The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced the schools of the 102 academic recipients of $10,000 merit scholarships intended to encourage students to pursue an auditing career.
The scholarship program, mandated by Congress in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, is now in its fourth year.
"We are proud of the role this scholarship program plays in recognizing student achievement," stated PCAOB Chairman James R. Doty. "We hope to inspire students to become future thought leaders in auditing for the benefit of investors."
Participating educational institutions nominate a scholarship recipient who, to qualify, must: be enrolled in a bachelor or master degree program in accounting, demonstrate aptitude in accounting and auditing, demonstrate high ethical standards, and not be a PCAOB employee or child or spouse of one.
The program is merit-based, with educational institutions encouraged to give consideration to students from populations historically underrepresented in the college profession.
The 2014-2015 academic year scholarship recipient academic institutions are:
1. Arizona State University
2. Auburn University
3. Bentley University
4. Binghamton University, State University of New York
5. Boston College
6. Bowling Green State University
7. Brigham Young University-Hawaii
8. Calvin College
9. Cleveland State University
10. College of William and Mary
11. Columbus State University
12. DePaul University
13. DeVry Institute of Technology, New York
14. East Carolina University
15. Eastern Kentucky University
16. Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Campus
17. Florida Atlantic University
18. Florida International University
19. Florida State University
20. Georgia State University
21. Governors State University
22. Grand Valley State University
23. Illinois State University
24. Indiana University Bloomington
25. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
26. Indiana Wesleyan University
27. James Madison University
28. Kaplan University
29. Keiser University
30. Kennesaw State University
31. Liberty University
32. Marist College
33. Marymount Manhattan College
34. Michigan State University
35. Mississippi University for Women
36. Molloy College
37. Northeastern University
38. Northwestern University
39. Nova Southeastern University
40. Ohio State University
41. Oklahoma State University
42. Pace University
43. Queens College, City University of New York
44. Rider University
45. Roger Williams University
46. Roosevelt University
47. Rutgers University, Newark
48. San Diego State University
49. Southern Methodist University
50. Southern New Hampshire University
51. St. John's University
52. Strayer University
53. Suffolk University
54. Temple University
55. Texas A&M University
56. Texas Christian University
57. Texas State University-San Marcos
58. Texas Tech University
59. Tulane University
60. University of Alabama
61. University of Alabama at Birmingham
62. University at Albany, State University of New York
63. University of Arizona
64. University of Central Florida
65. University of Dallas
66. University of Dayton
67. University of Denver
68. University of Great Falls
69. University of Houston
70. University of Houston-Clear Lake
71. University of Kansas
72. University of Mary
73. University of Massachusetts Amherst
74. University of Massachusetts Boston
75. University of Miami
76. University of Michigan
77. University of Mississippi
78. University of Missouri-Columbia
79. University of Missouri-Kansas City
80. University of Nevada, Las Vegas
81. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
82. University of North Carolina at Charlotte
83. University of North Carolina at Wilmington
84. University of North Florida
85. University of Northern Iowa
86. University of Pennsylvania
87. University of Phoenix
88. University of South Carolina Columbia
89. University of South Florida
90. University of Southern California
91. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
92. University of Texas at Arlington
93. University of Texas at Austin
94. University of Utah
95. University of Washington
96. University of Wisconsin-Madison
97. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
98. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
99. Wake Forest University
100. West Texas A&M University
101. Wichita State University
102. Xavier University