For most of our programs, this is the first day of class.  Faculty members will arrive early to put the last elements into place on their syllabi and march to class to practice their craft, staff members in our various offices will prepare themselves to answer old questions and address new problems, and students will begin to see how their lives will be changed because of the experiences of this semester.  Marked by excitement and anxiety, this day marks the restoration of life to a university, and it is a celebration of the prospect of new growth.  It is a great day.

 

The world is better because of the first day of class.

 
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 6,101 students from 45 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 with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.