University of Montevallo
Montevallo, AL · Public · Town (fringe)
Public institution in Montevallo, AL · 2,087 undergraduates · 54% acceptance rate · $42,957 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Acceptance rate
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $17,053829th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,710877th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $26,7301,122nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $26,233769th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,0001,124th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,9571,467th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,4061,513th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 49.4%1,180th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.2%1,071st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 53.9%313th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,087917th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 39.0%744th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 145 mi (ATL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 25 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $43,798 | $44,933 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $35,194 | $34,872 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | $32,391 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $30,305 | $29,250 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $29,685 | $37,208 |
| History | bachelors | $28,236 | $24,421 |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $28,212 | — |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $27,476 | $25,194 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $27,048 | $31,133 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $26,896 | $31,314 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $26,353 | $25,194 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $24,904 | $21,660 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1867source
- Athletic nickname: "Falcons"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Purple and Goldsource
- Mascot: Freddie the Falconsource
- Motto: ""Montevallo Means More”"source
- Formerly known as "Alabama Girls’ Industrial School" (1896–1911)source
- Formerly known as "Alabama Girls’ Technical Institute" (1911–1919)source
- Formerly known as "Alabama Girls’ Technical Institute and College for Women" (1919–1923)source
- Formerly known as "Alabama College, State College for Women" (1923–1969)source
- Athletic conference: GSCsource
- Notable alum: Polly Hollidaysource
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,082,080 (M $1,484,124 · W $1,597,956)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Montevallo’s 2,087 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In AL
- Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL · 2,367 undergrads
- Athens State UniversityAthens, AL · 2,407 undergrads
- Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL · 1,555 undergrads
- University of West AlabamaLivingston, AL · 2,666 undergrads
- Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, AL · 2,693 undergrads
- Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL · 1,253 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL · 2,087 undergrads
- Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI · 2,090 undergrads
- South Florida State CollegeAvon Park, FL · 2,084 undergrads
- Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, TX · 2,090 undergrads
- Bryan UniversityTempe, AZ · 2,083 undergrads
- University of CharlestonCharleston, WV · 2,083 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemontevallo.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 101709)
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