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 6,097 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 550 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Samford. The average faculty salary is $91,754 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,232 employees work at Samford. The average non-instructional staff salary is $70,688. 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 Faculty | 372 Full-time / 178 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 964 Full-time / 268 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $91,754 |
| Staff Average Salary | $70,688 |
| Student Population | 6,097 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Samford University, there are 1,232 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 964 full-time and 268 part-time staffs work at Samford. By gender there are 520 male and 712 female employees.
Among them, 550 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 372 full-time and 178 part-time faculty. By gender there are 257 male and 293 female faculty teaching at Samford.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty 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 | 1,232 | 520 | 712 | 964 | 409 | 555 | 268 | 111 | 157 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 550 | 257 | 293 | 372 | 163 | 209 | 178 | 94 | 84 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 31 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Management | 67 | 38 | 29 | 66 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 72 | 23 | 49 | 69 | 22 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 51 | 38 | 13 | 50 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 165 | 74 | 91 | 160 | 73 | 87 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 79 | 12 | 67 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 62 | 7 | 55 |
| Service | 35 | 25 | 10 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 160 | 18 | 142 | 152 | 17 | 135 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |