A middle-aged man (everyone between 30 and 90 falls roughly into that category for me these days) stopped me after an event a few days ago.  He didn’t tell me his name and, after he spoke a few words, he moved away as another person stepped up to have a word with me.  The anonymous person said this:  “I want you to know how much those of us in the community appreciate the work that your people do outside the campus.  We are glad that Samford is here.”  A strong affirmation from a new and unknown friend. 

The world is better because of Samford. 

 
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.