Our mission is to prepare caring, competent, and compassionate graduates with a commitment to service, scholarship, lifelong learning and professional practice by providing a quality nursing education in a nurturing Christian environment.

Accreditations

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Alabama State Board of Registered Nursing
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA)
Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH)

Program Distinctives

#10 in the Nation for Career Preparation--Wall Street Journal (2024)
96% - Employment Rate Prior to Graduation (2023 BSN Graduates)
100% - First-Time Pass NCLEX for December 2022, May 2023, December 2023, May 2024
100% National Certification Exam Pass Rate
Named Center of Excellence in Nursing Education (National League of Nursing) in 2021
93.8% - National Certification Exam First-Time Pass Rate (2023 Nurse Anesthesia Graduates)
#4 - Best Private, Christian Nursing School in the Southeast (Niche, 2020) 7,000+ Alumni
100% of Alumni surveyed would choose Samford again (3-year average)

Degrees Offered

RN-BSN (coming summer of 2025)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BS, BSN)
Accelerated BSN (post-bachelor's/second degree BSN)
Post-Masters Certificate
Family Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Doctorate of Nursing Practice (BSN to DNP)
Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Degree Types

BSN - Bachelor's of Science in Nursing

DNP - Doctor of Nursing Practice

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BS, BSN)

Accelerated BSN (post-bachelor’s/second degree BSN)

RN to BSN

Post-Master’s Certificate

Post Master's Certificate Primary Care (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner)

Primary Care (Family Nurse Practitioner)