Are you looking for some of the most highly regarded bachelor of accountancy students in the country? If so, we’re here to help you hire the BYU advantage. BYU’s program is recognized by every major ranking publication as one of the top three programs in the country. Recruiters from top companies know this and keep coming back for the character, professionalism, collaboration, and flexibility that set our graduates apart.

1) Nationally Recognized: BYU accounting students are not only ranked high academically (Bloomberg Businessweek, 2014: 1st; Public Accounting Report, 2014: 3rd; and U.S. News & World Report, 2014: 3rd), they are also very highly regarded by the firms—including the Big Four—that hire our grads.

2) Character: The shared values of BYU and its sponsoring institution help instill strong character in our students. We build on these values with a required study of business ethics from some of the leading experts in the field. Frank Crespo, VP and CPO of Caterpillar adds, “Graduates come away from the Marriott School with a very high ethical standard. You don’t have to worry about what’s underneath the résumé.”

3) Collaboration: The undergraduate accounting program produces strong graduates who know how to work well in teams. In the past seven years, BYU teams have taken first or second place at Deloitte’s national tax competitions. BYU teams have also placed first or second in their last three appearances at the national Deloitte audit competition.

4) Flexibility: With strong language ability (about two-thirds of students speak a second language) and significant international experience (more than three-quarters have served LDS missions, many living abroad for two years), BYU accounting undergrads can apply their top-notch expertise in a wide range of locations and fields. Unlike many accounting programs where a large percentage of graduates take jobs in their region, BYU accounting students take jobs all over the country, with one-third of graduates taking jobs outside the West.

5) Professional Experience: BYU students are recognized for their professional strengths and technical abilities to the point that they annually fill internships for major accounting firms and industry employers. BYU accounting undergrads frequently intern for Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Dell, Credit Suisse, and Intel.

THE BYU ADVANTAGE

2016 BSAcc ProfileHire the BYU AdvantageProfessional Experience“BYU is a top resource school for us. Students have technical ability, are mobile, and have global perspective. We find them to be a solid value.”

JAMES S. TURLEYRetired Chairman and CEO, EY

CLASS PROFILES

BSACC RANKINGS

ENTERING STUDENTS

NUMBER OF APPLICANTS

NUMBER ENROLLED

AVERAGE GPA

MEN

WOMEN

INTERNATIONAL

BILINGUAL

2015

384

266

3.76

73%

27%

6%

67%

RANK

1st

1st

3rd

3rd

RANKING INSTITUTION

Businessweek, 2014

Accounting Degree Review, 2014–15

Public Accounting Report, 2014

U.S. News & World Report, 2014

2013

337

247

3.70

83%

17%

10%

68%

2012

323

252

3.70

77%

23%

13%

68%

2014

343

265

3.74

82%

18%

5%

59%

BSAcc Recruiters

For the seventeenth year the BYU School of Accountancy (SOA) received a top-three ranking from the Public Accounting Report, reinforcing its position among the nation’s best accounting schools.

The SOA is endorsed by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) for excellence in preparing students to pursue the Certified Management Accounting (CMA) credential. The endorsement from the IMA signifies that the Marriott School’s accounting program covers considerable amounts of material on the CMA exam and prepares students to receive the credential.

BYU boasts top-ranked faculty who remain active in the accounting world, serving on corporate boards and institutional committees. Jeff Wilks, SOA director, was recently appointed to serve on the Financial Accountings Standards Advisory Council, which meets quarterly to advise the Financial Accounting Standards Board on accounting matters affecting companies across the United States. Associate dean Steve Glover was recently appointed to the Auditing Standards Board, the American Institute of CPAs’ senior committee for auditing, attestation, and quality control. SOA professors also regularly receive accolades for their published work. In 2015 professors received awards such as the CPA Journal’s Max Block award and the 2014 Best Paper Award in Issues in Accounting Education.

BYU’s accounting program ranked No. 1 in Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2014 rankings. Accounting Degree Review ranked the Marriott School’s undergraduate program the No. 1 Accounting Super School: a comprehensive ranking compiled using multiple other published resources. The Marriott School also ranked No. 3 in employer satisfaction and No. 17 in student satisfaction in 2014. BYU was the only school from Utah in the top fifty and the highest rated school in the west.

AccentureAmazon.comAmerican ExpressAndersen TaxAPX Alarm Security SolutionsBain & CompanyBank of America Merrill LynchBarclays Capital/BankBDO USABoston Consulting GroupBYUCapital Group CompaniesCapital OneCargillCBIZCitigroupCornerstone ResearchCredit SuisseDeere & CompanyDefense Contract Audit AgencyDellDeloittedoTerra InternationalDuff & PhelpsEide BaillyEKS&HEYFASBFidelity InvestmentFTI ConsultingGilbert & Stewart, CPAsGoldman SachsGrant ThorntonGreenstein, Rogoff, Olsen & Co.Halverson & CompanyHawkins, Cloward & SimisterIntel CorporationInternal Revenue ServiceJC PenneyJefferies and CompanyJP MorganKing & McClearyKing, King, Alleman & JensenKPMGLarson CPALazard LEK ConsultingLewis & RocaLockheed MartinLunsford & Peck, CPAMarriottMcGladreyMcKinsey & CompanyMelaleucaMicrosoft CorporationMonitor CompanyMoss AdamsMozyNational Oil Well VarcoNovellNuskinPermier Employee SolutionsPickard & Green, CPAProstar CompanyProtivitiPwC QualtricsSandia National LaboratoriesSavage ServicesSelect StaffingSquire & CompanyStrata Fund ServicesSynergy WorldwideTanner LCTaxHawkTeach for AmericaThe RBL GroupThe Walt Disney CompanyUS Air ForceUS ArmyUBSUnion Pacific RailroadUtah State Auditor’s OfficeWachovia SecuritiesWells FargoWestern Financial ConsultantsWorthington IndustriesWSRP

AVERAGE STARTING SALARY AND PLACEMENT BY INDUSTRY

Alaska

Hawaii

4%Northeast$67,000

5%South$58,700

17%Southwest$64,600

4%Mid-Atlantic$56,000

65%West$56,400

BSAcc ACHIEVEMENTS

INDUSTRY

Big Four

Other CPA

Total CPA

Consulting

Financial Services

Manufacturing

Miscellaneous

SALARY

$55,500

$50,000

$54,800

$64,000

$68,600

$51,300

$55,500

PLACEMENT %

42%

5%

46%

4%

21%

6%

23%

5%Midwest$57,750

updated 10/15

2015 PLACEMENT AND AVERAGE SALARY