Truman Students Rank Nationally on the CPA Exam

A newly released report indicates that Truman students’ first-time pass rate on the 2015 CPA exam remains among the highest nationwide.

According to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), Truman’s first-time pass rate ranked fifth in the nation for medium-sized programs with 21 to 60 reported candidates. Truman is the only public university in the top five for medium-sized schools. The University’s first-time pass rate ranked 30th out of the 821 institutions with 10 or more reported candidates.

Truman students excelled on the Regulation section of the exam earning a first-time pass rate that ranked them fifth in the nation. Truman had 39 first-time candidates sit for the exam in 2015. University candidates passed 77.4 percent of exam sections taken with an average score of 79.8 percent. Nationally, the first-time pass rate was 55 percent.

Truman is consistently among the top 5 percent in performance on the CPA exam.

Student performance on the CPA exam provides evidence that Truman’s updated curriculum and focus on student learning provide a private university experience and outcomes at a public price.

Truman is one of only 182 universities worldwide accredited in both business and accounting by AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB accreditation is the internationally recognized, specialized accreditation for business and accounting programs at the bachelors, masters and doctoral levels.