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Samford by the numbers
#1 nationally ranked university in Alabama, according to the Wall Street Journal (2019)
A favorable student-faculty ratio of 13:1
Average class size of 18
170 undergraduate majors, minors, and concentrations
#4 in the South, according to U.S. News & World Report (2019)
Samford is #1 in Alabama
We’re over 175 years old. That’s over 175 years of consistency, persistence, and growth. We’ve had time to create 170 undergraduate majors, minors, and concentrations and time to refine those offerings into the#1 nationally ranked university in Alabama, according to the Wall Street Journal (2019).
Brock School of Business
Brock School of Business equips students to influence through excellence.Experiential education doesn’t get more impressive than managing a$2.3 million portfolio as a student or securing an internship at ESPN. Since 1965, Brock School of Business has actively prioritized the firsthand involvement of students in their respective fields of business. The classroom provides a strong foundation, but current students will tell you how muchthe real world matters—97% of undergraduate Business students complete an internship program duringtheir four years.
The annual Regions New VentureChallenge business plan competitionallows students to create and presentbusiness plans for a chance to win cash to start or enhance their business. The business plans are judged by apanel of community business partners. Regions Bank sponsors the eventand provides a total of $20,000 in prize money that is divided among the first-, second-, and third-place winners across two divisions.
In addition to the opportunitiesstudents have on campus, 99% of May 2018 undergraduate alumni were employed, attending graduate school, or in a postgraduate internship within six months of graduation.
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