| The Certified Public Accountant exam is one of the toughest tests ever.
Which West Virginia colleges and universities have the best record of graduating students who go on to successfully pass the exam?
The West Virginia Board of Accountancy has released the pass rate by WV colleges for the period April 1, 2004, to March 31, 2010.
During that time period, 708 candidates sat for the exam and 266 or 38 percent passed.
List of the number of candidates who sat and the number who passed, arranged from highest pass-rate percentage to lowest:
Bethany College, 1 sat, 1 passed, 100 percent.
West Virginia Wesleyan College, 21 sat, 11 passed, 52 percent.
West Virginia University, 162 sat, 82 passed, 51 percent.
Wheeling Jesuit University, 24 sat, 12 passed, 50 percent.
Ohio Valley University, 2 sat, 1 passed, 50 percent.
Salem International University, 2 sat, 1 passed, 50 percent.
Bluefield State College, 9 sat, 4 passed, 44 percent.
Non U.S. institutions, 9 sat, 4 passed, 44 percent.
Marshall University, 142 sat, 54 passed, 38 percent.
Out-of-state institutions, 50 sat, 18 passed, 36 percent.
Concord University, 38 sat, 13 passed, 34 percent.
Fairmont State University, 47 sat, 16 passed, 34 percent.
WVU-Parkersburg, 31 sat, 9 passed, 29 percent.
West Virginia State University, 46 sat, 13 passed, 28 percent.
West Liberty University, 27 sat, 7 passed, 26 percent.
Shepherd University, 16 sat, 4 passed, 25 percent.
Mountain State University, 10 sat, 2 passed, 20 percent.
University of Charleston, 17 sat, 3 passed, 18 percent.
Glenville State College, 18 sat, 3 passed, 17 percent.
WVU Institute of Technology, 27 sat, 4 passed, 15 percent.
Davis & Elkins College, 2 sat, 0 passed 0 percent.
Mountain State College, 1 sat, 0 passed, 0 percent.
The statistics are based on the school from which the candidate received their highest degree.
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