UA Undergraduate Accounting Program Ranked 19th by Public Accounting Report

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The undergraduate accounting program at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse School of Accountancy is ranked 19th nationally in the latest Public Accounting Report rankings.

Public Accounting Report, which has ranked national accounting programs for 17 years, placed The University of Alabama among the elite accounting programs in the nation, including those at the University of Texas, the University of Michigan, and the University of Illinois, among others. The only other Southeastern universities included in the list were the University of Florida and the University of Georgia.

Public Accounting Report bases its rankings on an annual survey of accounting professors from accredited programs, distributing its survey to more than 1,300 heads of accounting programs nationwide.

Dr. Rob Ingram, director of the Culverhouse School of Accountancy, said the ranking “is a testament to the strength of our faculty, the caliber of our students and the commitment of the accounting firms who support us financially and hire our graduates.”

The Culverhouse College of Accountancy has consistently been ranked among the nation’s top accounting programs.