Professors Say PwC is #1

Grant Thornton has the best work/life balance and ethics, but PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) was the top overall winner when Public Accounting Report asked 1,200 accounting educators to rank the Global Seven firms.

PwC ranked first in five categories: future outlook, client service, technical reputation, staff training and career opportunity. KPMG won the diversity category and Ernst & Young finished first in compensation, according to Public Accounting Report’s 26th Annual Professor’s Survey—2007.

After adding up all the scores from the nine categories, Public Accounting Report ranked the firms this way:

1. PwC
2. Deloitte
3. KPMG
4. Ernst &Young
5. Grant Thornton
6. RSM McGladrey
7. BDO Seidman