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Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Samford14 to 1
Hope9 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Samford99%
Hope69%
Average faculty salary
Samford$91,754
Hope$78,384

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Samford$16,043
Hope$13,039
Endowment per student
Samford$76,961
Hope$95,741
Tuition share of core revenue
Samford60%
Hope51%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Samford910
Hope744
Most popular majors
Samford

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 12% · Pharmaceutical Sciences 10% · Marketing/Marketing Management, General 7%

Hope

Business Administration and Management, General 15% · Psychology, General 9% · Engineering, General 7%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why