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University of Virginia

Darden School of Business

Quick Stats

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  • Program Cost
    $95,900
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    637
  • Yield
    49%
  • Selectivity
    27%
  • Job Offers
    94%
  • Average Salary
    $109,335
  • Top Industry
    Consulting
Contact Information
100 Darden Blvd.
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
Website

About Darden School of Business

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, is one of the world's leading business schools, offering the MBA degree in 3 formats – Full-time MBA, Executive MBA, and Global Executive MBA – as well as Ph.D. and non-degree Executive Education programs. The Darden experience is unique because of the combination of three key elements: the case study method, the world’s best MBA teaching faculty and a tight-knit community. These elements combine to create an environment that improves society by developing Darden students into principled leaders who are ready for anything.

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Admissions: Can I get in?

3.37 GPA of All Applicants
Post-Grad Work Experience
  • Average
  • Median
  • Middle 80%
Admissions Selectivity
27% Darden School of Business 48% Average Across All Schools
Average GMAT Score
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
100% 2,466
27% 27.0
49% 49.0
Female
0%
International
0%
Re-Applicants
5% 5
0%
Top Undergrad Majors
Top 5 Feeder Colleges for Accepted
Importance of Application Elements
  • GMAT Scores Very Important
  • Resume / Work Experience Very Important
  • Application Essay Very Important
  • Interviews Very Important
  • Recommendations Very Important
  • GPA / Undergrad Transcripts Very Important
GMAT Scores
  • All Applicants
  • Accepted
770 to 800
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740 to 769
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710 to 739
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680 to 709
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650 to 679
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620 to 649
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560 to 589
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530 to 559
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500 to 529
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Under 500
0%
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English Language Requirements
English Proficiency Required: Yes
Minimum English Proficiency Score: No
Accepted Tests
  • IELTS
  • TOEFL Internet Based Test
  • TOEFL Paper-based Test

Careers: Will I find a job?

Consulting 30%
Top Industry
  • Financial Services 25%
  • Technology 12%
  • Consumer Products 11%
McKinsey & Co. 13%
Top Employer
  • Boston Consulting Group, Inc., The 10%
  • Microsoft Corp. 9%
  • IBM 7%
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
94% Darden School of Business 82% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
86% 86
60% 59.90775862068965
86% Receive Offers
82% 82
56% 55.94857923497267
82% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
8% 8
22% 22.276036585365855
8% Receive Offers
9% 9
25% 25.176799999999997
9% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
5% 5.4188983050847455
0%
6% 6.143524590163933
92% Graduates seeking full-time employment
7% Graduates not seeking employment
Top Employers / Number Hired
  • McKinsey & Co. 14
  • Boston Consulting Group, Inc., The 11
  • Microsoft Corp. 10
  • IBM 8
  • Danaher Corporation 7
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
29% 29
$125,575.00
80K 145K
Finance/Accounting
29% 29
$100,723.00
33K 135K
General Management
22% 22
$104,892.00
60K 200K
Marketing/Sales
15% 15
$102,742.00
65K 140K
Other
1% 1
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
30% 30
$125,183.00
80K 145K
Consumer Products
11% 11
$97,085.00
65K 200K
Financial Services
25% 25
$101,099.00
33K 135K
Manufacturing
9% 9
$106,729.00
90K 120K
Media/Entertainment
1% 1
$81,667.00 Data not provided
Pharma/Biotech/Health Care
3% 3
$99,626.00
80K 112K
Real Estate
1% 1
$108,333.00 Data not provided
Technology
12% 12
$108,081.00
60K 140K
Other
4% 4
$89,902.00
75K 117K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
More than one year, up to three years
20% 20
$111,295.00
75K 200K
More than five years
23% 23
$109,639.00
65K 140K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Asia
6% 6
$107,805.00
70K 135K
Australia & Oceania
1% 0.5
Data not provided
Central America & the Caribbean
1% 0.5
Data not provided
European Free Trade Zone
1% 1
Data not provided
North America
86% 86
$109,519.00
60K 200K
South America
2% 2
$111,400.00
80K 145K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
29% 29
$108,319.00
80K 135K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
19% 19
$109,374.00
65K 135K
U.S. South
10% 10
$110,863.00
60K 200K
U.S. Southwest
8% 8
$109,864.00
80K 140K
U.S. Midwest
9% 9
$107,604.00
90K 135K
U.S. West
11% 11
$111,427.00
60K 140K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
1% 1
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
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Long Term Pay of MBA Graduates by Job Function

