University of Montevallo: Statistics

Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 4285 of 13,775	In the World
# 1185 of 2,137	In North America
# 1110 of 2,128	In the United States
# 18 of 1	In Montevallo
# 450 of 1,054	For Social Work
Top 1-3	For 11 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

54%

Enrollment

12,230

Average SAT

1,145

Average ACT

Aid receiving

99%

Undergraduates

2,642

Graduates

446

Male:Female Ratio

38:62

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

montevallo.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

University of Montevallo has an acceptance rate of 54% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	54%	54%	54%
Applicants	6,280	2,032	3,806
Admissions	3,382	1,111	2,121
Freshmen enrolled full time	552	221	308

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
College-preparatory program	Neither required nor recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	56%
■ Nonresident Alien	3%
■ Hispanic	6%
■ Black or African American	14%
■ Two or more races	3%
■ Unknown	18%

University of Montevallo majors

University of Montevallo has granted 397 bachelor's degrees across 30 programs, and 162 master's across 9 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Montevallo.

Major	Bachelor	Master
Elementary Education and Teaching	45	17
Business Administration and Management, General	16	32
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	46
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	36	9
Art & Art Studies, General	42	-
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist	17	20
Psychology, General	24	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	-	23
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	21	-
Marketing & Marketing Management, General	21	-
Finance, General	16	-
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	15	-
Radio and Television	15	-
Social Work	15	-
Accounting	13	-
English Language and Literature, General	9	4
Rhetoric and Composition	13	-
Music, General	12	-
Environmental Studies	10	-
Political Science and Government, General	10	-
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	9
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General	9	-
History, General	8	-
Sociology, General	8	-
Management Science	5	-
Mathematics, General	5	-
Computer Science	4	-
Audiology & Audiologist	2	-
Education, General	-	2
Social Sciences, General	2	-
Chemistry, General	1	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	1	-
Informatics	1	-
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	1	-
Grand Total	397	162

Publications & Citations

University of Montevallo has published 693 scientific papers with 10,695 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Psychology, Computer Science, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Biology, and Environmental Science.

Publications

693

Citations

10,695

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	468 / 6,884
Medicine	307 / 8,074
Psychology	301 / 6,547
Computer Science	287 / 5,334
Political Science	286 / 4,361
Law	272 / 4,198
Sociology	257 / 3,387
Philosophy	255 / 4,085
Biology	223 / 5,002
Environmental Science	203 / 2,419
Engineering	199 / 2,281
Physics	198 / 2,018
Mathematics	193 / 3,427
Economics	161 / 2,789
Business	158 / 2,032
Chemistry	145 / 2,761
History	137 / 1,059
Quantum and Particle physics	132 / 1,485
Geography and Cartography	127 / 1,210
Linguistics	121 / 1,984
Art & Design	120 / 877
Social Psychology	113 / 3,800
Statistics	110 / 2,795
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	103 / 1,924
Psychiatry	103 / 4,471
Education	102 / 916
Development Studies	96 / 1,520
Biochemistry	90 / 2,157
Archaeology	87 / 907
Child Psychology	86 / 2,284
Ecology	79 / 1,002
Pathology	77 / 2,069
Mathematics Education	75 / 499
Neuroscience	75 / 2,207
Geology	73 / 1,172
Genetics	72 / 2,091
Physical Therapy	67 / 791
Organic chemistry	66 / 1,128
Machine Learning	66 / 1,181
Management	63 / 1,129

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Academic rankings

11 Notable alumni

1. Doug Sisson

1963-. (aged 63)

baseball player

Douglas Dean Sisson is an American professional baseball coach in the Chicago White Sox organization. This is his 30th season managing, coaching or working in professional baseball. He currently serving as a special assistant to the senior vice president/general manager. He has previously served as a coach, manager, and executive, working at the college, minor league, and major league levels....

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