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You should apply whenever you believe your application is strongest—it’s better to meet a later deadline with a strong application than to rush to meet an early deadline. We offer four deadlines: October 15, January 5, March 1, and April 15. We will have seats and financial aid available through all of the deadlines. International applicants should apply by January 5 due to the additional time it takes to secure a student visa.

No, we only offer fall admission.

To reapply, you must complete a new online application including submission of all required supporting documents. You may submit your new application prior to any application deadline. You are welcome to register the same recommender you used in your prior application, or you may choose a new recommender. In the optional essay, we encourage you to specifically discuss your professional and academic accomplishments since your last application. We are happy to provide re-applicants with an application fee waiver. Please contact us via email iumba@iu.edu prior to reapplying to request a waiver.

All students offered admission to the MBA Program are automatically considered for merit-based aid offered by the Kelley School of Business; there is no additional application to complete. Awards are in the form of scholarships and fellowships. Awards go to the strongest candidates offered admission—no particular test scores or GPA guarantees aid; we consider many factors. Awards range in value from approximately $15,000 to full tuition.

Interviews are not required. They are offered by invitation only, after you apply. Not all applicants will be invited to interview. For those who are invited, the invitation can come at any point in the process up until shortly before admission decisions are released. We do not offer alumni interviews; all interviews are conducted by members of the admissions committee.

No, there is only one application for the Full Time +Flex Program. Learn more about the admissions process.

No, they are not. You will be admitted as a student into the Full Time +Flex Program, which is a two-year MBA program. It is one MBA program, where your cohort will be together in Bloomington for year one and have the flexibility to finish on campus or online.

Choosing +Flex allows you to spend just 10 months on campus and complete your second year from anywhere. This flexibility enables you to pursue opportunities such as traveling, returning to your current employer, networking in your desired location, starting new full-time employment earlier, or simply relocating.

You can choose your second-year modality at any time during your first year. The deadline to move to online courses for the following academic year is August 1. Once you choose your second-year modality, you will not be able to change it during the academic year without extenuating circumstances and program office permission.

The MBA Program Office approves your request to +Flex your second year, reserving the right to limit the number of students in the program based on course availability.

The +Flex option is limited to students who have completed their first year on campus and want to take online classes for the second year. Once you choose your second-year modality, you will not be able to change it during the academic year without extenuating circumstances and program office permission.

You can choose to take online classes from anywhere, even Bloomington. However, on-campus students have priority for graduate assistantships, which are also subject to state and international tax regulations, so you may not be able to keep yours.

The flexibility of the Full-Time MBA +Flex is all yours! You simply have to decide that you prefer to finish your courses online via Kelley Direct. International students who want to maintain their F-1 or J-1 visa status in the US must be fully enrolled in in-person courses.

Online, 75-minute classes normally meet in the evenings between 6 and 10:30 p.m. ET with one live and one asynchronous session per week. You will be enrolled in classes with both Kelley Direct and other +Flex students, depending on the section.

Full-Time +Flex MBA students have the benefit of the first year on campus where they can participate in Me, Inc.; Academies; GLOBASE; and more. As such, they will not participate in Kelley Direct on campus, on site, or international experiences.

Participation in GLOBASE and the Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Leadership, and PLUS Life Sciences Academies is limited to on-campus students. If you have paid your MBA Association dues, you will be able to continue attending student club activities.

Graduate Career Services will continue to support you throughout your second year, whichever modality you choose. You will have access to coaching, workshops, and recruiting events, although not all of those will be available online.

Some international students may be eligible to choose their second-year modality, however visa considerations impact eligibility. For international students to maintain F-1 or J-1 visa status, you must enroll in a full load of in-person classes each fall and spring semester. For international graduate students, that is at least 8 credit hours. Students with F-1 or J-1 visas may not work off campus without CPT approval, which is usually limited to a one-time approval for the summer internship between the academic years.

For more information on maintaining visa status while at Kelley, review Visa & Immigration Status Requirements. 

You will receive the same support from our academic advising team whether you are taking online or in-person courses. They will be with you every step of the way to be sure that you reach your academic goals on time.

Students who move to online courses can earn majors in Business Analytics (STEM-designated), Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation, Finance (STEM-designated), Strategy and Leadership, Marketing (STEM-designated), and Supply Chain and Operations (STEM-designated). While taking classes online allows greater flexibility for your personal and professional life, it may make it more challenging to earn more than one major and/or earn additional minors given the differences in those electives offered in person and those online.

The tuition and mandatory fees are the same whether taking classes on campus or online. Tuition covers all MBA courses taken during your second academic year (August to May). If you do not complete the required 54 credits by May of your second academic year, any remaining courses needed to graduate must be taken online and will be billed at Kelley Direct tuition rates.

Yes, more than 90% of our students receive merit aid, with awards ranging from $15,000 to full tuition. There’s no need for an additional application—all merit aid is awarded through the admissions process and is normally awarded for both years of the program.

You will keep your fellowship and health insurance during your second year of the program if you are enrolled full time in at least 6 credit hours of online courses per semester. If you do not complete the program requirements within two academic years, your fellowship will not be extended. Be aware that insurance coverage may be impacted if you are not living in Indiana or have health insurance provided by an employer.

You will graduate when you complete 54 credit hours and all the program requirements, which is designed to happen in two years whether on campus or online.

