The student population at Samford University is 5,682 (3,672 undergraduate and 2,010 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 849 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Samford is 64.63% which is increased by 659 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 190 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.12 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

218 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -35.88% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,443 where 5,682 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

64.63% of total students is undergraduate students and 35.37% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 659 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 190 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.12 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Samford than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Samford University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,8333,0131,0471,9661,8207791,041
2014-154,933
100
3,051
38
1,070
23
1,981
15
1,882
62
781
2
1,101
60
2015-165,206
273
3,168
117
1,123
53
2,045
64
2,038
156
823
42
1,215
114
2016-175,471
265
3,341
173
1,160
37
2,181
136
2,130
92
820
-3
1,310
95
2017-185,509
38
3,373
32
1,144
-16
2,229
48
2,136
6
774
-46
1,362
52
2018-195,619
110
3,535
162
1,175
31
2,360
131
2,084
-52
738
-36
1,346
-16
2019-205,692
73
3,591
56
1,199
24
2,392
32
2,101
17
723
-15
1,378
32
2020-215,729
37
3,576
-15
1,151
-48
2,425
33
2,153
52
736
13
1,417
39
2021-225,758
29
3,607
31
1,203
52
2,404
-21
2,151
-2
694
-42
1,457
40
2022-235,682
-76
3,672
65
1,185
-18
2,487
83
2,010
-141
639
-55
1,371
-86
Average5,4433,3931,1462,2472,0517511,300
Samford University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,393 where 3,672 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Samford University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,0132,8509981,85216349114
2014-153,0512,9151,0261,8891364492
2015-163,1683,0401,0881,9521283593
2016-173,3413,2071,1142,0931344688
2017-183,3733,2661,1032,1631074166
2018-193,5353,4531,1452,308823052
2019-203,5913,5091,1682,341823151
2020-213,5763,5011,1212,380753045
2021-223,6073,5491,1852,364581840
2022-233,6723,6091,1622,447632340
Average3,3933,3931,1112,1793,3933568
Samford University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,051 where 2,010 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Samford University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,8201,51169082130989220
2014-151,8821,69172596619156135
2015-162,0381,8457611,08419362131
2016-172,1301,9417611,18018959130
2017-182,1361,9247211,20321253159
2018-192,0841,8396711,16824567178
2019-202,1011,8526581,19424965184
2020-212,1531,9496741,27520462142
2021-222,1511,9416341,30721060150
2022-232,0101,8425901,25216849119
Average2,0512,0516891,1452,05162155
Samford University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 80.22%. The percentage was 81.01% 10 years ago and Samford still has a high percentage of white students. 1.90% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.73% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Samford University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14157534122823,91543
2014-15178037221814,00750
2015-16229542320814,16677
2016-17219450217614,38992
2017-18208054514624,438112
2018-19178353215434,545118
2019-20198754417024,606114
2020-21148047320814,712124
2021-22118753123024,651129
2022-23710849623464,558109
Average168747619724,39997
Samford University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

218 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -35.88% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Samford University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-154,9333401154,478
2015-165,2065746563,976
2016-175,4716987863,987
2017-185,5097578153,937
2018-195,6196511,0403,928
2019-205,6925881,1383,966
2020-215,7295351,6053,589
2021-225,7583791,3054,074
2022-235,6822188004,664
Average5,5115279184,067

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