
Birmingham is a city of 243 000 inhabitants in the state of Alabama. It is the largest city in Alabama and the capital of Jefferson County.
The state of Alabama can be divided into two geographical regions: the Appalachian Mountains in the north and the coastal plains in the south. Alabama is filled with beautiful state parks. With over 20 of them sprinkled from the Tennessee border to the Gulf of Mexico, you’re sure to find a place to experience the great outdoors.
You can visit the beaches by the Alabama Gulf Coast or go for a deep-sea adventure on a charter fishing trip from Dauphin Island.

The Residence Life Department at
Samford University is a unit of the Operations and Planning Division of Samford University. The mission of the Department is to provide a quality residential living-learning environment for students and guests by the establishment of a nurturing, Christian community in each residence hall.
This is achieved through providing, maintaining and operating comfortable, attractive and safe residence facilities through a trained, competent, professional staff committed to the Christian faith who offer organized programs, activities, and personal services for residents.
Within these communities, it is the mission of the Department to provide opportunities that continuously nurture a resident's total personality and self-esteem resulting in achievement of each person's highest potential intellectually, emotionally, socially and spiritually. This will yield a citizen highly valued by present and future family, friends, and associates as well as by the individual.
Find more information about the different housing options in the
Samford University website!