Posted by William Nunnelley on 2002-04-01

Samford University tuition, room and board will increase 5.8 percent for undergraduate students during the 2002-03 academic year beginning June 1.

Next year's cost of tuition and average cost of room and board will be $8,644 per semester or $17,288 for the fall and spring semesters.

Tuition will increase $402 per semester to $6,147 for full-time students, making the tuition charge $12,294 for fall and spring.

Samford continues to be one of the best buys in higher education among comparable schools, noted Joseph W. (Bill) Mathews, Samford Vice President for Business Affairs and General Counsel.

"Samford works hard to hold costs down, and even with this increase, it remains one of the most affordable private universities in America," said Mathews.

"The University will continue to implement cost control programs that help maintain affordability, but will not compromise its mission of providing academic programs of maximal quality," he added.

Samford is ranked fifth in the South among Master's degree institutions by "U.S. News & World Report" and is listed in the Very Competitive category of "Barron's Profiles of American Colleges."

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, 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 enrolls 6,324 students from 44 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 is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.