University of Montevallo

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Montevallo

University of Montevallo operates as a public institution located in Montevallo, Alabama (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 2,151 students of which 3,286 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Montevallo is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 53.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,683, with published in-state tuition of $13,948 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 51.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.8%. Graduates earn a median of $42,957 ten years after enrolling, compared with $35,406 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 112500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 55.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.