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University of Montevallo

University of Montevallo is based in the town of Montevallo, AL — a public campus in a small-town setting.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$13,806

family income
under $30k

$14,642

$30–48k

$18,414

$48–75k

$20,102

$75–110k

$20,529

over $110k

Average net price

$17,6832023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Montevallo rose from $10,674 (2008) to $17,683 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$10,674
2009	$10,578
2010	$11,587
2011	$13,520
2012	$14,881
2013	$16,877
2014	$16,885
2015	$18,000
2016	$17,020
2017	$16,391
2018	$16,435
2019	$18,584
2020	$17,348
2021	$17,174
2022	$17,053
2023	$17,683

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$27,3982024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Montevallo rose from $14,663 (2009) to $27,398 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$14,663
2010	$15,460
2011	$17,670
2012	$18,858
2013	$20,194
2014	$22,440
2015	$22,840
2016	$24,599
2017	$23,938
2018	$24,411
2019	$24,746
2020	$26,018
2021	$26,709
2022	$26,185
2023	$26,233
2024	$27,398

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,348	$6,456
2001	$3,218	$6,170
2002	$3,506	$6,766
2003	$3,866	$7,466
2004	$4,418	$8,570
2005	$5,394	$10,490
2006	$5,394	$10,490
2007	$5,794	$11,254
2008	$6,650	$12,800
2013	$10,000	$19,690
2014	$10,660	$21,220
2015	$11,410	$22,780
2016	$12,040	$24,310
2017	$12,400	$25,030
2018	$12,760	$25,780
2019	$13,708	$26,728
2020	$13,710	$26,730
2021	$13,710	$26,730
2022	$13,710	$26,730
2023	$13,710	$26,730

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Montevallo reports tuition of $13,948 for in-state students and $26,968 for out-of-state students. Check University of Montevallo’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,151 undergrads, University of Montevallo is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

54.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Montevallo within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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54.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Montevallo rose from 42.5% (entered 1992) to 54.1% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1992 cohort	42.5%
1993 cohort	39.3%
1994 cohort	39.6%
1995 cohort	47.3%
1996 cohort	42.9%
1997 cohort	42.1%
1998 cohort	43.2%
1999 cohort	45.4%
2000 cohort	41.3%
2001 cohort	47.1%
2002 cohort	51.5%
2003 cohort	44.6%
2004 cohort	40.8%
2005 cohort	43.4%
2006 cohort	47%
2007 cohort	44.9%
2008 cohort	44.4%
2009 cohort	44.7%
2010 cohort	49.9%
2011 cohort	50.3%
2012 cohort	49.2%
2013 cohort	55.1%
2014 cohort	54.1%
2015 cohort	51.7%
2016 cohort	54.8%
2017 cohort	49.4%
2018 cohort	54.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1992–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	—	$5,182
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$12,169	$4,928
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$11,544	$5,404
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$11,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,689	$3,799
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,750	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,070	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$12,956	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,750	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,524	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$4,249
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,362	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,438	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,766	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,500	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,008	$9,625
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,129	$9,195
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,264	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,039	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,823	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,000	$11,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$35,406

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$39,133

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$42,957

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Montevallo admitted 3,382 of 6,280 applicants in Fall 2024. The 53.9% rate describes that application pool.

53.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $13,710 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,151 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Montevallo received 6,280 applications and admitted 3,382 (53.9%), with 559 enrolling.

University of Montevallo did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for University of Montevallo under that historical policy.

