Kenneth W. Monfort College 

of Business

As a college within the University of Northern Colorado

(UNC), the Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business

(MCB) began in 1968 and quickly grew in step with the

explosive growth of business school enrollments nationwide.

By 1984, the college enrolled more than 2,000 students in a

wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs

but also faced strong competition from other business

colleges within a 50-mile radius. MCB weighed various

strategies for competing effectively and decided on a bold

step: eliminate its graduate programs and offer only a

bachelor of science in business administration. In 1992, MCB

became the first public college in Colorado to be accredited

by AACSB International in both business administration and

accounting. Today, the college remains one of only five

undergraduate-only programs in the United States to hold

both accreditations. 

Located on the university’s 236-acre Greeley campus,

MCB’s 34 full-time faculty, 13 part-time adjunct faculty, and

eight administrative staff graduate approximately 300

students a year, drawn from 32 states, primarily Colorado.

Outstanding Performance 

MCB’s mission is twofold: to provide a top-quality

education that prepares students for successful careers and

leadership roles in business, and to provide that education at

an affordable price. 

By most measures of success, MCB is fulfilling its mission.

In the results of national standardized tests and the ability of

its students to attain jobs in their chosen career fields, MCB

ranks among the nation’s top undergraduate business

programs. 

From 1994 to 2004, overall MCB student performance on

tests administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS)

has been well above the national mean, and in 2003-2004

reached the 90th percentile. During the same period, nearly

84 percent of MCB graduates performed above the national

mean on an individual basis, and the number of MCB

students performing in the top 10 percent was nearly triple

the national norm. The exam was administered to more than

80,000 seniors at 469 business education institutions in the

United States in 2003-04. 

In terms of job placement, 98.3 percent of MCB’s 2002-03

graduates were employed full-time or attending graduate

school shortly following graduation, despite a declining

regional economy. Eighty-five percent of employers surveyed

would recommend MCB to a student interested in an

undergraduate business degree.

Such results have led to high student satisfaction. MCB

ranks in the top 10 percent on 10 of 16 student satisfaction

2004

Award Winner

National Institute of Standards and Technology l Technology Administration l Department of Commerce

Baldrige National Quality Program

Highlights

• Student performance at MCB on nationally 

administered exit exams consistently has been well 

above the national mean and in 2003-2004 reached 

the top 10 percent level. 

• In a 2004 survey by Educational Benchmarking, Inc.,

MCB ranked in the top 10 percent nationally 

on 10 of 16 student satisfaction measures.

• More than 90 percent of organizations employing 

MCB’s students rated the program as good or excellent.

• MCB is one of five undergraduate-only business 

schools in the nation accredited in both business and

accounting by AACSB International—The Association

to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Kenneth W. Monfort College 

of Business

As a college within the University of Northern Colorado

(UNC), the Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business

(MCB) began in 1968 and quickly grew in step with the

explosive growth of business school enrollments nationwide.

By 1984, the college enrolled more than 2,000 students in a

wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs

but also faced strong competition from other business

colleges within a 50-mile radius. MCB weighed various

strategies for competing effectively and decided on a bold

step: eliminate its graduate programs and offer only a

bachelor of science in business administration. In 1992, MCB

became the first public college in Colorado to be accredited

by AACSB International in both business administration and

accounting. Today, the college remains one of only five

undergraduate-only programs in the United States to hold

both accreditations. 

Located on the university’s 236-acre Greeley campus,

MCB’s 34 full-time faculty, 13 part-time adjunct faculty, and

eight administrative staff graduate approximately 300

students a year, drawn from 32 states, primarily Colorado.

Outstanding Performance 

MCB’s mission is twofold: to provide a top-quality

education that prepares students for successful careers and

leadership roles in business, and to provide that education at

an affordable price. 

By most measures of success, MCB is fulfilling its mission.

In the results of national standardized tests and the ability of

its students to attain jobs in their chosen career fields, MCB

ranks among the nation’s top undergraduate business

programs. 

From 1994 to 2004, overall MCB student performance on

tests administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS)

has been well above the national mean, and in 2003-2004

reached the 90th percentile. During the same period, nearly

84 percent of MCB graduates performed above the national

mean on an individual basis, and the number of MCB

students performing in the top 10 percent was nearly triple

the national norm. The exam was administered to more than

80,000 seniors at 469 business education institutions in the

United States in 2003-04. 

In terms of job placement, 98.3 percent of MCB’s 2002-03

graduates were employed full-time or attending graduate

school shortly following graduation, despite a declining

regional economy. Eighty-five percent of employers surveyed

would recommend MCB to a student interested in an

undergraduate business degree.

Such results have led to high student satisfaction. MCB

ranks in the top 10 percent on 10 of 16 student satisfaction

2004

Award Winner

National Institute of Standards and Technology l Technology Administration l Department of Commerce

Baldrige National Quality Program

Highlights

• Student performance at MCB on nationally 

administered exit exams consistently has been well 

above the national mean and in 2003-2004 reached 

the top 10 percent level. 

• In a 2004 survey by Educational Benchmarking, Inc.,

MCB ranked in the top 10 percent nationally 

on 10 of 16 student satisfaction measures.

• More than 90 percent of organizations employing 

MCB’s students rated the program as good or excellent.

• MCB is one of five undergraduate-only business 

schools in the nation accredited in both business and

accounting by AACSB International—The Association

to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.