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Accounting at Auburn

Auburn graduates about 136 accounting majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 36th of 723 schools we score for accounting, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $86,000 four years out, 1.16× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $18 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#36 of 723 for accounting →
Graduates a year1362% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$86,0001.16× the same major nationally
Research in the field$18Ma year, NSF
Admit rate46%whole school
SAT middle 50%1220–1380whole school

Around Auburn

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Where accounting happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Horton-Hargrave Business Building, Lowder Business Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 94 · Dorm 24 · Athletics 11 · Dining 4 · Library 3 · Fraternity or sorority house 2.

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Nearby in the accounting ranking

  1. University of Arizona 89
  2. University of Connecticut 89
  3. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 89
  4. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 88
  5. Boston College 88
  6. Miami University–Oxford 88
  7. University of Utah 88
  8. University of South Carolina 88

Other strong majors at Auburn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Auburn with every school we score in accounting. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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