Accounting

The accounting department at the University of Richmond is well known throughout the country for producing especially high quality graduates each year. After receiving an accounting degree from the University, many of our students pursue positions with international public accounting firms, major corporations, not-for-profit entities or local businesses. Some students attend graduate school in business, law or the liberal arts.

While pursuing an accounting degree at the University of Richmond, students are taught to understand accounting and its many complexities rather than being forced to memorize purely mechanical procedures. The entire accounting program stresses the theory behind accounting so that graduates will have the basis of knowledge to begin a lifelong career.

Major & Concentration Requirements

782

service hours students completed through the Virginia Income Tax Assistance program

90%+

of accounting students start their careers at public accounting firms

$324,000

in Federal tax refunds requested by students through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program

The purpose of college is to help form the foundation for a life that is thoughtful and satisfying and makes the world a better place. Whether a person becomes an accountant or a bus driver, I want my students to think beyond themselves.

Joe Hoyle

Associate Professor of Accounting

Feature Stories

November 18, 2024

Student Scholars

University of Richmond Alum Aamy Bakry Receives 2025 American Chemical Society Pride Merck Graduate Research Award

This award annually recognizes up to six recipients who present their research during a symposium at the Spring American Chemical Society national meeting. Awardees also receive a stipend and a one-year mentorship program that pairs them with an industry employee.

Left to right: William R. Van Buren, Chair of the VFIC, Professor Sara Hanson, and UR President Kevin F. Hallock

November 12, 2024

University of Richmond Marketing Professor Sara Hanson Receives State Award for Excellence in Teaching Technology

Marketing professor Sara Hanson has been awarded the H. Hiter Harris III Excellence in Instructional Technology Award from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges.