

Sarah C Latham

Vice President for Operations & Planning

Roger Philip Kimrey

Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment

Archie Lockamy

Professor, Brock School of Business

Bennie Seltzer

Mens Basketball Coach

James Tillette

Head Mens Basketball Coach

Bennier Seltzer former

Head Coach, Mens Basketball

Board of Directors
Jan Allen

Former President at American Society of Consultant Pharmacists

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Key Stats and Financials As of 2018
Market Capitalization
Total Enterprise Value
Earnings Per Share
Revenue
$231M
Non-Profit Donations & Grants
$5,000 - $10K
2019
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$10K - $50K
2019
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$1 - $999
2019
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Non-Profit Donations & Grants Received
$663K
12/31/2018
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$450
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Allyrae Wallace Educational Trust

$45K
12/31/2018
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