Facts & Stats - University of Montevallo

Founded October 12, 1896
Average enrollment: 2,600
Student-to-faculty ratio: 14-to-1
Average freshmen class size: 500
Average ACT composite score for entering freshmen: 23
International students represent 19 different countries
One of 30 public liberal arts colleges and universities in 28 states and 1 Canadian province
UM offers academic programs within five different colleges:
- Dr. Richard and Sandra Cummings College of Arts & Sciences
- Michael E. Stephens College of Business
- College of Education
- College of Fine Arts
- College of Health Professions

More than 35 degree programs featuring approximately 75 majors and concentrations
Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges since 1925
UM was the first Alabama institution of higher learning to guarantee its teacher-education graduates

96 campus buildings (including 4 antebellum structures)
9 residence halls
National Historic District at the center of campus
The Olmsted Brothers — of the landscape architecture firm famous for designing New York’s Central Park, Atlanta’s Ponce de Leon Avenue parks, and the grounds of Biltmore Estate near Asheville, North Carolina — also developed the first plan for the Montevallo campus. Their basic design ideas are still followed.
90,000-square-foot state-of-the-art Student Activity Center opened in 2004
4-story new residence hall opened in 2009
Brand new Alan and Lindsey Song Center for the Arts opened in 2020
Stephens Hall, new home for the Michael E. Stephens College of Business, opened in 2020

More than 23,000 active alumni
Represented by the University of Montevallo National Alumni Association
Strong alumni support for College Night and other Homecoming events
Notable alumni include:
- Television/stage/film actress Polly Holliday ’59
- Broadway star/recording artist Rebecca Luker ’84
- Texas Rangers team Hall of Fame outfielder Rusty Greer ’95
- Sports talk radio host and TV anchor Jim Dunaway ’88