Best Colleges in Accounting Program

This page introduces the top colleges in Accounting program. The University of Texas at Austin is ranked first in Accounting program ranking and University of Pennsylvania is placed in second. Next describes the Accounting program in general.

Accounting, or accountancy, is the measurement, processing and communication of financial information about economic entities. Accounting, which has been called the "language of business", measures the results of an organization's economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of users including investors, creditors, management, and regulators. Practitioners of accounting are known as accountants.[see more at wiki]

Academic Comparison Between Best Colleges in Accounting Program

4 public and 6 private schools are ranked in the top Accounting colleges. The average acceptance rate of the schools is 26.30% where Stanford University has the tightest acceptance rate of 4% and Brigham Young University-Provo has the highest rate of 64%. Total 365,926 students are enrolled into the best Accounting schools where The University of Texas at Austin has the largest population with 51,525 students and University of Chicago is the smallest school with 16,227 students. The average graduation rate is 89.30% and the average students to faculty ratio is 12.30:1 at those colleges.

Next table shows the academic information and key facts of the best Accounting colleges including acceptance rate, graduation rates, student population, and students to faculty ratio.

Table. Best Colleges in Accounting Program

Rank	Name	Acceptance Rates	Graduation Rates	Population	Student-Faculty Ratio
1	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	39%	83%	51,525	18:1 (5.56 %)
2	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	8%	96%	25,367	6:1 (16.67 %)
3	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	62%	85%	48,216	20:1 (5.00 %)
4	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	7%	93%	16,227	5:1 (20.00 %)
5	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	23%	92%	46,002	11:1 (9.09 %)
6	Stanford University Stanford, CA	4%	94%	17,534	12:1 (8.33 %)
7	Brigham Young University-Provo Provo, UT	64%	83%	34,334	20:1 (5.00 %)
8	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	13%	92%	45,687	9:1 (11.11 %)
9	New York University New York, NY	20%	84%	51,123	9:1 (11.11 %)
10	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	23%	91%	29,911	13:1 (7.69 %)
	Average	26.30%	89.30%	365,926 (Total)	12.30:1 (8.13 %)

Best College In Accounting 2019 Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2018-2019 tuition & fees and compares the costs between the best college in accounting. The 2018-2019 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for year 2019-2020 are calculated and estimated based on each school's tuition rates last year.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of the best college in accounting is $43,261 where University of Chicago has the most expensive costs with $58,230 and Brigham Young University-Provo has the lowest amount of tuition with $5,620. The average graduate tuition & fees of the best college in accounting is $37,535 where University of Chicago has the highest tuition with $58,968 and Brigham Young University-Provo has the lowest amount of graduate school tuition with $6,880.

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Table. Best College In Accounting 2019 Undergraduate Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	The University of Texas at Austin	$10,610	$37,580	$10,826	$38,435
2	University of Pennsylvania	$55,584		$57,712
3	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$15,094	$31,664	$13,175	$28,878
4	University of Chicago	$58,230		$61,846
5	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$15,262	$49,350	$14,779	$49,559
6	Stanford University	$51,354		$53,151
7	Brigham Young University-Provo	$5,620		$5,784
8	University of Southern California	$56,225		$58,262
9	New York University	$51,828		$53,228
10	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$8,987	$35,170	$8,969	$35,762
	Average	$12,488	$43,261	$11,937	$44,262

Table. Best College In Accounting 2019 Graduate School Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	The University of Texas at Austin	$11,742	$22,564	$12,000	$22,957
2	University of Pennsylvania	$38,630		$40,186
3	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$18,126	$31,279	$18,029	$30,756
4	University of Chicago	$58,968		$61,003
5	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$23,456	$47,006	$24,241	$48,579
6	Stanford University	$49,617		$49,617
7	Brigham Young University-Provo	$6,880		$6,880
8	University of Southern California	$45,561		$47,163
9	New York University	$45,426		$47,060
10	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$12,212	$29,423	$12,502	$29,709
	Average	$16,384	$37,535	$16,693	$38,391