The AICPA yesterday released 2009 Trends in the Supply of Accounting Graduates and the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits.  From the press release: 

The number of students who graduated with accounting degrees in the 2007-08 school year surpassed the previous year's record level, according to a new report by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. More than 66,000 achieved bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting, 3.5 percent higher than in 2006-07.

This represents the largest number of graduates since 1972, the year the AICPA began tracking the data … The gender ratio is 51 percent female, 49 percent male, a 1 percent uptick in the male cohort. …

"Students clearly recognize the attractiveness of accounting as a rewarding and fulfilling career path."  2007-08 enrollments in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs achieved a 4.7 percent boost over the previous year, with an aggregate total of 213,000 students.