Coaching staff
- Rod TiffinHead XC Coach
- Wes PenberthyHead Cross Country Coach / Distance Track Coach
- Tom EsslingerAssistant Coach
- Hannah DaffinAssistant Coach - Throws
- Jake DiggsAssistant Sprint Coach
- Emily Edwards PenberthyAssistant Distance Coach
- Ellen ReidingerStudent Assistant Coach
- Maddie EdwardsGraduate Assistant
Campus and facilities
Samford offers more than 100 undergraduate majors.
- Established
- 1841
- Website
- samford.edu
Facilities
Birmingham CrossPlexIndoor track200m · mondo · Indoor · banked
Samford Track ComplexOutdoor track400m · polyurethane / rubber · Outdoor
Strength and Conditioning FacilitiesVarsity Weight RoomStrength and Conditioning Facilitiesat Samford university- The CageWeight Room
- Pete Hanna Center Weight RoomWeight Room
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at SU
Fields of study
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 78%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $41,910 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $41,910 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $59,741 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $32,950 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $25,299 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $24,217 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $27,586 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $30,393 USD
- Over $110,000
- $37,166 USD