Department of Accounting
The accountant’s role has changed substantially over the past decade. Today, accountants are actively involved in analyzing and interpreting financial data and work with other executives in decision-making and problem-solving activities.
The accounting program at Saint Louis University will help you develop strong ethical, technical and professional accounting skills. SLU graduates have a long history of success on the CPA exam, earning the Missouri gold medal on several occasions and the Elijah Watt Sells Award for outstanding performance across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination. SLU's accounting program is separately accredited by the AACSB; fewer than 200 schools have earned this distinction. In addition, U.S. News & World Report ranked the undergraduate accounting program at the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business No. 50 nationally in 2026.
Degree Programs
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting
- An accounting degree plus Master of Accounting option (M.A.C.C.) is also available.
- Minor in Accounting
- Master of Accounting (M.A.C.C.)
- Master of Business Administration
- MBA students can focus their studies on an emphasis area, including accounting.
Faculty
- Scott Duellman, Ph.D.
- Helen Hurwitz, Ph.D.
- Neil Jansen, M.Acc.
- Mindy Kim, Ph.D.
- Debbie Pike, MBA
- Yan Sun, Ph.D.
- Weimin Wang, Ph.D.
- Xu (Frank) Wang, Ph.D.
Emeriti
- Denise Guithues-Amrhein, Ph.D.
- John Keithley, Ph.D.
Honors and Accolades
The Saint Louis University accounting program has received the following rankings:
- Undergraduate Accounting Program ranked No. 50 nationally by U.S. News & World Report in 2026.
Accounting Advisory Board
By bringing together academics and professionals to craft our program, we prepare the business leaders of tomorrow.
- Mark Boheim, managing director, Business Performance Improvement, Protiviti
- Samantha Brady, partner, Technology Assurance, KPMG
- Nick Chambers, partner and Midwest practice leader, Private Equity Services, UHY LLP
- Jill Collins, partner, Risk Consulting, EY LLP
- Mary Doehring, managing director, Business Tax Services, Deloitte Tax LLP
- Eric Darr, partner, Tax, Forvis Mazars LLP
- Jacqueline Frick Hulsey, senior manager, Internal Audit, Edward Jones
- Tim Gruninger, partner, Digital Assurance and Transparency, PwC LLP
- Tom Hilton, partner emeritus, Forensic and Valuation Services, Anders
- John Jabouri, III, shareholder, Honkamp, P.C.
- Bill Kaiser, partner, Tax Services Group, RubinBrown LLP
- Korey Keninger, partner, Assurance, RSM
- Sean Normile, principal, Assurance, BDO USA
- Lesley Sanchez, partner, Audit and Assurance, Anders
- Liz Schaetzel, Office of the CEO/Academic Careers manager, Missouri Society of CPAs
- Cliff Stebe, chief financial officer, Sonaca North America
- John Eichhorn, former tax partner at KPMG
- Len Eschbach, partner at BKD, LLP
- Anne Goeckner, chief financial officer of the Humane Society of Missouri
- Laurie Hopkins, director and shareholder at CBIZ
Chaifetz Young Accounting Professionals Board
The Chaifetz Young Accounting Professionals Board was formally created in December 2018.
- Adam Carril, risk management manager, Mastercard
- Kristin Evola, business development manager, Dot Foods, Inc.
- Jeremy Keim, audit manager, Forvis Mazars LLP
- Ashley Jung, partner, Private Client Services Group, RubinBrown LLP
- Jacob Maret, tax supervisor, Abeles and Hoffman, P.C.
- Carly McKeon, Digital Assurance and Transparency associate, PwC LLP
- Patrick Noble, tax manager, TKC Holdings, Inc.
- Joel Ocampo, associate attorney, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
- Andrew Sanders, audit manager, KPMG
- Tyler Stone, corporate controller, HBM Holdings
- DeAnn Weitekamp, Internal Audit and Financial Advisory senior manager, Protiviti