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University of Montevallo

Montevallo, Alabama · Fringe town

#5 most selective in Alabama
53.8%
Admit rate
$17,683
Avg net price
54%
Graduation rate
$42,957
Median earnings

University of Montevallo is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Montevallo, Alabama (fringe town setting), enrolling 2,151 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 2,151 undergradsFringe townSelective · 54% admitNCAA Division II without football

About Montevallo, Alabama

Montevallo is a city in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. After being acquired in 1814, Jesse Wilson claimed a small hill on the northern bank of Wilson's Creek by the present Montevallo City Cemetery and created a homestead there, making it the oldest settlement in Shelby County. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
173 miles
Nearest airport
32 miles to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth (BHM) · major hub

How University of Montevallo compares

Selectivity53.8%

More selective than 82% · #5 most selective of 24 in Alabama

Graduation rate54%

Higher than 49% · #12 of 29 in Alabama

First-year retention73%

Higher than 39%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$42,957

Higher than 19% · #19 of 30 in Alabama

Average net price$17,683

Cheaper than 61% · #13 cheapest of 27 in Alabama

Median debt at graduation$24,000

Lower than 45%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment2,151

Larger than 59%

Percentiles compare University of Montevallo with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Alabama.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,597students
  • Undergraduate2,15183%
  • Graduate44617%

Undergraduates by gender

2,151undergrads
  • Women1,46968%
  • Men68232%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White65%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic7.5%
  • Asian0.6%
  • Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,151
Graduate enrollment
446
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
32%
First-generation students
33%
Students over 25
6%
Median family income
$43,813
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$81,765
Endowment
$45,439,205

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 501 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Alabama77%
  • Other U.S. states18%
  • International5.6%

Most first-years stay in state — University of Montevallo draws overwhelmingly from Alabama.

6% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
53.8%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$13,948
Out-of-state tuition
$26,968
Room & board
$11,372
Books & supplies
$1,020
Total cost of attendance
$27,398
Average net price
$17,683

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
54%
Graduated on time (4 years)
38%
First-year retention
73%
Transferred to another college
27%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,406
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$42,957
Median debt at graduation
$24,000
Students with federal loans
41%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
46%

About 16% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
38%
Low-income (Pell)
38%
First-generation
38%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,373
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
64%
Housing charge (year)
$6,612
Meal plan (year)
$4,156
Application fee
$35
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
656 (386 men · 270 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (12)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)220
Lacrosse99
Soccer70
Baseball47
Wrestling41
Basketball34
Swimming34
Other Sports25
Softball24
Tennis24
Golf19
Volleyball19

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
7
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (3,088 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

2.3reported offenses a year
2.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
1.3
Rape
1.0

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$14,471
$30–48k
$16,104
$48–75k
$18,615
$75–110k
$20,357
$110k+
$21,873

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$82,816

$18,615/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

96%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$9,509
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 96% — get grant money from University of Montevallo itself, averaging $9,509, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 540 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$42,957
Typical debt at graduation
$24,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
56%
Out-earn a HS grad
49%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$41,717
Men
$44,396

Men out-earn women by $2,679 (6%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
91°F
Winter low
36°F
Annual rain
56.2″
Annual snow
1.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alabaster Shelby CO AP, AL US station (6.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.