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Accounting at UT Austin

UT Austin graduates about 163 accounting majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 6th of 723 schools we score for accounting, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $105,000 four years out, 1.41× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

96/100Standout#6 of 723 for accounting →
Graduates a year1632% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$105,0001.41× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate27%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1500whole school

Around UT Austin

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks at a scene-setter video while touring t
Secretary Kerry Looks at a Scene-Setter Video While Touring the LBJ PresidentialPhoto: U.S. Department of State from United States · Public domain · source
Looking north from the Stadium
Looking north from the Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Alpha Phi Omega runs the flag before home games; always a crowd pleaser!
The World's Largest Texas FlagPhoto: Klobetime · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Todd Dwyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where accounting happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Graduate School of Business Building, McCombs School of Business.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 142 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 11 · Arts 7 · Chapel 3 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the accounting ranking

  1. Brigham Young University 98
  2. University of Southern California 97
  3. Syracuse University 97
  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison 96
  5. Georgetown University 95
  6. University of Notre Dame 95
  7. Texas A&M University 95
  8. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 94

Other strong majors at UT Austin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UT Austin 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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