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University of Montevallo was awarded 11 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Montevallo landed the #1,369 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Montevallo held the #1,392 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Montevallo is also ranked #17 out of 40 schools in Alabama.
The acceptance rate at University of Montevallo is 90%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Montevallo is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 6% of students accepted to Montevallo submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 590. Math scores were between 470 and 610.
At Montevallo, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Montevallo is 65%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Montevallo is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Montevallo have a four-year graduation rate of 33%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Montevallo.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,228 undergraduates at Montevallo with 1,998 being full-time and 230 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,012 | $17,425 | $19,443 | $21,297 | $21,208 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Montevallo, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Montevallo, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $6,257 a year. That adds up to $25,028 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Montevallo is 5.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at University of Montevallo make the most money.
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Contact details for Montevallo are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Station 6001, Montevallo, AL 35115-6000 |
| Phone: | 205-665-6155 |
| Website: | www.montevallo.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/goMontevallo |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/montevallo |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 47 | $35,420 |
| Health & Physical Education | 42 | $24,703 |
| Marketing | 29 | $31,207 |
| Social Work | 28 | $32,157 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 25 | $19,361 |
| Writing Studies | 24 | $33,750 |
| General Psychology | 21 | $22,643 |
| Business Administration & Management | 20 | NA |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 20 | $19,102 |
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 18 | $26,156 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,290 students took at least one online class at University of Montevallo. This is a decrease from the 2,346 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,290 | 203 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,346 | 417 |
| 2018-2019 | 606 | 21 |
| 2017-2018 | 636 | 21 |
| 2016-2017 | 420 | 1 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Montevallo.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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