Published on August 31, 2015  

This morning I’m conscious of the fact that we have not one story, but 5,206 stories at Samford.  That is our final fall enrollment number:  5,206.  They come to us from 46 states and 32 other countries, each student bringing with them all of the characteristics and influences that have shaped their lives.  Each with a mind, a heart, a soul.  Will we nurture them, as our mission calls us to do, in the “development of intellect, creativity, faith, and personhood”?  The challenge of meeting that standard inspires us each day.

The world is better because of the presence of 5,206 lives among us this fall at Samford University. 

 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 5,791 students from 49 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.