Former names | Alabama Girls’ Industrial School (1896–1911) Alabama Girls’ Technical Institute (1911–1919) Alabama Girls’ Technical Institute and College for Women (1919–1923) Alabama College, State College for Women (1923–1969)[1] |
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Motto | "You belong at Montevallo"[2] |
Type | Public liberal arts university |
Established | October 12, 1896 |
Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliation | COPLAC |
President | John W. Stewart III |
Students | 2,600 |
Location | , , United States 33°06′14″N 86°51′54″W / 33.10378°N 86.86497°W |
Campus | Fringe town[3], 160 acres (65 ha) |
Other campuses | Birmingham |
Newspaper | The Alabamian |
Colors | Purple and gold |
Nickname | Falcons |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II - GSC |
Mascot | Freddie |
Website | www |
The University of Montevallo is a public university in Montevallo, Alabama. Founded on October 12, 1896, the university is Alabama's only public liberal arts college and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. The University of Montevallo Historic District was established on campus in 1979. The school is located in a rural location in central Alabama.