BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business consistently delivers a quality experience for undergraduate students, as shown through another top 10 ranking among all business schools in the U.S. News & World Report rankings.
The Undergraduate Program at the Kelley School in Bloomington is ranked ninth overall and No. 1 in the state of Indiana. Seven specialty programs are ranked in the top 10 and 10 are in the top 20. Kelley is tied for fifth overall among public institutions.
Ash Soni
“The success of our undergraduate program rankings is reflected in the success of our students and alumni – and results from our long history of consistency providing a high-quality business education,” said Ash Soni, dean of the Kelley School and the Sungkyunkwan Professor.
“After more than 100 years of offering innovative business programs, Kelley students are connected to one of the world’s largest business school alumni networks – with more than 130,000 living alumni who work at leading companies around the globe,” Soni added. “Our school’s undergraduate program has consistently been ranked among the very best, along with many of our disciplines.”
Kelley is one of only four business schools that are ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News in 10 specialty areas.
The school’s marketing program is ranked third; accounting was fourth; entrepreneurship, fifth; management; seventh; information systems, eighth; production and operations management and finance, each 10th; business analytics, 11th; supply chain management, 15th; and international business, 17th.
Bridget Stomberg
“Kelley’s Undergraduate Program distinguishes itself from others through innovative offerings such as workshops, which provide an augmented academic experience to give students industry-specific knowledge to jump start their careers,” said Bridget Stomberg, Undergraduate Program faculty chair, professor of accounting and the Glaubinger Chair for Undergraduate Leadership. “Kelley places graduates in jobs around the globe; 98% of graduates report full-time jobs or planned graduate studies.”
The school also offers a portfolio of extracurricular activities – including over 80 student organizations – and extensive support services for students, including a one-on-one mentoring program offered to every incoming student, and academic and involvement coaching.
Kelley’s offering of integrated core business courses helps students attain an understanding of the cross-functional relationships between finance, marketing, operations and leadership. The Kelley curriculum allows students to customize their academic plan and choose from among 20 majors and co-majors.
U.S. News only ranks undergraduate programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and results are solely based on surveys of deans and senior faculty. Its peer-assessment score is based on two years of data about programs that are considered the best in a variety of specialty areas.
Overall, IU has seen strong growth in key priority areas of student success and opportunity and transformative research and creativity, according to the 2025 U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges rankings. IU scored 34th among public universities in the Best Colleges rankings.