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Private Non-Profit Liberal Arts College in Homewood, AL. Operating on a semester system.

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Homewood, AL

6K+ students

@samfordu.edu

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Liberal Arts College

Institution Type

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Major-aligned clubs, pre-professional groups, and research communities.
Performing arts, visual arts, student publications, film, and music.
Cultural orgs, identity communities, and faith-based groups.
Volunteer groups, civic engagement, mutual aid, and student government.
Outdoor clubs, intramural sports, club sports, and rec center programs.
Entrepreneurship, hackathon teams, makerspaces, and engineering project teams.
Casual hangouts, interest groups, and open events without applications.

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Life in Homewood for Samford University Students

Everything you need to know about living and studying in Homewood.

Timezone

Central Time (CT)

Median Rent

$950

Cost of Living Index

Student Population

43,000

City Transportation

Walkability

Bikeability

Public Transit

MAX Transit (bus), Amtrak (rail)

Nearest Airports

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

Climate Averages

Climate

Humid subtropical

Avg Annual Temp

63.8°F

Avg Snowfall

1.6 in

Dorms & On-Campus Housing at Samford University

Various dorm and housing options are available for students.

50 known dorm and housing options. The first 24 are shown below; the rest are available in the expandable list.

Alpha Delta Pi

Alpha Omicron Pi

Alpha Tau Omega

Barbara Drummond Throne Hall

Room types: not specified

Beeson Woods / Beeson-related housing (Orlean Beeson Hall listed in building list)

Beeson Woods Residence Halls

Room types: suite

Ben Brown Plaza

Room types: unknown

Building 100

Room types: not specified

Chi Omega

Davis Library

Delta Delta Delta

Dwight Hall

Room types: not specified

Ethel Hall

Room types: not specified

Evergreen Hall

Room types: single, double

Gaston Residence Hall

Room types: unknown

Greek Housing Halls

Capacity: 140

Ingalls Hall

James Hall

Room types: not specified

John D. Pittman Hall (Pittman)

Room types: not specified

Lena Vail Davis Hall

Capacity: 400

Room types: double

Lucille Hall

Room types: not specified

Luther Hall

Room types: not specified

Malcolm Hall

Room types: not specified

Mamie Mell Smith Hall (Smith)

Capacity: 200

Room types: double, suite

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Mann Residence Hall

Room types: unknown

Marvin Hall

Room types: not specified

Mountainview

Room types: not specified

New Freshman Halls

Capacity: 513

New Hall

Room types: not specified

Odum Lane Apartments

Room types: apartment

Orlean

Room types: not specified

Orlean Beeson Hall

Phi Mu

Pi Kappa Phi

Pittman Residence Hall

Room types: unknown

Ralph

Room types: not specified

Rosa Hall

Room types: single, double

Russell Hall

Sigma Chi

Sigma Nu

Smith Hall

Capacity: 200

Room types: traditional

Student Apartments

Room types: not specified

Theta Alpha

Room types: not specified

Treetop

Room types: not specified

Vail Residence Hall

Room types: double, triple

Various Gerow Hodges Drive dorms (Dwight, James, Lucille, Luther, Malcolm, Marvin, Rosa referenced in building list)

Wesley

Room types: not specified

West Campus Residence Halls

Capacity: 140

Room types: mixed

West Village

Room types: mixed

Zeta Tau Alpha

Campus Details

Academic System

Semester

Control

Private Non-Profit

Email Domain

@samfordu.edu

Current Term: Spring Term 2026

Start: January 12, 2026

End: May 2, 2026

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