United States
Indiana University Bloomington
Kelley Direct Online MBA
Kelley Direct is a 54-credit online MBA with seven named majors and required in-person experiences in Bloomington. Students starting in fall 2026 or spring 2027 are quoted total tuition of $94,944.42, locked for three years, plus a $2,000 in-residence fee. GMAT or GRE submission is optional, and the application fee is $75.
The school’s page presented this as a current program. Last checked 2026-10-27. Confirm the details with the school before you apply.
- Country of the award
- United States
- Delivery
- Online with required residency
- Residency
- Required
- Duration
- Most students finish in about two years; up to three years.
- Language
- English
- Tuition
- $94,944.42 published total tuition
- Admissions test
- GMAT or GRE optional
- Business school
- Kelley School of Business
Overview
- Official award title
- Kelley Direct Online MBA
- University
- Indiana University Bloomington
- Business school or department
- Kelley School of Business
- Awarding institution
- Indiana University Bloomington
- Awarding note
- Degree-awarding institution recorded as the university that publishes the program. Parchment wording was not separately photographed.
- Country of the award
- United States
- Location recorded
- Bloomington, United States
- Executive MBA label
- Not labeled executive
- Named pathways
- Business Analytics; Technology Leadership in Organizations; Entrepreneurship & Corporate Innovation; Finance; Marketing; Strategy & Leadership; Supply Chain & Operations
Study format and residency
- Delivery
- Online with required residency. Curriculum is online and includes required in-person courses. The tuition page says fees cover required in-person courses BUKD-X503 and BUKD-X513, and Kelley On Campus is held in Bloomington.
- Intensity
- Part-time
- Duration
- Most students finish in about two years; up to three years.
- Credits
- 54 credits (27 required and 27 elective).
- Teaching languages
- English
- Complete program in English
- Yes
- Language requirement
- Official TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo for international applicants who are not waived.
- Live or asynchronous
- Live and asynchronous
- Mandatory residency
- Yes
- Residency detail
- Required in-person Kelley experiences; Kelley On Campus is at the Bloomington campus. A $2,000 fee covers required in-person courses and includes hotel, most meals, and materials for those experiences.
- Intakes
- Fall or spring start. Spring 2027 priority deadline 1 November.
Admissions
- Previous degree
- Official transcripts from conferred degrees are required before enrollment. A minimum GPA was not stated on the pages checked.
- GMAT or GRE
- GMAT or GRE optional
- Test detail
- GMAT/GRE is test optional. Admissions says a counselor can discuss whether a score would strengthen the application.
- Geographic eligibility
- Not published. Online delivery is not treated as worldwide eligibility.
Tuition and funding
- Published tuition
- $94,944.42 published total tuition
- Fee notes
- Year: 2026-2027 Scholarships: Applying by the priority deadline gives eligibility for scholarship consideration. Military/veteran and Forté MBALaunch application-fee waivers are published. Total tuition based on 54 credits for students starting courses fall 2026 and spring 2027. Rate locked for 3 years from first enrollment. Separate $2,000 fee for required in-person courses is not included in the tuition figure.
Accreditation
- Accreditation
- No accreditation is listed on this profile. That does not mean the school is unrecognized.
- Outcomes
- No salary or employment figure is published here. This directory does not estimate outcomes.
Sources
- Curriculum · checked 2026-10-27
- Tuition · checked 2026-10-27
- Admissions · checked 2026-10-27