When you join our close-knit, welcoming Full-Time MBA community, you’ll make friendships and connections that last a lifetime.
Earn a nationally ranked MBA in a supportive community that wants you to succeed
- Connections: You’ll connect with peer and alumni coaches early in the program and receive one-on-one coaching from our world-class career services team. These coaching sessions are designed to guide you in discovering the path to your own true success.
- Community: You’ll bond with classmates through courses, your Academy, and MBA clubs and organizations. And as you explore the campus and city of Bloomington, you’ll see why they both are consistently ranked as LGBTQ+ friendly.
- Financial support: We provide targeted, merit-based fellowships and partner with such organizations as Reaching Out MBA for educational and leadership opportunities. Kelley provides a housing guide to help with your transition and offers support for partners, such as assistance finding a job and access to the MBA program's clubs and organizations.
Questions? Talk with our students or visit.
Erik Rowell, MBA’24
Erik Rowell sought a Kelley MBA for a career pivot to investment banking after a career in accounting and financial reporting with a large, global accounting firm and middle market private equity firm. He had a terrific summer internship experience with Credit Suisse in New York City and is looking forward to returning to the USB investment banking platform in NYC full-time after graduation.Reaching Out MBA Fellow; President, Out@Kelley
Brad Loden, JD/MBA’24
Brad Loden began a joint JD/MBA from the Maurer School of Law and Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington after earning his undergraduate degree from Kelley Indianapolis, where he majored in human resources management, business management, and international business. Preparing for a career as an attorney, management consultant, or strategic business-related role, he had a great experience last summer as an MBA consulting intern with Kalypso in Chicago, earning a return offer. Reaching Out MBA Fellow
If you’re considering a Kelley MBA, we encourage you to talk with students and visit Bloomington to meet the Kelley community and experience our beautiful campus and quirky college town firsthand.
We want you to build connections in and outside of the classroom
The MBA program and Kelley School offer many clubs and organizations to help you connect with peers with similar interests, backgrounds, and aspirations. We partner with organizations to support our students, too. These include:
- Out@Kelley is dedicated to empowering Kelley MBA LGBTQ+ students and allies to become equity-oriented leaders in the business world.
- ROMBA: Reaching Out MBA's mission is to “increase the influence of the LGBT+ community in business by educating, inspiring, and connecting MBA students and alumni.” Kelley students participate in the annual ROMBA conference and other events.
It was a huge decision to pack up and move from San Francisco to Bloomington for the Kelley MBA program. In retrospect, this was absolutely the right decision. I found and contributed to a tight knit community that values diverse perspectives and weaves opportunities to discuss diversity equity and inclusion throughout the coursework. In many ways, this has made the experience feel much more impactful—I was able to teach and learn things that never would have been possible with like-minded friends and colleagues back home.
Benjamin Kiel, MBA’22ROMBA Fellow
BEST
LGBTQ-friendly campus in 2023 (Campus Pride)
100%
Bloomington’s score in the 2022 Human Rights Commission Municipality Equality Index
+25
Years of service and support by the LGBTQ+ Culture Center at IU
Indiana University and community resources
- The LGBTQ+ Culture Center at IU Bloomington has been creating a safe and welcoming learning environment for students for almost 30 years. Learn how the center fosters personal and academic success.
- Being LGBTQ+ at IU
- The Kinsey Institute, renowned for research involving sexuality and relationships, hosts events and speakers and maintains a collection encompassing more than 2,000 years of human history.
- IU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, and Other Alumni Association is an active organization of IU alumni.
- The IU Health Center employs its Gender Affirming Care Team to provide inclusive and knowledgeable care across its medical clinic, Counseling and Psychological Services, and Health and Wellness programs.
- Positive Link HIV Services provides a continuum of services.
- Damien Center, in Indianapolis, is a leader in providing HIV/AIDS services.
Feeling at home in Bloomington
In 2022, the Human Rights Commission’s Municipal Equality Index ranked Bloomington 100 out of 100—for the eighth year in a row. A quintessential college town, you’ll find coffee shops, diverse international cuisine, bookstores, festivals, parks, and other activities to entertain you when you need a break.
Check out the LGBTQ+ Guide to Bloomington from Visit Bloomington.