Get to know the Tippie College of Business
Strategic. Curious. Agile. Collegial. It’s tough to explain who we are in just a few words.
Since 1847, the Tippie College of Business has cultivated a legacy of innovation, thought leadership, and excellence in business education.
We are over 4,700 students with BBA and graduate programs spanning six academic departments—accounting, business analytics, economics, finance, marketing, and management and entrepreneurship. We are eight centers and institutes, and four student-managed endowment funds. We’re over 54,000 alumni—and growing.
But who we are is not just in the curriculum we curate—it’s also in the culture we create. Our leadership embraces our responsibility to pursue excellence through diversity. More than 150 years after our founding, we continue to provide a welcoming, inclusive environment and modern programming that meets today’s learners exactly where they are.
“After four years, you’ll be amazed at how transformed you are. You’ll never forget this place.”
The numbers speak for themselves
Tippie is regularly listed in top business school rankings. We also hold the gold standard of accreditations, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and have maintained the accreditation for over 95 years (since 1923).
Undergraduate rankings
#1 Best Business School in Iowa
#17 Best Public Business School
#27 Overall Best Business School
U.S. News & World Report (2024-2025)
#18 Best Public Undergrad Accounting Program
#42 Best Overall Undergrad Accounting Program
U.S News & World Report (2024-2025)
#14 Best Public Undergrad Business Analytics Program
#26 Best Overall Undergrad Business Analytics Program
U.S. News & World Report (2024-2025)
#28 Best Public Undergrad Economics Program
#65 Best Overall Undergrad Economics Program
U.S News & World Report (2024-2025)
#16 Best Entrepreneurship Program
Princeton Review/Entrepreneur (2024)
#17 Best Public Undergrad Finance Program
#43 Best Overall Undergrad Finance Program
U.S. News & World Report (2024-2025)
#7 Best Public Undergrad Insurance Program
#8 Best Overall Undergrad Insurance Program
U.S News & World Report (2024-2025)
#20 Best Public Undergrad Management Program
#38 Best Overall Undergrad Management Program
U.S News & World Report (2024-2025)
#9 Best Bachelor’s Degree in Business Intelligence
Study.com (2021)
#13 Highest CPA pass rate among large U.S. programs
NASBA (2020)
Iowa MBA rankings
#8 Best Online MBA Program
Fortune (2024)
#34 Best Online MBA Programs
Poets&Quants (2024)
#9 Best Public Online MBA Program
#14 Overall Best Online MBA Program
Princeton Review (2024)
#1 Part-time MBA in Iowa
#13 Best Online MBA in General Management
#14 Best Public Part-time MBA Program (2025)
#20 Best Online MBA in Business Analytics
#23 Best Online MBA for Veterans
#24 Best Public Online MBA
#25 Best Part-time MBA Program (2025)
#29 Best Online MBA
U.S. News & World Report (2024)
MS in Business Analytics rankings
#5 Best Online Master’s in Business Analytics
Fortune (2024)
#9 Best Online Masters for Veterans
#18 Best Online Masters (Non-MBA)
U.S. News & World Report (2024)
#10 Best Data Science Master's Program
CIO Magazine
Top 25 Best Master's in Business Analytics
MastersInDataScience.org (2021)
Master of Accountancy rankings
#35 Best Accounting Program
U.S. News & World Report (2025)
#27 Best Master's in Accounting
Public Accounting Report (2019)
PhD rankings
#7 PhD in Accounting, based on publications of graduates in the last 6 years
BYU Accounting Rankings (2020)
#11 PhD in Management, Pubs/Faculty
Texas A&M/University of Georgia Rankings (2021)
Historical rankings
#1 Best MBA Program in Finance Worldwide
Financial Times (2016)
#43 Best Executive MBA Program in the U.S.,
#66 Worldwide Best Executive MBA Program
The Economist (2020)
#20 Best MBA Program in the U.S.
Forbes (2013)
#21 Best EMBA School in the U.S.
International Business Times (2021)
#23 Best Public Full-time MBA Program,
#45 Overall Best Full-time MBA Program
U.S. News & World Report (2017)
Where you’ll find us
Iowa City
Pappajohn Business Building
21 East Market Street, Iowa City, IA 52242
319-335-0862
800-553-4692
Pomerantz Center
213 North Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242
319-335-2792
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Programs located in Iowa City
Italy
CIMBA Italy
Via San Giacomo 4, 31017 Paderno del Grappa (TV)
+39-0423-932120
Programs located in Paderno del Grappa
Des Moines
John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center
1200 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309
515-235-4652
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Programs located in Des Moines
Living in Iowa City
You’ll love it here
You may not think “cultural oasis” when you think of Iowa City—but you should. A Midwestern mecca for the arts, this creative, forward-thinking community is one of only two UNESCO cities of literature in the country. Iowa City boasts art, music, film, comedy, and literary festivals throughout the year. Walk just a few steps from campus to explore over 100 restaurants, eclectic retail shops, and the famed Prairie Lights bookstore—or bike the 14-mile Iowa River Corridor Trail to take in the rolling Midwestern scenery made famous by former resident Grant Wood.
# 1
Best college town
Reviews.org
# 13
Happiest City
USA Today
Our economic impact
Through innovative business majors, multiple master’s programs for working professionals, and executive education partnerships with area companies, Tippie College of Business is helping prepare today’s workforce for the future.
11
organizations accessed executive education for 550 employees
$ 17,000
Iowa MBA grads average salary increase
Based on a survey of 2023 graduates
“Corridor businesses rely on Tippie to upskill their workforce and we’re proud to provide the type of transformative business education the region needs to be competitive.”
In the news
Tippie ranked a top 20 public business school nationwide
Iowa MBA, Accounting ranked among top graduate programs by US News & World Report