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Top Companies with Interns / Hired
  • J.P. Morgan 9
  • Bain & Company, Inc. 8
  • McKinsey & Co. 8
  • Deloitte 8
  • Amazon.com, Inc. 8
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks
  • Percentage of internships that are paid
Annual Job Searching Trips by the School
  • Finance Career Treks: New York, Boston, London, Hong Kong, Baltimore
  • Venture Capital Career Treks: New York
  • Tech Career Treks: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle
  • Management and Marketing Treks: Boston, San Francisco, New York, Beijing, Shanghai, Washington, DC, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Dallas
  • Energy Career Trek: Houston; Media, Entertainment & Sports: Los Angeles, New York, Portland; Retail Luxury Goods Career Trek: New York; Consulting Career Treks: Washington, DC, Philadelphia; Net Impact Career Trek: Washington, DC

Tuition: Can I afford it?

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
Total Opportunity Cost
  • Program Cost $95,900
  • Budget $76,151
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
Total Opportunity Cost
  • Program Cost $105,900
  • Budget $81,833
60 Full Tuition Scholarships
$26,677 Average Scholarship Amount 69% of Students Receive Aid
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Financial Aid
  • Apply for Aid
  • Receive Aid
Students applying for financial aid
74% 74
69% 69
Scholarships
$ $ $ $ $
$21,645,137
Total aid distributed for the upcoming year
Basic scholarships awarded
  • Academic Merit
  • Some Other Criteria
98%
Of first-year institutional scholarship recipients who received at least the same amount for the second year
Loans
  • Loan guarantee policy
  • Max loan guarantee per year
  • Average post-graduation debt $105,490

What Recent Grads Say See All 15 Comments >

-The community and teamwork-focused learning environment make the Darden MBA program unique. I cannot imagine a class that was more tight-knit and supportive, and also unique and diverse, as the Darden class that I was a part of. The strenuous academic environment prepares students very well for professional opportunities after school.

Academics: What will I learn?

Students in Core Classes
64 Darden School of Business 42 Average Across All Schools
Top 3 Teaching Methods
Case study
74% 74
Experiential learning
10% 10
Simulation
6% 6
Top Areas of Study
  • Consulting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • General Management
  • Leadership
  • Strategy
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Concentrations and Specializations
  • Consulting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Corporate Innovation, Business Development & Growth, Innovation for Sustainability
  • Strategy
  • Supply Chain Management
Master Degree Programs
Joint Degree Programs
  • MBA/JD (Law)
  • MBA/MA (Arts)
  • MBA/MD (Medicine)
  • MBA/ME (Engineering)
  • MBA/MSN (Nursing)
  • MBA/PhD
  • Other
Requirements for Graduation
  • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
  • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Program Logistics
  • Program length (in months) 21
  • Distance learning Yes
Technology Improvements
  • The Darden School regularly updates technology in 3 areas to improve the student experience: 1. Darden Media: Upgraded to HD projectors and controls in 18 classrooms, new teaching console and new HD cameras in largest classroom. Installed LCD's in 60 learning team rooms and 9 conference rooms. Completed video studio upgrade from analog to HD digital. New HD video conferencing system. Upgraded the Abbott Auditorium PA system and installed a new PA system in the Pepsico Forum. Created numerous

Students: Who are my classmates?

35% Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
Student Citizenship
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Activities
Active Professional Clubs
  • Biotech/Health care
  • Business Ethics
  • Business Law
  • Consulting
  • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental
  • E-business
  • Finance
  • High Tech
  • Information Technology
  • Investment Banking
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Media & Entertainment
  • New Media
  • Nonprofit
  • Other
  • VC/ Private Equity
Active Networking Clubs
  • Black MBA Association
  • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
  • Hispanic Student Organization
  • International Club
  • Other
  • Partners/Family
  • Volunteer
  • Wine
  • Women in MBA

Alumni: How strong is my network?

10,358 Living MBA Alumni 43 Countries where alumni clubs exist
68 Active alumni clubs
42 Participating in gift donations No Individual alumni gift in excess of $10 Million in the last 12 months

Employer data includes graduates and current students.