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Korea University Has Highest Pass Rate on First CPA Examination
KU produced the highest number of successful candidates, 169 in total, on the first CPA Exam for 2 consecutive years followed by △Sungkyunkwan University, △Yonsei University, etc.
KU produced the highest number of successful candidates, 169 in total, on the first CPA Exam for 2 consecutive years followed by △Sungkyunkwan University, △Yonsei University, etc.
Among domestic universities, Korea University has the highest pass rate with 169 successful candidates on the “51th First Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Examination” held on February 28. According to the Financial Supervisory Service, the competition ratio for the first CPA Exam stood at 5.4-to-1. Out of 9,246 candidates, 1,711 have passed the first exam.Korea University has produced the highest number of successful candidates on the first CPA Exam for the second consecutive year (181 successful candidates in 2015). KU has 30 more successful candidates than Sungkyunkwan University (136), which has second-most CPA candidates. Yonsei University (136) came in third, followed by Hanyang University (119) and Kyung Hee University (111).
The Second CPA Examination will be held for two days from June 25 to 26. The expected number of CPA takers for the second exam is 2,908, adding successful candidates from last year and this year, with the competition ratio of 3.4-to-1. The final results will be announced on August 26, and the minimum of 850 final candidates are expected to be selected.