Published on August 22, 2014 by Brad Radice  

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On Friday morning, August 22, about 700 freshmen arrive at Samford University with possessions and loving family members in tow. By early afternoon, each new student had relocated vast quantities of clothing, personal items and even some furniture from vehicles to dorm rooms.
 
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 is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 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 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.