148 Yonseians Passed the 46th CPA Exam 148 of those who passed the 46th CPA exam were Yonseians. Yonsei has maintained its reputation with an overwhelming number of CPA exam passers yet another year. The Financial Services Commission announced on September 1st that there were a total of 961 people who passed the 46th CPA exam. Yonsei University maintained its overwhelming lead with its students making up 15.4% of the 961 passers. Korea University ranked second with 120 students while Seoul National University ranked third with 93 students. Taken together, the three schools made up 37.6% of the 46th CPA exam passers. Already in 2009, the cumulative number of Yonsei students who passed the CPA exam since 1992 exceeded 2,000 and is 2,326 as of now. Yonsei is the only school with more than 2,000 students passing the CPA exam. Yonsei’s CPA alumni held an event at the Plaza Hotel on September 2nd to congratulate those who passed this year’s CPA exam. During the event, alumni president Kwon Seung-hwa (CEO of Ernst & Young), said, “I thank the students who have studied hard enough to be here and the professors at Yonsei’s business school who have guided you well throughout.” President Kwon added that the students should be familiar with new trends, build rich social networks, and value quality over quantity.