School of Accountancy Fact Sheet 2026 - 2027

SOA FACT SHEET 2026-2027

We are the largest School of Accountancy in Georgia

1,400+ Undergraduate students 3 4 MAcc students 9 PhD students

About Our Students:

200+ students graduate per year

75%+ indicate positive career outcomes

~1000 hours of academic credit earned for internships

Universities worldwide recognized as an Institute of Internal Auditors Center of EXCELLENCE 1 of 14 KSU awards more than 90 Academic Alliance certificates each year

The Internal Audit Academic Alliance 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 3.85. • 54% are KSU undergrad students. • 100% job placement

2 in 2 MAcc Program

These certifications are a response to the Atlanta accounting community’s need for graduates’ software proficiency. 90%+ of accounting students become Excel Certified. 100% of MAcc students become Alteryx Certified. SOA implemented Alteryx Certifications for MAcc graduates, and Microsoft Excel Certification for all undergraduates.

Beta Alpha Psi International has ranked KSU a Gold Chapter for 9 years running.

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.

KSU Financial Reporting Roundtable (FRR)

SOA FACT SHEET 2026-2027

BYU Accounting Research Rankings

KSU is ranked 70th in the world for the number of Accounting Research Articles published in leading journals during the past 12 years.

It also ranks

20th KSU RANKS HIGHER than these universities: • Auburn University • Georgia Institute of Technology • NC State University • University of South Florida • Wake Forest University • and many more THANK YOU to our 2026-2027 Partners! 53rd BYU ranks KSU 3rd in the world for the number of Accounting Education Research articles published in leading journals during the last 12 years. BYU ranks KSU 48th in the world in Relevance of Accounting Research (ROAR) to accounting professionals in the latest ranking year. Our Ph.D. in Accounting program is ranked 128th in the world. in Audit Research in Tax Research

CPAs

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