Performance on the CPA by the undergraduate and MSA students are shown below. The undergraduate performance is compared to both the national results as well as all schools in Wisconsin. The MSA are only compared to Wisconsin results as national results are not yet provided.
Undergraduate CPA pass rates
|
Large school ranking (100+ candidates) |
Marquette University pass rate |
State of Wisconsin pass rate |
National pass rate |
AACSB Schools with accounting accreditation* |
AACSB schools without accounting accreditation* |
2019 |
not ranked |
73.9% |
66.4% |
58.6% |
57.1% |
66.2% |
2018 |
not ranked |
50.0% |
66.2% |
57.5% |
56.9% |
64.4% |
2017 |
not ranked |
64.3% |
63.2% |
52.9% |
60.6% |
52.4% |
2016 |
not ranked |
61.4% |
66.7% |
54.4% |
61.9% |
53.5% |
2015 |
33rd |
70.5% |
65.5% |
48.4% |
63.2% |
54% |
2014 |
26th |
73.8% |
58.8% |
55% |
|
|
2013 |
18th |
73.5% |
64.1% |
54.6% |
|
|
2012 |
not ranked |
67.6% |
62.6% |
54.3% |
|
|
2011 |
17th |
71% |
54.5% |
50% |
|
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Pass rates shown above are for all four parts of the CPA exam
*Data was not presented by AACSB and non-AACSB schools prior to 2015
Graduate CPA pass rates
|
|
Marquette University pass rate |
State of Wisconsin pass rate |
2019 |
|
68.8% |
74.0% |
2018 |
|
63.3% |
74.4% |
2017 |
|
76% |
67.5% |
2016 |
|
56.8% |
66.5% |
2015 |
|
52% |
67.90% |
2014 |
|
45.50% |
73.30% |
2013 |
|
64.7% |
68.70% |
2012 |
|
58.8% |
65% |
2011 |
|
47% |
56% |