SOA Fact Sheet 2023-2024

SOA FACT SHEET 2023-2024

We are the largest School of Accountancy in Georgia

1,069 Undergraduate students 32 MAcc students 5 PhD students

About Our Graduates:

232 students graduate per year

45%+ obtain credit for internships and co-ops

75%+ indicate positive career outcomes

804 hours of academic credit earned for internships

Universities worldwide recognized as an Institute of Internal Auditors Center of EXCELLENCE 1 of 12 KSU awards more than 65 IAEP certificates each year

The IAEP Program provides students a strong foundation to launch their careers in the internal audit/advisory profession with ten specialized courses (five undergraduate and five graduate) and prepares them for the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examination. • CPA and MAcc in two semesters. • Students take all four parts of the CPA exam as part of course work. • Median overall and accounting GPA of incoming cohort is 3.84. • 69% are KSU undergrad students. • 100% job placement.

2 in 2 MAcc Program

This program is a response to the Atlanta accounting community’s need for graduates to be proficient in Microsoft Excel. 67% of students passed the Microsoft Excel Certification exam the first try. SOA implemented Microsoft Excel Certification for all undergraduates

Beta Alpha Psi International has ranked KSU a Superior Chapter for 5 years running

DIVERSITY is important to KSU, Coles College, and the School of Accountancy Underrepresented minorities make up:

Issues In Higher Education ranks the top 100 universities that confer the most degrees to minorities. KSU ranks 30th overall in bachelor’s degrees in accounting.

47% Coles College student body

25% MAcc student body

45% KSU student body

52% BBA Accounting students

SOA FACT SHEET 2023-2024 The 20 largest, publicly held companies, measured by total revenue headquartered in Georgia collaborate in a forum for discussions pertaining to financial reporting. The Financial Reporting Roundtable was founded in 2007.

BYU Accounting Research Rankings KSU RANKS HIGHER than these universities: • Georgia State University • Georgia Institute of Technology • University of South Florida KSU Financial Reporting Roundtable (FRR)

KSU is ranked 63rd in the world for the number of Accounting Research Articles published in leading journals during the past 12 years.

It also ranks

46th

20th

in Audit Research

in Tax Research

BYU ranks KSU 4th in the world for the number of Accounting Education Research articles published in leading journals during the last 12 years. BYU ranks KSU 55th in the world in Relevance of Accounting Research (ROAR) to accounting professionals in the last six years.

• Auburn University • NC State University • Wake Forest University • and many more

Our Ph.D. in Accounting program is ranked 93rd in the world.

THANK YOU to our 2023-2024 Partners!

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