Walk east from Kirkwood Avenue through the Sample Gates and Indiana University's limestone campus opens up. Kelley's main building, Hodge Hall, is a few minutes on. Kelley is one of the biggest business schools in the US, with a large direct-admit undergraduate programme and a full-time MBA built around small cohorts. Accounting, finance, marketing and supply chain are strengths.
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Official website: kelley.iu.edu
Indiana University Bloomington
AACSB
1920
$42,000 – $58,000
International students, undergraduate and graduate
$14,000 – $18,000
Rent, food and local transport
Approximate figures for 2026-27, please verify. Fees change every year and vary by course, so check the latest amount on kelley.iu.edu before you apply.
BS Business
Bachelors DegreeDuration
48 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 79
Full-Time MBA
Masters DegreeDuration
21 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
MS Information Systems
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
MS Accounting
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Aug
Exam Score
IELTS: 7.0, TOEFL: 100
One of the largest undergraduate business programmes in the US.
Accounting and finance graduates heavily recruited by the Big Four.
A classic college town campus in southern Indiana.
Graduates join accounting firms, banks, consultancies and consumer brands in Chicago and beyond.
Several Kelley master's programmes are STEM-designated, allowing up to three years of OPT.
Career services run structured recruiting programmes from the first year.
Undergrad
Main intake
Postgrad
Main intake
Bloomington is a proper college town, with bookshops, bars and cheap food along Kirkwood Avenue. Lake Monroe and Brown County State Park are close for weekends.
Rent is moderate and many students walk or cycle. Indianapolis airport is about an hour's drive north.
Form I-20 issued by Indiana University
Proof of funds for one academic year
SEVIS I-901 fee payment receipt
Completed DS-160 online application
US embassy or consulate interview
Passport valid six months beyond stay
Undergraduates apply to Indiana University with a Kelley direct-admit option; the early action deadline is 1 November. MBA and master's programmes use several rounds from autumn to spring.
Nearly all Kelley programmes start in August.
You'll need an F-1 visa. Once you accept your offer and send proof of funding, Indiana University issues the Form I-20. After that it's the SEVIS fee, the DS-160 form and an interview at a US embassy or consulate.
Business, the full-time MBA, information systems and accounting are popular. The MBA needs a degree, work experience and usually a GMAT or GRE score; undergraduates need strong grades and English at IELTS 7.0 or equivalent.
Kelley awards merit scholarships and fellowships to many MBA and master's students. Undergraduates are considered for IU merit awards automatically.
