Headcounts and Directory Information
Samford University (Samford) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Birmingham, AL. It has a total enrollment of 5,682 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1. It is a Doctoral/Research University by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 477 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at Samford. The average faculty salary is $82,724 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,169 employees work at Samford. The average non-instructional staff salary is $66,524. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL |
| Phone Number | 205-726-2011 |
| Web | www.samford.edu |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 14 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 362 Full-time / 115 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 960 Full-time / 209 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $82,724 |
| Staff Average Salary | $66,524 |
| Student Population | 5,682 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Samford University, there are 1,233 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 951 full-time and 282 part-time staffs work at Samford. By gender there are 510 male and 723 female employees.
Among them, 477 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 362 full-time and 165 part-time faculties. By gender there are 245 male and 282 female faculties teaching at Samford.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 1,233 | 510 | 723 | 951 | 413 | 538 | 282 | 97 | 185 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 527 | 245 | 282 | 362 | 164 | 198 | 165 | 81 | 84 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 35 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Management | 76 | 44 | 32 | 76 | 44 | 32 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 74 | 24 | 50 | 72 | 24 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 53 | 39 | 14 | 53 | 39 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 157 | 74 | 83 | 147 | 71 | 76 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 104 | 11 | 93 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 92 | 9 | 83 |
| Service | 33 | 24 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 155 | 16 | 139 | 151 | 16 | 135 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | - | - | - |