From one of our recent graduates in Washington, D.C.:

 "I met a girl today from Stanford.  I told her I'm from Samford.  She said, "Oh wow! That's awesome! Whenever I tell people I go to Stanford they always think I'm saying Samford."

The world is better because of Samford . . . and because of Stanford, as well.

 
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.