-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Montevallo fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.8% → 0.0%).
Alabama · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Montevallo
Montevallo, Alabama. 2,087 undergraduate students. 40 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Montevallo
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+12%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at University of Montevallo rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 (33.9% → 37.9%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Alabama
Each tile compares this institution to the Alabama median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$42,957+21% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017$35,406
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry49.4%+27% · '98→'24
Alabama median 43.4%$16,000+357% · '97→'20
At program completion2,087-19% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS73.2%-2% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time53.9%-26% · '01→'24
latest cohort$13,710+317% · '00→'24
out-of-state $26,730SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
5.0%Median federal debt $16,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $42,957 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+27%
University of Montevallo · completion · 150% rose
42.5% → 54.1%
+96%
University of Montevallo · completion · 100% rose
19.4% → 37.9%
+317%
University of Montevallo · in-state tuition rose
$3,348 → $13,948
+318%
University of Montevallo · out-of-state tuition rose
$6,456 → $26,968
+357%
University of Montevallo · median debt rose
$5,250 → $24,000
-100%
University of Montevallo · cohort default rate fell
14.3% → 0.0%
+557%
University of Montevallo · pell share rose
4.5% → 32.4%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Accounting and Related Services.$61,623Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$58,065Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$54,752Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$52,925Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$52,202History.$51,857Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$49,041English Language and Literature, General.$46,333Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$45,166Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.$44,862Business Administration, Management and Operations.$44,182Social Work.$41,996Psychology, General.$36,804Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.$35,390Fine and Studio Arts.$35,254Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.$33,007
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
16 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Alabama
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Montevallo graduates earn $X” — not “University of Montevallo makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Montevallo caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.