Accounting 10 Colleges Population Comparison

Total PopulationUndergraduateGraduateOnline Classes

Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Accounting schools is 403,966 with 214,948 female students and 189,018 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between best Accounting schools.

Among the best Accounting schools, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most enrolled students of 59,238, while University of Chicago has the least number of students of 18,566 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.

Student Population Comparison Between Best Accounting Schools
Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
1	The University of Texas at Austin	53,864	23,614	30,250
2	University of Pennsylvania	29,109	12,877	16,232
3	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	59,238	31,825	27,413
4	University of Chicago	18,566	10,087	8,479
5	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	52,855	24,997	27,858
6	Stanford University	18,625	9,667	8,958
7	Brigham Young University	35,873	17,517	18,356
8	University of Southern California	46,566	21,836	24,730
9	New York University	56,832	23,777	33,055
10	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	32,438	12,821	19,617
Total		403,966	189,018	214,948

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Accounting schools is 245,266 with 132,712 female students and 112,554 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between best Accounting schools.

Among the best Accounting schools, The University of Texas at Austin has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 43,165, while University of Chicago has the least number of undergraduate students of 7,598.

Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Accounting Schools
Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
1	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	18,254	24,911
2	University of Pennsylvania	11,478	5,152	6,326
3	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	37,140	19,404	17,736
4	University of Chicago	7,598	4,121	3,477
5	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	34,454	15,920	18,534
6	Stanford University	7,904	3,840	4,064
7	Brigham Young University	32,952	15,957	16,995
8	University of Southern California	20,630	9,882	10,748
9	New York University	29,060	11,827	17,233
10	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,885	8,197	12,688
Total		245,266	112,554	132,712

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Accounting schools is 158,700 with 82,236 female students and 76,464 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between best Accounting schools.

Among the best Accounting schools, New York University has the most enrolled graduate students of 27,772, while Brigham Young University has the least number of graduate students of 2,921.

Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Accounting Schools
Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
1	The University of Texas at Austin	10,699	5,360	5,339
2	University of Pennsylvania	17,631	7,725	9,906
3	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	22,098	12,421	9,677
4	University of Chicago	10,968	5,966	5,002
5	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	18,401	9,077	9,324
6	Stanford University	10,721	5,827	4,894
7	Brigham Young University	2,921	1,560	1,361
8	University of Southern California	25,936	11,954	13,982
9	New York University	27,772	11,950	15,822
10	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	11,553	4,624	6,929
Total		158,700	76,464	82,236

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Accounting schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 245,266 students, 2,963 students (1.21%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 67,295 students (27.44%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 158,700 students, 24,012 students (15.13%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 21,680 students (13.66%) have learned from at least one online course.

Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Best Accounting Schools
Rank	Name	Undergraduate			Graduate
Rank	Name	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes
1	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	245 (0.57%)	19,050 (44.13%)	10,699	12 (0.11%)	663 (6.20%)
2	University of Pennsylvania	11,478	681 (5.93%)	178 (1.55%)	17,631	2,568 (14.57%)	825 (4.68%)
3	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	37,140	343 (0.92%)	22,545 (60.70%)	22,098	8,869 (40.13%)	2,286 (10.34%)
4	University of Chicago	7,598	-	-	10,968	102 (0.93%)	-
5	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	34,454	41 (0.12%)	3,115 (9.04%)	18,401	1,438 (7.81%)	1,468 (7.98%)
6	Stanford University	7,904	350 (4.43%)	-	10,721	-	854 (7.97%)
7	Brigham Young University	32,952	834 (2.53%)	11,289 (34.26%)	2,921	64 (2.19%)	598 (20.47%)
8	University of Southern California	20,630	28 (0.14%)	2,008 (9.73%)	25,936	6,049 (23.32%)	7,429 (28.64%)
9	New York University	29,060	398 (1.37%)	5,174 (17.80%)	27,772	3,095 (11.14%)	5,824 (20.97%)
10	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,885	43 (0.21%)	3,936 (18.85%)	11,553	1,815 (15.71%)	1,733 (15.00%)
Average		245,266	2,963 (1.21%)	67,295 (27.44%)	158,700	24,012 (15.13%)	21,680 (13.66%)

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