Undergraduate Program

Putt Golf Event

Putt Golf Event

The different CBPA organizations designed golf holes for the Putt Golf Event, a social gathering provided for the students.

Speed Networking

Speed Networking

Drake American Marketing Association hosted a speed networking event in which 32 employee representatives attended.

Study Abroad in Uganda

Study Abroad in Uganda

Summer 2012 twenty one Drake students spent 3 weeks studying sustainable development in Uganda.

CBPA Career Fair

CBPA Career Fair

Drake University holds three different career fairs every year: accounting/finance fair, actuarial science fair, and all-university career fair.

Actuarial Science: The future in numbers

Actuarial Science: The future in numbers

The Drake Actuarial program was named one of the top 12 programs in North America

Women's Leadership Breakfast

Women's Leadership Breakfast

More than 60 students and 35 community leaders and guests attended the Women's Leadership Breakfast in March.

Downtown Street Painting

Downtown Street Painting

The American Marketing Association (AMA) student organization won first-place in the annual Drake Street Painting extravaganza.

Connect Event

Connect Event

Over 450 students attended the Connect events held in Des Moines, Minneapolis, Chicago and Kansas City.

CC Young Alumni Event

CC Young Alumni Event

Meg Fisher, an entrepreneur/management and marketing major in 2009, was the guest speaker.  She is the founder of Lincoln & Lexi, a children's apparel store.

2012 Brooks Competition Event

2012 Brooks Competition Event

For the event, students used the tools learned in the classroom and incorporated into a real-life, complex situation.

Career Fair

Career Fair

Students have the chance to network with over 200 employers each year at career fairs and during on-campus recruiting events.

CBPA Learners

Proficient in their Fields
Strategic Problem Solvers
Effective Communicators
Inclusive Leaders
Ethical Stewards

The CBPA offers a student centered environment for the study of business. Approximately 1100 students are pursuing undergraduate degrees in ten majors.

An additional 500 students are enrolled in graduate studies pursuing masters degrees in business administration (MBA), public administration (MPA), finance (MFM) and accounting (MACC).

The CBPA is one of only four colleges in Iowa accredited by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the principal accrediting body for business programs.