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The University of Chicago Booth School of Business hosts one of the world's leading PhD programs in accounting. Our distinguished faculty produce transformative academic research, while our alumni have significantly influenced the development of contemporary accounting scholarship. As an accounting PhD candidate at Booth, you'll enjoy the liberty to pursue your unique research passions immediately—wherever they may guide you. You'll become part of a cooperative academic environment, collaborating with renowned scholars whose innovative work has made substantial contributions to academic discourse, accounting practices, regulatory policies, and financial market oversight. Beyond your stipend, opportunities exist to secure funding for research projects and conference attendance through our research institutes and doctoral program. Through research seminars and academic conferences, you'll both present your findings and engage with the work of peers in the field.
Applicants to our graduate and professional programs are expected to be enrolled in or to have completed a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited college or university. Applicants from a three-year bachelor’s program will be given due consideration. Because all of our programs feature competitive admission, no particular academic degree or background will guarantee admission to one of our graduate divisions.
English language requirements:
The minimum required score for the TOEFL is 104 overall, with 4 sub scores of 26 each. Minimum required scores in the IELTS are an overall score of 7, with sub scores of 7 each.