Washington, DC's 5 best Accounting schools [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 120K citations received by 4.5K academic papers made by 5 universities in Washington was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Georgetown University

For Accounting

#1 in District of Columbia

#59 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

2. George Washington University

For Accounting

#2 in District of Columbia

#64 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

3. American University in Washington

For Accounting

#3 in District of Columbia

#87 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $41,369

4. Catholic University of America

For Accounting

#4 in District of Columbia

#287 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $36,031
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $34,449

5. Howard University

For Accounting

#5 in District of Columbia

#331 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $28,279

Universities for Accounting near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	181	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	25	College Park, Maryland
24	George Mason University	67	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	184	Baltimore, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	179	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	227	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	35	Baltimore, Maryland
62	Loyola University Maryland	332	Baltimore, Maryland
63	Morgan State University	310	Baltimore, Maryland
66	Towson University	196	Towson, Maryland