The mission of Samford University is to nurture persons in their development of intellect, creativity, faith, and personhood. As a Christian university, the community fosters academic, career, and ethical competency while encouraging social and civic responsibility, and service to others.
Samford University is a private, coeducational, Southern Baptist-affiliated university located in Homewood, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham, and is home to Cumberland School of Law, McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Brock School of Business, Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing and Beeson Divinity School. As of 2006, Samford ranks number four in the South among master's degree institutions in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings of America's Best Colleges. The 2006 ranking was the 17th consecutive year for the school to be ranked in the top 10 in its category. In 2007, Samford was reclassified as "national research university" and on 17 August 2007, Samford ranked 118 out of 261 doctoral universities in U.S. News and World Reports' college rankings.
Samford was founded as Howard College in 1841 and opened its doors to students on January 3, 1842, in Marion, Alabama. In 1887 the school relocated to the East Lake community of Birmingham.
Women were first admitted to Howard College in 1895, and the college officially became coeducational in 1913. One year later the school established its Teacher Education Division. In 1920 the school joined the Southern Association of Colleges and in 1927 it added its pharmacy school.
In 1961, the school acquired the Cumberland School of Law from Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Under the leadership of President Harwell Goodwin Davis the college looked to relocate again and on June 11, 1953 Howard College broke ground on its third campus in the Shades Valley just south of Birmingham. The school occupied its new campus in 1957.
In 1965 Howard reinstituted its master's degree program. This led to the college's elevation to university status on November 9, 1965. The school was renamed in honor of Frank Park Samford, chairman of the Board of Trustees and to that time, the institution's most generous individual benefactor, because there was already a Howard University in Washington, D.C..
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 44% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Ohio Valley Conference) Basketball (Ohio Valley Conference) Baseball (Ohio Valley Conference) Track (Ohio Valley Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 14,642 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,810 | 11% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 210 | 31% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 5,880 | 67% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,084 | 36% | |
Any Aid: |
77% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 88% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 53% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 500, Math: 510 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 620, Math: 610 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 75% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 22, Verbal: 22, Math: 20 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 28, Verbal: 29, Math: 26 |
| Application Fee: | $ 35.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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a 3.7 or 3.6 GPA, with at least 3 dropped classes in a nice university, (university of south alabama) over the course of time while being a full time and part time college student and graduating 7-8 years over first enrolling in the university- majoring in biomedical sciences and minoring in philosophy...is it still possible to get into a really good law school considering all these took place and a decent LSAT score, I'm looking for something like cumberland law school
19 months ago
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Cumberland Law School? That's at Samford University, right?
You've got a great chance of getting in. Your GPA is in the top 25% of all students there. I don't know your LSAT, but look at your chances of acceptance at different Law Schools, based solely on your GPA and LSAT here:
http://officialguide.lsac.org/UGPASearch/Search3.aspx?SidString=
This is published by the Law School Admissions Commitee, and I've found it to be pretty accurate, for me.
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