Samford University is a private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama, United States. Homewood is an inner-suburb of Birmingham. Samford was founded by Baptists in 1841 as Howard College and located until 1887 in Marion, Alabama. It is governed by an independent board of trustees, which requires board members to be Baptists.
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Location
Birmingham, AL, 35229-2240
33.464128, -86.791799
Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
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