Top Accounting Schools in the U.S.

Ranking School and Information
1 University of Texas at Austin (McCombs) (Austin, TX)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $32,140 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $47,136 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 534
Average GMAT score: 692
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.43
Acceptance rate: 25.3%
Average starting salary and bonus: $118,410
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 75.2%
2 University of Chicago (Booth) (Chicago, IL)
Tuition: Full-time: $53,400 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,160
Average GMAT score: 719
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.52
Acceptance rate: 21.9%
Average starting salary and bonus: $133,424
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 82.1%
3 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) (Philadelphia, PA)
Tuition: Full-time: $53,926 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,669
Average GMAT score: 718
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.56
Acceptance rate: 18.8%
Average starting salary and bonus: $137,311
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 82.1%
4 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $19,975 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $29,975 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 226
Average GMAT score: 650
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.40
Acceptance rate: 28.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $85,916
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 69.2%
5 Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
Tuition: Full-time: $55,200 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 803
Average GMAT score: 730
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.70
Acceptance rate: 7.0%
Average starting salary and bonus: $140,972
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 75.6%
6 University of Michigan (Ross) (Ann Arbor, MI)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $47,750 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $52,750 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,000
Average GMAT score: 703
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.40
Acceptance rate: 32.2%
Average starting salary and bonus: $127,817
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 83.4%
7 University of Southern California (Marshall) (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuition: Full-time: $46,781 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 455
Average GMAT score: 687
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.30
Acceptance rate: 27.0%
Average starting salary and bonus: $109,619
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 66.9%
8 New York University (Stern) (New York, NY)
Tuition: Full-time: $48,320 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 784
Average GMAT score: 719
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.42
Acceptance rate: 13.6%
Average starting salary and bonus: $128,888
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 80.7%
9 Brigham Young University (Marriott) (Provo, UT)
Tuition: Full-time: $10,600 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 309
Average GMAT score: 670
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.55
Acceptance rate: 52.4%
Average starting salary and bonus: $103,369
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 76.2%
10 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) (Chapel Hill, NC)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $23,339 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $47,221 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 575
Average GMAT score: 689
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.31
Acceptance rate: 37.7%
Average starting salary and bonus: $101,904
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 74.1%
11 University of California: Berkeley (Haas) (Berkeley, CA)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $46,416 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $53,396 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 492
Average GMAT score: 715
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.64
Acceptance rate: 12.2%
Average starting salary and bonus: $129,776
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 71.7%
12 Indiana University Bloomington (Kelley) (Bloomington, IN)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $24,478 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $43,460 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 448
Average GMAT score: 670
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.32
Acceptance rate: 38.0%
Average starting salary and bonus: $106,195
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 69.3%
13 Northwestern University (Kellogg) (Evanston, IL)
Tuition: Full-time: $54,000 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,201
Average GMAT score: 712
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.54
Acceptance rate: 21.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $130,092
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 83.8%
14 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) (Cambridge, MA)
Tuition: Full-time: $52,628 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 804
Average GMAT score: 710
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.51
Acceptance rate: 13.3%
Average starting salary and bonus: $132,618
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 80.8%
15 University of Washington (Foster) (Seattle, WA)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $26,340 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $38,409 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 247
Average GMAT score: 675
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.40
Acceptance rate: 43.5%
Average starting salary and bonus: $97,970
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 72.6%
16 Harvard University (Boston, MA)
Tuition: Full-time: $51,200 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,808
Average GMAT score: 724
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.66
Acceptance rate: 11.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $139,735
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 83.2%
17 University of California: Los Angeles (Anderson) (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $45,386 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $52,580 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 750
Average GMAT score: 704
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.50
Acceptance rate: 28.6%
Average starting salary and bonus: $119,109
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 70.5%
18 University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) (Notre Dame, IN)
Tuition: Full-time: $41,870 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 328
Average GMAT score: 692
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.33
Acceptance rate: 36.8%
Average starting salary and bonus: $104,763
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 68.6%
19 Seattle University (Albers) (Seattle, WA)
Tuition: N/A
Enrollment (full-time): N/A
Average GMAT score: N/A
Average undergraduate GPA: N/A
Acceptance rate: N/A
Average starting salary and bonus: N/A
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: N/A
20 Duke University (Fuqua) (Durham, NC)
Tuition: Full-time: $50,300 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 888
Average GMAT score: 689
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.44
Acceptance rate: 26.5%
Average starting salary and bonus: $128,666
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 78.4%
21 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus (Fisher) (Columbus, OH)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $25,680 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $42,405 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 231
Average GMAT score: 674
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.40
Acceptance rate: 26.7%
Average starting salary and bonus: $91,696
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 71.2%
22 University of Rochester (Simon) (Rochester, NY)
Tuition: Full-time: $45,933 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 293
Average GMAT score: 675
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.46
Acceptance rate: 36.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $81,117
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 64.2%
23 Michigan State University (Broad) (East Lansing, MI)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $24,900 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $39,500 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 176
Average GMAT score: 638
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.24
Acceptance rate: 36.2%
Average starting salary and bonus: $94,826
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 70.9%
24 Cornell University (Johnson) (Ithaca, NY)
Tuition: Full-time: $51,480 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 546
Average GMAT score: 691
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.29
Acceptance rate: 27.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $122,329
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 74.7%
25 Fairfield University (Dolan) (Fairfield, CT)
Tuition: Full-time: $755 per credit
Enrollment (full-time): 87
Average GMAT score: 525
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.26
Acceptance rate: N/A
Average starting salary and bonus: N/A
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: N/A
26 University of Florida (Hough) (Gainesville, FL)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $11,954 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $29,347 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 112
Average GMAT score: 678
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.51
Acceptance rate: 24.0%
Average starting salary and bonus: $78,522
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 50.0%
27 Columbia University (New York, NY)
Tuition: Full-time: $55,868 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,264
Average GMAT score: 716
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.50
Acceptance rate: 15.9%
Average starting salary and bonus: $134,233
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 75.3%
28 Georgia State University (Robinson) (Atlanta, GA)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $10,104 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $29,976 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 43
Average GMAT score: 533
Average undergraduate GPA: N/A
Acceptance rate: N/A
Average starting salary and bonus: N/A
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: N/A
29 John Carroll University (Boler) (University Heights, OH)
Tuition: N/A
Enrollment (full-time): N/A
Average GMAT score: N/A
Average undergraduate GPA: N/A
Acceptance rate: N/A
Average starting salary and bonus: N/A
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: N/A
30 Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Tuition: Full-time: $1,286 per credit
Enrollment (full-time): N/A
Average GMAT score: N/A
Average undergraduate GPA: N/A
Acceptance rate: N/A
Average starting salary and bonus: N/A
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: N/A
31 University of Virginia (Darden) (Charlottesville, VA)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $44,000 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $49,000 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 659
Average GMAT score: 701
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.40
Acceptance rate: 24.6%
Average starting salary and bonus: $127,595
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 83.2%
32 Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuition: N/A
Enrollment (full-time): N/A
Average GMAT score: N/A
Average undergraduate GPA: N/A
Acceptance rate: N/A
Average starting salary and bonus: N/A
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: N/A
33 University of Georgia (Terry) (Athens, GA)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $11,594 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $28,964 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 102
Average GMAT score: 643
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.36
Acceptance rate: 40.6%
Average starting salary and bonus: $94,463
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 48.6%
34 University of Iowa (Tippie) (Iowa City, IA)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $18,080 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $33,176 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 138
Average GMAT score: 666
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.38
Acceptance rate: 37.3%
Average starting salary and bonus: $94,003
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 60.3%