Although Iowa State didn’t beat Iowa at football this year, they did beat Iowa in something some business students might see as more important.

Iowa State and its Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship ranked 24th nationally in a survey done by Entrepreneur Magazine and the Princeton Review looking at the top entrepreneurship programs.

The survey researched more than 700 undergraduate and business schools, looking at the number of entrepreneurship courses, student and faculty participation in the programs and breadth of programming.

The Pappajohn Center encourages development of academic programming relating to entrepreneurship, supports young and prospective entrepreneurs and promotes programs inside and outside of the university on the topic of entrepreneurship.

The report ranked Iowa State No. 24, and the University of Iowa was ranked No. 25.

Steven Carter, director of the ISU Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship and director of the ISU Research Park, said it is important that the state of Iowa has two programs that have been recognized.

“I think that is great for the state of Iowa,” he said.

The Pappajohn Center can help connect students with people who have experience in entrepreneurship.

“We know a lot of people that have experience starting and running companies,” said Judi Eyles, program coordinator for the center and program coordinator for the Small Business Development Center.

The entrepreneurial studies minor is available to all students, which makes the program unique. For example, an engineering student can take advantage of the minor, Eyles said.

Each college has faculty members who can help students who are interested in the minor.

“That’s a really unique opportunity for students,” Eyles said.

Students involved with the Pappajohn Center have started their own businesses, such as lawn mowing, disc-jockey services and clothing lines.

“It’s a multilayer program for students,” Eyles said.

Megan Todd, junior in marketing, is actively involved with the center.

Todd is part of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Learning Community with 26 other students, located in Buchanan Hall.

About 20 members of the learning community are in the process of starting up a coffee shop in Buchanan, Todd said.

The coffee shop will be called The Barista and hopes to open sometime in October.

The Barista is getting some help from ISU Dining, although it will be completely separate and will be student-run, Todd said.

Todd said she has learned a lot about the entrepreneurial process through the experience of starting a business.

“There’s tons of ways to get involved,” Todd said.

The Pappajohn Center is located at the ISU Research Park east of the Gateway Hotel and south of U.S. Highway 30.

For more information on upcoming events and how to get involved go to ISUPJCenter.org.

For more information on the report go to Entrepreneur.com.