CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of TIAA-CREF Funds of our report dated August 27, 2018, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in Nuveen Core Bond Fund, Nuveen Core Plus Bond Fund, Nuveen High Income Bond Fund, Nuveen Inflation Protected Securities Fund, Nuveen Short Term Bond Fund’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended June 30, 2018. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Service Providers” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, Illinois

January 14, 2019