Published on April 3, 2017  

When I asked him his major at Samford, he smiled and said "biology."  While acknowledging that biology is not the traditional gateway to the pursuit of a successful career as an architect, Mr. Holmes told me that he had never regretted the decision, and that the breadth and depth of his Samford education underscored the importance of our emphasis on a well-rounded liberal arts approach to learning.

The world is better because Samford's undergraduate programs prepare students for meaningful lives, and in ways which they might not have foreseen.

 
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.