Published on October 23, 2017
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Among Mr. Grossman’s favorable comments regarding this new program, he observed that “Samford can credibly say that it is at the forefront of the data-driven decisions that will be critical to the future of the sports industry.” Combined with Samford’s emphasis on ethical behavior, perhaps the Center for Sports Analytics may be of even greater help.
The world is better because of Samford’s increasingly innovative presence in higher education.
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.