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Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017: Accounting & Finance.

The rankings are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

Studying at Harvard University might not be the cheapest option for prospective students, but if you’re interested in Accounting & Finance, going there might mean you’ve got plenty of money to count afterwards. The American institution has retained its place at the top of this year’s subject ranking.

The rest of the top ten is near-identical to last year with New York University (NYU) the only new entrant. The US may dominate the top of the rankings, with seven of the top 10 universities, but they’re far from the only country on the list: 33 are represented in total.

Interested in other courses besides Accounting & Finance? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 covers 46 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.

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Accounting & Finance

Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017: Accounting & Finance.

The rankings are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

Studying at Harvard University might not be the cheapest option for prospective students, but if you’re interested in Accounting & Finance, going there might mean you’ve got plenty of money to count afterwards. The American institution has retained its place at the top of this year’s subject ranking.

The rest of the top ten is near-identical to last year with New York University (NYU) the only new entrant. The US may dominate the top of the rankings, with seven of the top 10 universities, but they’re far from the only country on the list: 33 are represented in total.

Interested in other courses besides Accounting & Finance? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 covers 46 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.

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Overall Score: 98.6
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

100

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Paper

93.8

H-index Citations

92.3

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Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 93.7

Employer Reputation

94

Academic Reputation

94.5

Citations per Paper

98.4

H-index Citations

83.6

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Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 92.1
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

92.3

Academic Reputation

94.8

Citations per Paper

88.7

H-index Citations

81

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.5
University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

97.7

Academic Reputation

88.9

Citations per Paper

87.3

H-index Citations

79.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.3

Employer Reputation

89.6

Academic Reputation

91.9

Citations per Paper

88.5

H-index Citations

86

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.8
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

81

Academic Reputation

91

Citations per Paper

100

H-index Citations

100

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Overall Score: 89
University of Chicago University of Chicago
location Chicago, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

77.6

Academic Reputation

92.4

Citations per Paper

99.1

H-index Citations

96

International Fees

Scholarship

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English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 8 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.4

Employer Reputation

85.8

Academic Reputation

90

Citations per Paper

94.6

H-index Citations

82.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

97.8

Academic Reputation

89.8

Citations per Paper

74.1

H-index Citations

63.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Academic Tests

Rank 10 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87
New York University (NYU) New York University (NYU)
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

78.6

Academic Reputation

88.9

Citations per Paper

96.1

H-index Citations

93.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.5

Employer Reputation

85

Academic Reputation

84.4

Citations per Paper

86.8

H-index Citations

91.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.3
London Business School London Business School
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

84.4

Academic Reputation

87.6

Citations per Paper

85.5

H-index Citations

76.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.1
Columbia University Columbia University
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

82.1

Academic Reputation

85.3

Citations per Paper

92.3

H-index Citations

86

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85

Employer Reputation

86.9

Academic Reputation

84.3

Citations per Paper

86.3

H-index Citations

81

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85
Yale University Yale University
location New Haven, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

87.1

Academic Reputation

85.3

Citations per Paper

85.3

H-index Citations

76.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.5

Employer Reputation

83.7

Academic Reputation

86.1

Citations per Paper

83.6

H-index Citations

69.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83

Employer Reputation

80.5

Academic Reputation

86.6

Citations per Paper

83.5

H-index Citations

71.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.7

Employer Reputation

87.4

Academic Reputation

83.5

Citations per Paper

77.3

H-index Citations

69.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 19 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.6
The University of Manchester The University of Manchester
location Manchester, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

79.2

Academic Reputation

82.7

Citations per Paper

86.2

H-index Citations

88.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.6

Employer Reputation

83.8

Academic Reputation

80.2

Citations per Paper

85.2

H-index Citations

78.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.1

Employer Reputation

80.6

Academic Reputation

80.5

Citations per Paper

82.8

H-index Citations

73.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80
Princeton University Princeton University
location Princeton, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

80.3

Academic Reputation

79.5

Citations per Paper

86.2

H-index Citations

75.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.9

Employer Reputation

79.1

Academic Reputation

78.6

Citations per Paper

85.2

H-index Citations

83.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.9

Employer Reputation

78.2

Academic Reputation

79.1

Citations per Paper

90.5

H-index Citations

78.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.7
Cornell University Cornell University
location Ithaca, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

75.5

Academic Reputation

77.9

Citations per Paper

91.4

H-index Citations

89.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.6
Monash University Monash University
location Melbourne, Australia
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

83.2

Academic Reputation

78.3

Citations per Paper

79.8

H-index Citations

75.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.6

Employer Reputation

73.4

Academic Reputation

80.6

Citations per Paper

90.8

H-index Citations

82.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.5
The University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong
location Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

83.5

Academic Reputation

79.9

Citations per Paper

79

H-index Citations

65.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.5

Employer Reputation

78.2

Academic Reputation

78.5

Citations per Paper

88.6

H-index Citations

79.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.4
Peking University Peking University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

89

Academic Reputation

77.7

Citations per Paper

72.8

H-index Citations

65.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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