A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found that accounting enrollment increased by 12% in fall 2024, reaching 257,278 students, the highest since fall 2020.
"Strong accounting enrollment is heartening," Sue Coffey, CPA, CGMA, the AICPA's CEO–Public Accounting, said in a news release. "The larger undergraduate student body presents a bigger opportunity to demonstrate to students the dynamic, rewarding career opportunities accounting can deliver."
Graduate accounting enrollment fell 2.8% from the previous fall to 25,472. Still, combined undergraduate and graduate accounting enrollment rose 10.5% year-over-year, significantly outpacing the 4.5% enrollment increase observed across all majors. Learn more.