University of Montevallo

Public · Moderately Selective · AL

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School data & stats

TypePublic

LocationAL · South

SettingRural

Undergrads2,151

Student:faculty13:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate37.9%

6-yr grad rate54.1%

Drop-out rate27.2%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$14k

Out-of-state tuition$27k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity35.3%

Gender diversity59.5%

International3.9%

Identity—

Overview

Montevallo is Alabama's designated public liberal-arts college, located in a small town near the state's geographic center. It offers a more intimate academic experience than Alabama's larger public universities, built around small classes and close faculty contact.

Academics

Education, communication, and the arts are traditional areas of strength, consistent with the college's liberal-arts mission and smaller scale, which supports discussion-based classes rather than large lectures.

Campus & student life

The Olmsted-designed, brick-street campus is one of the more architecturally distinctive in the state. "College Night," a century-old student-run tradition pitting the Purples against the Golds in an elaborate homecoming competition, is the defining event of the school's social calendar and a point of significant campus pride.

Worth knowing

College Night is not a minor tradition; it involves months of student-led planning and performance and is often the reason alumni describe Montevallo as having an unusually strong sense of community for a public college.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate53.8%

Enrolled mid-50%1180

Test policynot used

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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