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Acceptance rate

53.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

University of Montevallo's admission rate fell from 72.6% to 53.8%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	72.6%
Fall 2002	72.6%
Fall 2003	75.9%
Fall 2004	79%
Fall 2005	73.9%
Fall 2006	72.4%
Fall 2007	77.9%
Fall 2008	77.9%
Fall 2009	68.5%
Fall 2010	72.3%
Fall 2011	75.7%
Fall 2012	77.7%
Fall 2013	87.3%
Fall 2014	74.3%
Fall 2015	70%
Fall 2016	65.4%
Fall 2017	64.5%
Fall 2018	48.5%
Fall 2019	53.2%
Fall 2020	60.5%
Fall 2021	90.1%
Fall 2022	59.8%
Fall 2023	53.9%
Fall 2024	53.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

970–1200Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2013	960	1163
Fall 2014	955	1195
Fall 2015	930	1175
Fall 2016	900	1200
Fall 2017	900	1200
Fall 2019	1030	1240
Fall 2020	990	1215
Fall 2021	970	1200

IPEDS Fall 2013–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–26Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	19	25
Fall 2003	19	24
Fall 2004	19	24
Fall 2005	19	24
Fall 2006	19	24
Fall 2007	19	24
Fall 2008	18	23
Fall 2009	20	25
Fall 2010	20	26
Fall 2011	20	26
Fall 2012	20	26
Fall 2013	20	26
Fall 2014	20	26
Fall 2015	20	26
Fall 2016	20	26
Fall 2017	20	26
Fall 2018	20	27
Fall 2019	20	25
Fall 2020	19	26
Fall 2021	19	26

IPEDS Fall 2002–2021, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,151Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Montevallo fell from 2,474 (Fall 2002) to 2,151 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,474
Fall 2003	2,596
Fall 2004	2,565
Fall 2005	2,558
Fall 2006	2,423
Fall 2007	2,471
Fall 2008	2,558
Fall 2009	2,546
Fall 2010	2,493
Fall 2011	2,525
Fall 2012	2,588
Fall 2013	2,610
Fall 2014	2,644
Fall 2015	2,553
Fall 2016	2,399
Fall 2017	2,329
Fall 2018	2,251
Fall 2019	2,200
Fall 2020	2,186
Fall 2021	2,184
Fall 2022	2,128
Fall 2023	2,087
Fall 2024	2,151

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Montevallo has held near 73% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	76%
Fall 2003 cohort	74%
Fall 2004 cohort	73%
Fall 2005 cohort	70%
Fall 2006 cohort	75%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	79%
Fall 2009 cohort	72%
Fall 2010 cohort	77%
Fall 2011 cohort	78%
Fall 2012 cohort	74%
Fall 2013 cohort	79%
Fall 2014 cohort	77%
Fall 2015 cohort	73%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	76%
Fall 2018 cohort	74%
Fall 2019 cohort	78%
Fall 2020 cohort	71%
Fall 2021 cohort	73%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	73%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Montevallo

32.4% of University of Montevallo's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of Montevallo as a primarily residential campus of 2,151 undergraduates — and 72.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Montevallo reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 53.9%. Review University of Montevallo's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Montevallo compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Montevallo53.9%

Alabama median73.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Montevallo$13,948

Alabama median$12,535

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Montevallo's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Montevallo$42,957

Alabama median$44,312

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Montevallo, Alabama and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Montevallo	Alabama median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	53.9%	73.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$13,948	$12,535	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$42,957	$44,312	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Montevallo, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Montevallo federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 15 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$57,747
Marketing	$53,492
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$50,497
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$49,979
Finance and Financial Management Services	$48,160
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$47,823
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$46,767
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$44,624
History	$44,563
Social Work	$43,388
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$42,038
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$41,758
Psychology, General	$40,809
Fine and Studio Arts	$35,921
English Language and Literature, General	$35,858

These 15 fields listed for University of Montevallo measure earnings after completion. The $42,957 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 14 additional University of Montevallo fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Montevallo report?

University of Montevallo did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 53.9% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is University of Montevallo's acceptance rate?

53.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,382 admitted from 6,280 applicants.

How much does University of Montevallo cost?

In-state tuition is $13,948; out-of-state students pay $26,968. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Montevallo report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $42,957. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Alabama

University of West Alabama — 42.7% admitted
Oakwood University — 45.2% admitted
Tuskegee University — 48.7% admitted
Auburn University — 45.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.