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Admission Comparison Between Best Accounting Schools

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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 16.13% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 46.59%.
Stanford University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 3.61% and University of Chicago has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 88.29% 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 2024-2025.
Admission Stats Comparison Between Best Accounting Schools
RankName ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateEnrollment Rate
1 The University of Texas at Austin
72,885 (35,912/36,750) 19,417 (8,101/11,264) 9,210 (3,847/5,343) 27% (23%/31%) 47% (47%/15%)
2 University of Pennsylvania
65,226 (30,339/34,887) 3,523 (1,634/1,889) 2,395 (1,108/1,287) 5% (5%/5%) 68% (68%/4%)
3 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
73,742 (41,597/32,124) 31,247 (15,134/16,102) 9,008 (4,538/4,469) 42% (36%/50%) 29% (30%/14%)
4 University of Chicago
43,612 (19,195/23,636) 1,955 (1,070/885) 1,726 (955/771) 4% (6%/4%) 88% (89%/3%)
5 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
98,310 (48,101/50,209) 15,373 (6,684/8,689) 7,278 (3,199/4,079) 16% (14%/17%) 47% (48%/8%)
6 Stanford University
57,326 (29,602/27,724) 2,067 (1,015/1,052) 1,693 (835/858) 4% (3%/4%) 82% (82%/3%)
7 Brigham Young University
11,698 (5,470/6,228) 7,929 (3,324/4,605) 6,147 (2,581/3,566) 68% (61%/74%) 78% (78%/57%)
8 University of Southern California
82,027 (36,539/44,530) 8,050 (3,870/4,067) 3,489 (1,623/1,866) 10% (11%/9%) 43% (42%/4%)
9 New York University
110,807 (45,074/65,681) 10,232 (4,093/6,131) 5,666 (2,351/3,311) 9% (9%/9%) 55% (57%/5%)
10 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
66,535 (27,893/38,632) 10,209 (4,256/5,953) 4,640 (1,752/2,888) 15% (15%/15%) 45% (41%/7%)
Average68,217 (31,972/31,972)11,000 (4,918/6,064)5,125 (2,279/2,844)16.13% (15.4%/19.0%)46.59% (46.3%/46.9%)

SAT Scores Comparison

The average SAT score of best Accounting schools is 1480. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 727 and the average SAT Math score is 753.
University of Pennsylvania 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 2024-2025.
SAT Score Comparison Between Best Accounting Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)		SAT TotalEvidence-Based Reading and WritingMath
1The University of Texas at Austin
56%
(5,189)		1390690700
2University of Pennsylvania
50%
(1,204)		1550760790
3University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
48%
(4,310)		1440700740
4University of Chicago
49%
(850)		1550760790
5University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
51%
(3,697)		1460720740
6Stanford University
51%
(857)		1550760790
7Brigham Young University
12%
(739)		1360680680
8University of Southern California
34%
(1,191)		1500730770
9New York University
28%
(1,598)		1520740780
10University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
28%
(1,320)		1480730750
Average40.70% 1480727753

*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

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 2024-2025.
ACT Score Comparison Between Best Accounting Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)		CompositeEnglishMath
1The University of Texas at Austin
18%
(1,686)		313229
2University of Pennsylvania
17%
(416)		353535
3University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
16%
(1,408)		323432
4University of Chicago
27%
(460)		353534
5University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
18%
(1,274)		333533
6Stanford University
19%
(324)		353535
7Brigham Young University
46%
(2,807)		303128
8University of Southern California
12%
(432)		333533
9New York University
10%
(583)		34
10University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
41%
(1,896)		313329
Average22.40% 333432

*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 2024-2025 data.
Application Requirements Comparison Between Best Accounting Schools
Rank NameHS GPAHS RankHS Record Prep. ProgramRec.Compe.SAT/ACTTOEFL
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.