School of Accountancy 2025-2026 Annual Report

ABOUT US

We are the largest School of Accountancy in Georgia: >1,420 Undergraduate students; 35 MAcc students; 9 Ph.D. students.

Kennesaw State University is one of 14 Internal Auditing Academic Alliance universities in the world recognized as a “Center of Excellence.”

VISION

We aspire to be a nationally recognized leader in influencing the accounting profession by educating our students, performing relevant research, and engaging with the profession.

The KSU School of Accountancy ranks 58th in the world for the number of accounting research articles published in leading journals during the past 12 years, according to Brigham Young University. KSU also ranks 19th in Audit Research, 53rd in Tax Research, and 90th in Financial Accounting Research.

MISSION

The mission of the School of Accountancy at Kennesaw State University is to: provide a high-quality accounting education to a diverse student group; prepare successful accounting professionals and future leaders in local, national, and global organizations; and influence the accounting profession through relevant research and professional engagement. We will achieve these goals by promoting teaching and research excellence, delivering innovative undergraduate and graduate programs, and fostering an ethical environment of intellectual curiosity, innovation, and collegiality.

AACSB Kennesaw

IIA ACADEMIC ALLIANCE The Internal Auditing Academic Alliance was developed by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) to meet the growing demand for internal audit education at colleges and universities. Kennesaw State University is one of only 14 institutions worldwide recognized as an IIA Center of Excellence.

BYU ranks KSU 3rd in the world for the number of Accounting Education Research articles published in leading journals during the last 12 years.

State of Accountancy (SOA) undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degree programs in accounting are separately accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB – International), the premier accrediting body for business schools around the world. AACSB – International accreditation represents the SOA’s achievement to continuously meet a rigorous set of quality accounting standards. University School

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