The purpose of the Kellogg School of Management is to "educate, equip and inspire leaders who build strong organizations and wisely leverage the power of markets for the betterment of all". Kellogg's curriculum offers over 200 courses. Full-time majors include: Accounting Information & Management, Analytical Finance, Decision Sciences, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Finance, Health Enterprise Management, Human Resources Management, International Business, Real Estate, Managerial Analytics, Managerial Economics, Marketing, Social Enterprise, and Technology Industry Management. Full-time students must take a global elective. Kellogg's hands-on learning opportunities include case competitions, business conferences, courses and labs, internships and club activities.

655 students entered Kellogg in the fall of 2011. Of these students, 33% were women, 22% were US minorities and 32% are international students. Students are between 25 and 30 years old and have five to seven years of work experience.

Kellogg's Career Management Center was named number 1 in student satisfaction by Poet's and Quants. A recent Kellogg study showed that 200 companies offered jobs to 80% of Kellogg's MBA students as opposed to Kellogg's competitors where 80% of students get jobs from the same 18 to 20 firms. The majority of Kellogg's 2010 full-time MBA graduates work in consulting (31%), consumer and packaged goods (12%), and high tech manufacturing and services.

Kellogg has a worldwide alumni network of 50,000 people living in over 100 countries and all 50 United States. Kellogg alumni interact with MBA students through campus visits and mentoring.