A Montevallo education is affordable.  Over 65% of Montevallo students receive financial assistance through either scholarships or federal financial aid.  For information on scholarship and financial aid opportunities, visit the Office of Student Financial Services page at www.montevallo.edu/finaid. 

For the 2007-2008 academic year, the cost of room, board, tuition, and fees for an in-state student completing 24 semester hours ranges from $9,216 to $9,628, depending upon choice of residence hall.  Additional credit hours are charged at the per hour tuition rates listed with fees below.

Rate Schedule and Fees

Rate Schedule for 2007 - 2008
Tuition (per semester hour)
In-State Undergraduate (1-15 hours) In-State Undergraduate (per hour over 15 hours)  Out-of-State Undergraduate (1-15 hours) Out-of-State Undergraduate (per hour over 15 hours)	$ 195 190 390 380
Fees (per semester)
Application Fee (one-time)  Extended Freshman Orientation (Fall Semester) Student Activity fee (required of full-time students) Health Service fee (optional for commuters) Parking (per year) Facilities Usage Fee	$25 50 40 55 25 $30 + $3 per semester hour
Room (per semester)
Fuller, Main, Napier, Hanson, or Tutwiler (board required)
double occupancy single occupancy double occupancy (private)	$1,357 1,672 2,009
Brooke or Lund (board required)
double occupancy single occupancy double occupancy (private)	$1,563 1,924 2,311
Peck (board optional)
triple occupancy double occupancy private occupancy	$1,206 1,668 2,438
Board (per semester)
5-meal plan/week (+200 flex dollars)   10-meal plan/week (+100 flex dollars)   15-meal plan/week (+50 flex dollars)   21-meal plan/week	$ 750 750 750 750
Other Fees
Music Fee     Private lesson (per credit hour, for 30-min weekly session)     Class lesson (per credit hour)	. $ 65 50

Other Fees

Advanced-credit examination
    For courses in which advanced credit is not available through CLEP or AP, a student may petition to be tested and may earn full credit if a test is administered and a satisfactory score is achieved.  There is an examination fee of $20 per course examination.  Refer to the Freshman Admission page for more information about advanced credit.

Application for admission
    A one-time fee of $25 must be attached or enclosed with the application for admission.  The check or money order is to be made out to the University of Montevallo, payable in U.S. funds.  Fee is waived for former UM students applying for readmission.

Audit Payment
    The audit fee is $25 per course.  Audit fees are waived for persons 65 years of age and older.  Audit registration is in the Records Office, on or after the first day of class, even when the fee is waived.

Continuing education
    Charges for non-credit Continuing Education courses are not considered as tuition.  Contact the Office of Continuing Education in Ramsay Conference Center for current information on payment.

Diploma fee
    A one-time diploma fee of $35 is payable during the final term before graduation.

Housing fees
    Both undergraduate and graduate students in residence halls pay an amount that includes telephone, utilities, a 24-hour movie channel, and basic cable television.  Fees for private rooms are additional.  Private-room reservations cannot be guaranteed until 5 p.m. on the first day of classes.  The private-room fee will be refunded, or a credit will be given, if the resident does not receive a private room.

ID Cards
    Any student who enrolls at Montevallo is required to have a student identification card.  Students are provided with information as to the time and place to be photographed for original replacement cards.  The original identification card is provided at no cost.  Replacements for lost or damaged cards cost $10 each.

Late registration
    A late-registration fee of $25 is charged to students enrolling after the regular registration period or re-registering after the schedule is dropped for non-payment.  Enrollment two weeks after the beginning of the semester is only by special permission of the dean of the appropriate college.

    There is no reduction in room and board for a student who enrolls after the beginning of the semester.

Returned checks
    If a check received by the University fails to clear the bank, the person who presented the check to the University will be charged $10 and the check will be redeposited.  Thereafter, should an individual have checks that fail to clear the bank, the University reserves the right not to accept personal checks, and may require cash payments.

Room Deposits
    A $100 room deposit must be submitted at the time of application for on-campus housing.  The deposit, less any debts or costs for damages to the room, will be refunded in accordance with the following stipulations.

    At the conclusion of the final semester or summer term in the residence hall, the student must complete a room-deposit refund request and submit it to a hall staff member upon checkout.   Students may cancel a room reservation and receive a full refund, provided that the cancellation is submitted in writing, by July 30 before Fall Semester, December 1 for Spring Semester, or May 5 for Summer Session, to the Office of Housing and Residence Life (West Main Hall, Station 6235).  Students who cancel their reservations in writing after these dates and before the opening date for the residence halls receive a 50 percent refund.  Students who cancel a room reservation or withdraw from the University after the opening date for the residence halls forfeit the deposit.  Any exception requires approval by the Director of Housing and Residence Life.

Vehicle Registration
    All students, staff, and faculty who operate a motor vehicle on the University campus must register each year, secure a permit, and display it as directed.   Registration of a vehicle costs $25 each year.  Failure to comply with guidelines may result in penalty to the vehicle operator.