If you take at least 6 credits each during fall, winter, and spring terms online, you will graduate with your cohort in May of year two.

If you delay the completion of your online courses, your degree conferral and graduation dates will vary.

Absolutely! We look forward to celebrating with you once you have completed your program requirements.

The Kelley Full-Time +Flex MBA is offered by the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. The Kelley School’s world-renowned faculty will teach all of your courses—both in person and, if you +Flex your second year, in Kelley Direct Online MBA Program courses. Your diploma will indicate you received an MBA from the Kelley School of Business.

No. We consider many factors in the admissions and financial aid selection process, so we can't predict your chances without reviewing your complete application. To benchmark your statistics against current Kelley MBA students, you can review our class profile.

Yes, you may submit valid results of either the GMAT or the GRE. Your scores should demonstrate a balance between verbal and quantitative skills.

There is no minimum required score, but the average is 685. A lower score may be compensated for by strength in other aspects of your application. GMAT scores are valid for five years.

If you’ve taken the GMAT or GRE more than once, your highest score will be used when evaluating your application.

The code for the Full-Time MBA Program at Indiana University Bloomington is 8ZG-41-37. Visit www.mba.com to learn how to have your official score reports sent.

The code for Indiana University, Bloomington is 1324. Visit www.ets.org/gre to learn how to have your official score reports sent.

The Kelley School’s Full-Time +Flex MBA curriculum is academically rigorous. We typically require the GMAT or GRE as one demonstration of quantitative and analytic capability. Candidates may apply for a waiver of this requirement and submit other evidence of their academic potential. In evaluating waiver requests, we will focus on strong academic achievement in prior undergraduate and graduate degree programs, with particular attention to successful completion of quantitative and analytic coursework. Holding CPA or CFA certification (or their international equivalents) can also serve to demonstrate academic potential.

To request a GMAT/GRE waiver, you must complete the following two steps:

1. Complete and submit our online information request form (to ensure that we have your most current contact information); and
2. Submit via email (iumba@iu.edu) a current professional resume, your unofficial or official undergraduate transcripts (and graduate school transcripts, if applicable), and a brief statement (300 words or less) summarizing why you believe you qualify for a waiver.

Deadlines for submission of waiver requests:

• Round one applicants: October 1
• Round two applicants: December 15
• Round three applicants: February 15
• Round four applicants: April 1

You will receive a response to your request within one week of submission.

We do not accept transfer students. If you’ve started an MBA program at another university, you are welcome to apply, but you will need to complete our full two-year program if offered admission. You can petition to have 6 credit hours or fewer transferred, but those credits only apply to electives and must be approved by the director of Graduate Student Services.

Yes. We require all international students whose native language is not English to submit valid results from either the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the IELTS (International English Language Testing System). The requirement is automatically waived for international applicants who have earned an undergraduate or post-graduate degree from an institution in which English was the language of instruction.

The requirement will automatically be waived for international applicants who have earned an undergraduate or post-graduate degree from an institution in which English was the language of instruction.

We have a minimum required TOEFL score of 100 on the internet-based test. If you take the IELTS instead of TOEFL, we require a minimum score of band 7.0. 

The institution code of Indiana University is 1324. Visit www.ets.org/toefl to learn how to have your official score reports sent.

We require students to have the equivalent of a US bachelor's degree, which usually follows 16 years of education. Students educated in India are expected to complete the Part 1 exams of a university master's degree following a three-year bachelor's degree to be eligible for graduate consideration.

Post-graduate diploma programs offered by universities are also acceptable for the additional year of education if a three-year bachelor's degree is required for admission.

Professional programs offered by external agencies, organizations, or non-university groups are not acceptable.

No. You can wait and submit financial support documentation after you receive your admission decision from the Kelley School. Indiana University, however, cannot complete your visa documentation (the I-20) until they have received proof of adequate financial support.

While we don't require work experience, it is rare to be offered admission without it. We like to see students with at least three years of full-time, post-undergraduate work experience at the time of enrollment. On average, our MBA students have five years of full-time experience. Most students find their MBA experience far richer and their post-MBA career options far greater if they have a base of professional work experience to build on as they move through the program.

While calculus is not required for admission, an understanding of analytical thinking and quantitative tools has a significant influence on your success in the program. We expect you to be competent in algebra, comfortable with the use of spreadsheets, and have a basic knowledge of statistics, but there are no prerequisites. Students from all academic backgrounds are welcome to apply.

While we have no prerequisites for enrollment, if you have a limited quantitative background you may benefit from taking accounting and business statistics in advance of enrollment. Becoming comfortable with Excel would also be valuable.

No, you cannot be waived out of any components of the MBA core, even if you have extensive academic or professional experience in the area. Our curriculum, along with our team structure, capitalizes on the different expertise of each student.

Only if you meet certain requirements. Indiana residency for tuition purposes is determined by the Office of the Registrar. Typically, you must be a resident of Indiana for the 12 months prior to enrollment, working full time, and not here for the purpose of being a student before you can be declared an Indiana resident. Specific questions should be directed to res@iu.edu or 812-855-2464.

Yes, we offer the Kelley Direct Online MBA. For more information, contact kdirect@iu.edu or 877-785-4713.

Yes, we offer a part-time Evening MBA Program on our Indianapolis campus, only. For more information, contact mbaindy@iu.edu or 317-274-4895.