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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Divinity Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Samford University landed the #1 spot on the list. Samford University is a medium-sized school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 1 doctorate’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Samford also made our “Best Divinity/Ministry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1.Among the 5,729 students enrolled at Samford University, 162 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 101 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,201. On top of their other funding sources, 36 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Samford University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Samford]](/colleges/samford-university/student-life/veterans/)