Samford University

Samford University is a private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama, United States. Homewood is an inner-suburb of Birmingham. It was founded by Baptists in 1841 as Howard College and... Wikipedia

• Former name:  Howard College, (1841–1965)
• Motto:  Deo Doctrinae Aeternitati (Latin), "For God, For Learning, Forever", (prior to 2001) Deo et Doctrinae
• Type:  Private university
• Established:  1841
• Religious affiliation:  Christian
• Endowment:  $471.1 million (2024)
• President:  Beck A. Taylor
• Academic staff:  370 (full-time teaching faculty)
• Students:  6,324 (fall 2025)
• Undergraduates:  4,370 (fall 2025)
• Postgraduates:  1,954 (fall 2025)
• Campus:  Large suburb
• Newspaper:  The Samford Crimson
• Colors:  Blue and red
• Mascot:  Sam
• Sporting affiliations:  NCAA Division I FCS – SoCon
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo