How many students at Samford? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 5,682 students have enrolled in Samford University with 3,672 undergraduate and 2,010 graduate students.
By gender, 1,824 male and 3,858 female students are attending the school.
It has almost same number of students compared to similar colleges (5,463 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
218 students are enrolled exclusively, and 800 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Samford University has a total of 5,682 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 3,672 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,010 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,824 male and 3,858 female students (the male-female ratio is 32:68) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 5,682 | 3,672 | 2,010 |
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| Men | 1,824 | 1,185 | 639 |
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| Women | 3,858 | 2,487 | 1,371 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 4,558 White, 496 Black, and 108 Asian students out of a total of 5,682 are attending at Samford University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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| Asian | 108 | 20 | 88 |
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| Black | 496 | 180 | 316 |
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| Hispanic | 234 | 72 | 162 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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| White | 4,558 | 1,471 | 3,087 |
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| Two or more races | 109 | 29 | 80 |
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| Race Unknown | 118 | 29 | 89 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| Asian | 53 | 5 | 48 |
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| Black | 196 | 103 | 93 |
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| Hispanic | 150 | 44 | 106 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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| White | 3,122 | 984 | 2,138 |
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| Two or more races | 76 | 18 | 58 |
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| Race Unknown | 32 | 14 | 18 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| Asian | 55 | 15 | 40 |
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| Black | 300 | 77 | 223 |
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| Hispanic | 84 | 28 | 56 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 1,436 | 487 | 949 |
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| Two or more races | 33 | 11 | 22 |
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| Race Unknown | 86 | 15 | 71 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Samford has 23 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 4,619 students under 25 years old, and 1,063 students over 25 years old out of 5,682 total students.
Samford has 3,614 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 58 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,005 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,005 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
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| 18-19 | 1,696 | 1,189 | 507 |
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| 20-21 | 1,726 | 1,183 | 543 |
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| 22-24 | 1,174 | 755 | 419 |
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| 25-29 | 510 | 328 | 182 |
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| 30-34 | 176 | 102 | 74 |
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| 35-39 | 117 | 79 | 38 |
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| 40-49 | 168 | 130 | 38 |
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| 50-64 | 89 | 75 | 14 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
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| 18-19 | 1,693 | 1,186 | 507 |
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| 20-21 | 1,615 | 1,100 | 515 |
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| 22-24 | 283 | 149 | 134 |
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| 25-29 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
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| 30-34 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
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| 35-39 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
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| 40-49 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
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| 50-64 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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| 20-21 | 111 | 83 | 28 |
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| 22-24 | 891 | 606 | 285 |
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| 25-29 | 494 | 318 | 176 |
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| 30-34 | 165 | 95 | 70 |
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| 35-39 | 108 | 73 | 35 |
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| 40-49 | 156 | 122 | 34 |
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| 50-64 | 79 | 69 | 10 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Samford University, 218 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 800 students are enrolled in some online courses.
148 students lived in Alabama or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 70 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 5,682 | 218 | 800 |
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| Undergraduate | 3,672 | 11 | 577 |
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| Graduate | 2,010 | 207 | 223 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Alabama Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 148 | 69 | 1 |
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| Undergraduate | 10 | 1 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 138 | 68 | 1 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 3,672 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 89 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.42%.84 students have transferred in as full-time status and 5 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 3,525 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 84 |
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| Regular Part-time | 58 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 5 |
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