Overview

About the Accounting program at University of Rhode Island

Whether you aspire to have a career in public accounting, work as a corporate controller or treasurer, or serve in government or at a nonprofit, an accounting major will prepare you well. With courses that focus on financial reporting, auditing, data analytics, tax, and cost accounting, you will learn how to measure, report, and analyze the financial performance of an individual or business. When you complete your degree, you will be equipped with the knowledge to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination.

As the only separately accredited accounting program within the state of Rhode Island, the accounting faculty discovers and disseminates knowledge to prepare the next generation of accounting professionals and scholars to positively impact society. By achieving this objective, we promote sound and ethical accounting, tax, and auditing for businesses, as well as governmental and not-for-profit agencies. We educate, transform and inspire our students to think critically and independently, conduct innovative research, develop a global perspective, and function as informed, responsible, and socially conscious citizens and professionals.

Careers

Whether your goal is to have a career in public accounting (CPA), serve as a corporate controller or treasurer, manage your own business, become a lawyer, or get involved in government or not-for-profit enterprises, accounting can help you become a sophisticated user of financial information. Accounting provides an excellent foundation for upper management positions in almost any organization.

As an accounting major, you can take advantage of a number of internship opportunities while studying here. They can be done in the summer or during the academic year. You can even earn academic credit or intern abroad. Learn more about the process here.

Companies where accounting students have interned:

PWC
EY
KPMG
Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co.
CVS Health

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Accounting Information Systems

Advanced Accounting

Federal Tax Accounting

Intermediate Accounting

Cost Accounting

Auditing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

121 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kingston, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A completed Common Application

Application fee of $65

Official high school transcript (preferably submitted through the Common Application)

List of senior courses (admission is contingent upon successful completion of all senior course work and graduation from high school)

Official SAT or ACT scores (MUST be sent electronically by the testing services: the URI ID code is 3919 for SAT and 3818 for ACT)

Essay (pharmacy applicants must include an additional statement explaining their choice of major)

At least one letter of recommendation (please limit to two). If your school counselor writes your letter of recommendation (which is our preference), there is no need to submit a teacher evaluation/recommendation.
Admitted students are required to submit a final high school transcript showing proof of graduation by July 15.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

38398 USD / year

≈ 38398 USD / year
Out-of-State

38398 USD / year

≈ 38398 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

17476 USD / year

≈ 17476 USD / year

Additional Details

New England Regional: $27,916

Living costs

Kingston

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

About the Accounting program at University of Rhode Island

Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

Living costs

Kingston

Funding

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