As a Bloomington Kelley Direct Admit, you will bypass the admissions requirements current IU students must meet to be accepted into the program. This means you will start working with Kelley academic and career advisors from the first day you arrive. Direct admission is only offered to first-year students who are entering in the fall semester. Students who matriculate in the spring semester, transfer students, and students not intending to major in a Kelley business degree are not eligible for direct admission.
Begin your moment at Indiana University Bloomington as a directly admitted Kelley business student.
Here's what you need to do to be directly admitted to the Kelley Undergraduate Program:
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November 1 is a very important date. If you complete the IU admission application, submit all application materials by November 1, and meet the rigorous Kelley direct admission criteria, then you will secure your spot in the fall 2021 Direct Admit class.
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Meet GPA and test score criteria by November 1 for automatic direct admission.
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Once you've decided to join Kelley, pay your $100 enrollment deposit.
Make It Happen
Select one of our Kelley undergraduate business majors as your intended major on your IU Bloomington application. If you do not indicate a Kelley business major on the application, you will not be eligible for direct admission.
For domestic students, if you did not mark one of our Kelley undergraduate business majors on your IU Bloomington application, you may make changes to your submitted application by visiting Step 3 on the IU Office of Admissions website. This change may take 7–10 business days to process. For international students, you should email bschool@indiana.edu, as you may not be able to change your major until you arrive on campus.
Apply to Indiana University, beginning August 1, the fall of your senior year of high school.
Your complete IU admission application—and all application materials—must be submitted by November 1 for maximum scholarship consideration.
Admissions Criteria
If you are admitted to IU, you will become a Direct Admit to the Bloomington Kelley School of Business for fall 2021 if you met all criteria below and have a completed IU application (with all application materials submitted) by November 1:
- Indicated one of Kelley’s business majors as your intended major.
- Earned the required test score*:
- a composite ACT score of 30, or
- an SAT score of 1370 (Evidence-Based Reading & Writing and Math).
- Earned a cumulative GPA of 3.8 on a 4.0 scale in high school. We will use the highest GPA that is sent to IU Admissions from your official high school transcript. In most cases this is the weighted GPA.
If your record does not meet the criteria above, you will need to petition through our website to be considered for direct admission. See below for more information on petitioning for direct admission.
* Learn about how IU superscores.
If you plan to apply to IU Bloomington for the 2021–22 academic year without ACT/SAT scores under the test-optional guidelines, you must petition to be considered for direct admission. Petitions for Kelley Direct Admission will open September 7.
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When Do I Find Out If I'm a Direct Admit?
If you submitted all of your application materials by November 1 and meet the criteria above, you’ll hear from us 4–6 weeks after you are admitted to IU.
Students will NOT be notified if they have not been offered direct admission.
Petition for Kelley Direct Admission
We encourage all students interested in attending Kelley to petition for direct admission—even if they do not meet the ranges below or have not yet taken the SAT or ACT. More than 65% of submitted petitions are approved, so it's worth your time to petition. Outside of meeting the requirements for automatic direct admission, the Kelley School doesn't know you're interested in direct admission unless you petition.
To be eligible to petition for fall 2021 direct admission, you must:
- Be an incoming freshman matriculating in the fall semester.
- Choose one of Kelley’s business majors on the IU Bloomington admission application.
- Have an official IU computing account. You will be able to establish this after you complete your application to IU.
- Complete the online petition form, including a brief personal statement.
Typically most competitive petitions exceed the direct admission criteria in either test scores or GPA. For instance, a student might have a 3.9 GPA or 32 ACT.
The middle 50% of approved petitions for fall 2020 were:
- GPA: 3.70 to 4.0
- SAT superscore (Math and Evidence-Based Reading & Writing): 1290 to 1390
- ACT superscore (Composite): 28 to 32
Students’ petitions will be considered based on performance in academic coursework, quality of question answers (maximum 250 words), and additional information as provided on the petition. The question posed on the petition is, "What has been your most significant achievement in the past three years?"
Petition Timeline
Preference is given to direct admit petitions completed by January 4, 2021. You will receive a response no later than February 12, 2021. In some instances, students will receive their decision before the notification date. Everyone who meets the deadline is guaranteed to receive their decision by the notification date.
All petitions submitted after January 4 will be considered on a space-available, case-by-case basis. Students will receive a response by April 16, 2021.
Petitions close at 11:59 p.m. ET on March 8, 2021.
While we encourage you to petition as soon as possible, your petition will not be acted upon until you are admitted to IU. Preference is given to direct admit petitions completed by January 4, 2021. You will receive notification of your petition status no later than February 12, 2021.
Due to the highly competitive nature of Kelley freshmen scholarships, preference is given to Direct Admits who automatically meet the criteria.
Petition Timeline
The petition application will open September 1. Petition outcomes will be sent to both the IU and personal email accounts.
While we encourage you to petition as soon as possible, your petition will not be acted upon until you are admitted to IU.
Due to the highly competitive nature of Kelley freshmen scholarships, preference is given to Direct Admits who automatically meet the criteria.
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