Student Information

  • College/School: W. Fielding Rubel School of Business
  • Undergraduate Programs: Accounting, Business Administration, Economics and Finance
  • Graduate Programs: MBA and MST

ETS Test Results for BA Students in Accounting, Business Admin and Finance

 Spring 2014 -  Fall 2018 Spr. 
2014 		 Fall
2014 		 Spr. 
2015 
 Fall
2015 
 Spr. 
2016 
 Fall 
2016* 
 Spr.
2017 
 Fall
2017 
 Spr.
2018+ 
 Fall
2018**
 Overall 51 71 83 89 73 87 85 80 76 95
 Accounting 49 82 78 93 65 92 93 74 57 91
 Economics 67 81 96 87 91 96 87 83 87 98
 Management 40 57 64 57 41 47 96 77 75 83
 Quantitative 74 21 87 98 79 58 65 20 78 93
 Finance 82 88 91 88 89 98 98 92 74 95
 Marketing 66 59 65 95 80 69 47 55 92 92
 Legal 45 76 85 80 60 99 8 80 75 96
 Information Systems 20 24 50 53 53 58 68 92 22 58
 International 51 68 78 41 83 93 70 41 28 94

Bold results exceed School of Business goals
*Test Revised
+Scores revised according to appropriate year’s data.
**In fall 2018, UGCC recommended raising RSB ETS goals to 60% in each category, 80% overall.

ETS Test Results for BA Students in Economics

 Spring 2014 - Spring 2018 Spring 2014 Spring 2015 Spring 2016 Spring 2017 Spring 2018
 Overall 72 79 67 63 69
 Microeconomics 61 76 54 45 52
 Macroeconomics 58 80 82 50* 84
 Quantitative - - 84 48 -
 International - - 63 80 -

Bold results exceed program goal

Graduate Results ETS Major Field Tests: MBA

 Fall 2014 - Fall 2018 Fall 2014
 Fall 2015
 Fall 2016 Fall 2017* Fall 2018
 Overall 48 42 38 24 44
 Marketing 48 57 39 36 49
 Management 60 50 18 7 37
 Finance 43 34 50 22 58
 Accounting 50 45 59 45 57
 Strategic. Integration 59 48 40 26 64

Bold results exceed program goals
*Test revised

CPA Exam Pass Rates

Bellarmine University, a fully accredited AACSB business school, has one of the highest overall CPA Exam pass rates in Kentucky according to data from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). Bellarmine accounting graduates who take the CPA Exam for the first time average a pass rate of 65.8%, the highest in the state according to the data reported by NASBA. For those accounting graduates who take the exam within one year of graduation, the pass rate jumps to 85.7%.

Uniform CPA Exam Pass Rates for Accounting Students 

 2017 CPA Pass Rates Overall AUD. BEC. FAR. REG.
 Bellarmine 55.6% 60.9% 50.9% 50.0% 59.1%
 Kentucky 48.6% 50.0% 53.0% 46.3% 45.1%
 United States 52.9% 48.6% 53.0% 44.4% 47.24%

Uniform CPA Exam Pass Rates for Accounting Students 

 2013 - 2016 CPA Pass Rates Overall AUD. BEC. FAR. REG.
 Bellarmine 51.2% 44.3% 66.43% 49.68% 49.75%
 Kentucky 47.88% 44.9% 54.58% 45.78% 46.9%
 United States 49.53% 46.63% 56.1% 47.05% 49.07%