Accounting

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
Fact Sheet
Scholarships & Awards
Accounting Advisory Board
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
March 14, 2023
University News
Robins School lands in Poets&Quants Top 20
In second year at No. 18, the business school earns high marks for faculty engagement and real-world learning.
March 10, 2023
Student Experience
Spider students mix up energy drink with a chill twist

An entrepreneurial course helped students create, market, and sell a drink that boosts energy, minus the jitters.
March 2, 2023
Small Class Sizes and Experiential Learning Land Robins School of Business in Poets&Quants Top 20 Undergrad Business Schools
The Robins School of Business ranked in the top 20 in the annual Best Undergraduate Business Schools rankings by “Poets&Quants for Undergrads,” the leading online publication for undergraduate business education news.
February 20, 2023
Student Experience
Spider students welcomed to the White House
UR students were invited to participate in policy discussions with the vice president.