Accounting Department - About | Tippie College of Business

Internationally recognized. Highly regarded. Academically challenging.

There’s no denying the strength of the Tippie Department of Accounting. Named one of the Top 50 undergraduate accounting programs by U.S. News & World Report, the department boasts the highest CPA pass rate in the state of Iowa and the 13th highest pass rate in the country. With PhD alumni teaching around the world, the impact of this department stretches far and wide.

Academic programs

Accounting Major

Accounting majors fulfill special requirements while completing a set of quantitative courses in which they learn how every part of a business functions.

Master of Accountancy (MAc)

Go beyond the numbers to hone the communication, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills that will drive your accounting career. This graduate program offers four tracks that provide career focus.

PhD in Accounting

Strong placements, faculty mentorship, and the opportunity to work with some of the best researchers in the field.

Department research

Accounting faculty

Our roster includes tenure-track faculty, experienced lecturers, and adjunct faculty from the corporate sector.

Research interests

Accounting faculty research covers a range of topics, from capital markets to healthcare to regulation and taxation.

RSM US LLP Institute of Accounting Education and Research

An organization devoted to fostering excellence in accounting research through financial support, speaker series, and networking events.

# 1

CPA pass rate for Iowa public universities

NASBA, 2019

98 %

of Accounting alums employed or enrolled in grad school

within 6 months of graduation, 2020

$ 59,000

Average starting salary for accounting graduates

Class of 2020

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Iowa Ledger

Iowa Ledger is an annual publication for alumni and friends of the Department of Accounting.

Check out Iowa Ledger

VITA

Support the community and gain hands-on experience at the same time. Volunteer to help low- and moderate-income taxpayers by offering free tax preparation through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA).

Real experience through VITA

Professional Accounting Council

The Professional Accounting Council (PAC) consists of professionals devoted to both the profession of accounting and the department's growth.

See PAC members

# 7

Undergraduate program for similar sized schools

# 9

MAc program for similar sized schools

# 10

PhD in capital markets program

(Financial Accounting, Empirical)

AAA outstanding educators

Bill Kinney (1989)
Dan Collins (2001)
Dan Dhaliwal (2004)
Jerry Salamon (2005)
Larry Brown (2006)
Terry Shevlin (2012)
John Fellingham (2014)
Tom Linsmeier (2019)

Research reputation

BYU Accounting Research Rankings

#16 – Tax Archival
#29 – Financial Archival
#20 Overall

Recent news

Alums of the Year 2024 Brandon Miller and Rita Guzman

Announcing the 2024 Tippie Alum and Young Alum of the Year

Monday, March 25, 2024

The Tippie College of Business is proud to announce Brandon R. Miller (BBA03) as the 2024 Tippie Alum of the Year and Rita M. Guzmán (BBA18) as the 2024 Tippie Young Alum of the Year.