Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Accounting schools. The average acceptance rate of best Accounting schools is 18.10% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 46.23%.
Stanford University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 3.68% and University of Chicago has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 84.80% among best Accounting schools. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of Texas at Austin | 60,055 (28,507/31,260) | 18,830 (7,598/11,172) | 9,109 (3,617/5,482) | 31% (27%/36%) | 48% (48%/18%) |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 54,588 (25,055/29,533) | 3,549 (1,627/1,922) | 2,409 (1,071/1,338) | 7% (6%/7%) | 68% (66%/5%) |
| 3 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 63,257 (36,223/27,010) | 28,354 (13,926/14,418) | 7,957 (4,076/3,879) | 45% (38%/53%) | 28% (29%/14%) |
| 4 | University of Chicago | 37,522 (16,830/20,670) | 2,039 (1,064/975) | 1,729 (936/793) | 5% (6%/5%) | 85% (88%/4%) |
| 5 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 84,289 (42,285/42,004) | 14,914 (6,434/8,480) | 7,050 (3,069/3,981) | 18% (15%/20%) | 47% (48%/9%) |
| 6 | Stanford University | 56,378 (28,379/27,999) | 2,075 (948/1,127) | 1,736 (794/942) | 4% (3%/4%) | 84% (84%/3%) |
| 7 | Brigham Young University | 10,559 (4,723/5,836) | 7,040 (2,758/4,282) | 5,565 (2,230/3,335) | 67% (58%/73%) | 79% (81%/57%) |
| 8 | University of Southern California | 69,062 (30,701/38,330) | 8,304 (3,869/4,424) | 3,420 (1,571/1,840) | 12% (13%/12%) | 41% (41%/5%) |
| 9 | New York University | 100,662 (38,481/62,181) | 12,539 (4,743/7,796) | 6,184 (2,419/3,765) | 12% (12%/13%) | 49% (51%/6%) |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 56,341 (23,412/32,929) | 9,639 (3,863/5,776) | 4,435 (1,679/2,756) | 17% (17%/18%) | 46% (43%/8%) |
| Average | 59,271 (27,460/27,460) | 10,728 (4,683/6,037) | 4,959 (2,146/2,811) | 18.10% (17.1%/22.0%) | 46.23% (45.8%/46.6%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best Accounting schools is 1478. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 726 and the average SAT Math score is 752.
Stanford University has the highest SAT scores of 1,550 and Brigham Young University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,360 among best Accounting schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Accounting schools for the academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of Texas at Austin | 63% (5,720) | 1370 | 680 | 690 |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 48% (1,153) | 1540 | 750 | 790 |
| 3 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 44% (3,485) | 1440 | 700 | 740 |
| 4 | University of Chicago | 52% (891) | 1540 | 760 | 780 |
| 5 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 54% (3,829) | 1470 | 720 | 750 |
| 6 | Stanford University | 49% (855) | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| 7 | Brigham Young University | 13% (702) | 1360 | 680 | 680 |
| 8 | University of Southern California | 34% (1,173) | 1520 | 740 | 780 |
| 9 | New York University | 26% (1,627) | 1530 | 750 | 780 |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 26% (1,169) | 1460 | 720 | 740 |
| Average | 40.90% | 1478 | 726 | 752 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best Accounting schools is 33. By subject, the average ACT English score is 34 and the ACT math score is 32.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Accounting schools for academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of Texas at Austin | 22% (1,983) | 30 | 32 | 28 |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 23% (545) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 3 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 20% (1,560) | 32 | 33 | 31 |
| 4 | University of Chicago | 32% (546) | 34 | 35 | 34 |
| 5 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 24% (1,692) | 33 | 35 | 32 |
| 6 | Stanford University | 23% (405) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 7 | Brigham Young University | 55% (3,043) | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| 8 | University of Southern California | 16% (559) | 34 | 35 | 33 |
| 9 | New York University | 11% (688) | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 32% (1,398) | 32 | 33 | 30 |
| Average | 25.80% | 33 | 34 | 32 | |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best Accounting schools based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
| Rank | Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of Texas at Austin | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 4 | University of Chicago | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 5 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 6 | Stanford University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 7 | Brigham Young University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 8 | University of Southern California | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 9 | New York University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.