Graduation: the numbers: 2008 trends in the supply of accounting graduates and the demand for public accounting recruits.

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An ongoing benchmark survey, last done by the AICPA in 2005, the 2008 report includes the following key findings:

* Accounting enrollments are up almost 19 percent to more than 203,000 students across all degree programs, compared to 2003-04.

* The female/male enrollment ratio is narrowing and now stands at 52 percent female and 48 percent male for both bachelor's and master's programs.

* Schools generally anticipate a continuing rise in enrollments:

60 percent expect increases at the bachelor's level [32 percent say the number will stay the same], while 63 percent expect increases at the master's level [20 percent believe enrollments will stay the same].

* Total graduates in 2006-07 in bachelor's and master's degree programs are 64,221, up 19 percent over the...