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Organizational Facts and Statistics

CFA Institute has more than 100,000 members in more than 130 countries, more than 87 percent of whom are CFA charterholders. CFA Institute Facts and Statistics (PDF).

CFA Program Facts and Statistics

The CFA Program is a self-study, graduate-level program that requires candidates to learn and apply investment knowledge. It is recognized globally as the gold standard investment credential.

Geographic Distribution of FY2011 Candidates
CFA Program candidates by region 

Age Distribution of FY2011 Candidates 
CFA Program candidates by age

CFA Institute Membership

Geographic Distribution of CFA Institute Members
CFA Institute members by region

Largest Member Occupation Categories
CFA Institute member occupations

Top 10 employers of CFA Institute members*:

  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  • Citigroup
  • Credit Suisse
  • Goldman Sachs
  • HSBC
  • JP Morgan Chase
  • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
  • RBC
  • UBS
  • Wells Fargo

*Top 10 are listed in alphabetical order. Listing is based on self-reported employment data from CFA Institute members as of September 2011.