Gies College of Business’ graduate accounting program is ranked #3 in the nation in the latest update released by US News & World Report. To compile the rankings, US News surveys business school deans and senior faculty, who rate peer business schools based on their opinion and reputation of each program.

Gies Business has been at the forefront of accountancy education for more than 100 years. As one of the nation’s first accountancy programs, Gies boasts a proud history of innovation, advocacy, and excellence. Gies granted the nation’s first PhD in accounting in 1936; hosted the first international conference of accounting education in 1961; and launched Project Discovery, a revolutionary projects-based curriculum, in 1997. For the past century, Gies has been the home to some of the world’s top scholars, corporate CFOs, and multiple National Accounting Hall of Fame inductees.

In addition to the recognition for graduate accounting, Gies’ faculty are also recognized as some of the best in the world. Last fall, Gies Business came out on top in the two primary rankings of accounting research scholarship by Brigham Young University. The Department earned the #1 spot in the overall research and publications rankings and the #1 ranking in the Relevance of Accounting Research (ROAR). The research and publications rankings are determined not just on the volume of research but also on research appearing in leading journals in the field.