Established as the College of Commerce in 1921, Tippie is one of the oldest and highest-ranked business schools in the United States.

Since 1923, the college has held the gold standard of accreditation, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Today, with over 50,000 alumni and 4,700 students in programs spanning from BBAs to PhDs; the college houses six academic departments, 12 centers and institutes, and four student-managed endowment funds.

[3][4][5][6] Isaac Althaus Loos shaped the early beginnings of the college by establishing the School of Political and Social Science, which included degrees in commerce, economics and finance.

In 1994, the college moved to its present location, the Pappajohn Business Building, at the corner of Clinton and Market Street.

[8] Part-time MBA programs are still offered at the Iowa City campus, as well as in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Italy.

Over 30 undergraduate organizations include Alpha Kappa Psi, Delta Sigma Pi, and the American Marketing Association.

The Tippie College undergraduate program was ranked in the Top 50 Public schools Bloomberg Businessweek in 2014.