Washington, DC's 5 best Accounting schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 179K citations received by 4.97K 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

#54 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,083

2. George Washington University

For Accounting

#2 in District of Columbia

#61 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

3. American University in Washington

For Accounting

#3 in District of Columbia

#94 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,676

4. Catholic University of America

For Accounting

#4 in District of Columbia

#281 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $32,705
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $42,657

5. Howard University

For Accounting

#5 in District of Columbia

#327 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $33,368

Universities for Accounting near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	196	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	29	College Park, Maryland
24	George Mason University	65	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	176	Baltimore, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	191	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	224	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	30	Baltimore, Maryland
62	Loyola University Maryland	331	Baltimore, Maryland
63	Morgan State University	313	Baltimore, Maryland
66	Towson University	188	Towson, Maryland