I'm interested, and I've got questions...
Welcome to the Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado - the first and only business school to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award from the Office of the President of the United States and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Let us answer your questions and help you see why Monfort is a recognized leader in undergraduate business education.
Please click on the questions below.
- Why Monfort?
Baldrige Award
Why is the College's receipt of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award important to you as a student? It's important because you'll be going to a business college that is recognized nationwide as a role model among business schools and institutions of higher learning. The College received the award because of its singular focus on you - the undergraduate business student.
Accreditation
We're accredited by AACSB International in both business administration and accounting. Monfort is one of five undergraduate-only programs in the United States to hold both accreditations.
Performance
We measure everything at Monfort. Launch our performance graphs to see how well our
students perform on national exams, how much they like the College, and what employers say about the students they hire.
Launch Performance Grpahs
- How do I get in?
Freshman
If you're an incoming freshman you'll need a Colorado Commission on Higher Education index score of 103 or higher to be admitted to the Monfort College of Business. Generally, this means that if you have a high school grade point average of 3.1 and an ACT score of 23 or higher you can be admitted. See the details...
Transfer Students
If you have 30 or more semester credits of college-level course work, you'll need to have a grade point average of 3.0 or better to be admitted to the Monfort College of Business.
See the details...
Apply
Click here to apply for admission to the University of Northern Colorado and the Monfort College of Business.
Choose the undergraduate application.
Admissions
Click here to visit the University of Northern Colorado's Office of Admissions.
- What classes can I take?
All of our classes are small at the Monfort College of Business, all of them. We don't have any mass lecture halls where you will get lost among 500 other students. Our average class size is 32. Check out class syllabi or suggested four-year plans by clicking on one of the links below.
Advising
Schools of Monfort College (Accounting and CIS, Finance, Management and Marketing)
- How much does it cost?
We like to say that we offer a private education at a public price. This means you get a top quality education for your money at Monfort. Click on one of these links for information on costs.
Tuition and fees
On campus housing
- Can I get a scholarship?
There are many scholarship options to choose from - and they keep growing.Click on this link and check out the listing to find out which scholarships fit your needs and interests.
- What kind of job will I get?
First, you will most likely get a job when you graduate from the Monfort College of Business. More than 95 percent of our graduates either have a job or are going to graduate school six months after graduation.
Here's a sampling of the companies that have recruited Monfort graduates:
Aramark
Cessna Aircraft Company
Chase
Citi Financial
Deloitte
Edward Jones Investments
Hertz
Kraft Foods
Oppenheimer Funds
Pepsi Bottling Group
State Farm Insurance
T. Rowe Price
Target Stores
Walgreens
Walt Disney World
Wells Fargo Bank.
- What's going on at the university?
There's a lot happening on campus! Check out the university's prospective students page by clicking on this link.