University of Virginia Darden School of Business
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The Darden School of Business is the
The school was founded in 1955 and named after Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr., a former Democratic congressman, governor of Virginia, and president of the University of Virginia. It is located on the grounds of the University of Virginia. Its faculty use the case method as their method of teaching courses.[3][4]
History
The Darden School was the first graduate school of business of the
Locations
The full-time MBA program is located in Charlottesville, Virginia at the UVA Darden Goodwin Family Grounds, which is roughly two hours from Washington, D.C.
In 2017, it was announced that Darden would establish dedicated facilities in Rosslyn, formerly introduced as the UVA Darden Sands Family Grounds in February 2019,[5] as the new home base for the Executive MBA formats and new M.S. in Business Analytics degree launched with the McIntire School of Commerce.[6]
MBA
Designed for students who seek to strengthen their leadership, business and communication skills, Darden's two-year MBA program combines core and elective courses in
Admissions
Admission requirements for the MBA include an earned four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. institution or the international equivalent, completion of application forms and essays, GMAT or GRE score, academic transcripts, two professional recommendations, and the payment of a fee. The MBA Class of 2023 has an average GMAT score of 716 and an average GPA of 3.51, and an average age of 27 years old. Of the 352 students enrolled, 41% are international students, 37% are women and 14% are domestic minority students. The School had an acceptance rate of 26% as of 2019.[7]
Employment statistics
A total of 96% of MBA graduates from the class of 2023 received full-time offers within three months of graduation, the median starting salary and sign-on bonus upon graduation was $167,899 and $37,588 respectively.
Study abroad
Students are offered study abroad programs as well as Darden Worldwide Courses which offer international immersion courses which are funded by a $15 million gift from philanthropist and donor, Frank Batten.[10]
Executive MBA formats
Designed with a hybrid structure of online learning with in-person residences at the new UVA Darden Sands Family Grounds in the Washington, D.C., area, two formats of the MBA are offered which provide the same degree as the MBA. The EMBA (Executive MBA) is designed for working professionals and the GEMBA (Global Executive MBA) is an option that provides additional global residences compared to the EMBA. Both formats have the same core curriculum over a period of twenty-one months with all students entering in the same cohort each academic year. Global residencies include Brazil, Chile, China, Germany, Japan, Ghana, Israel, India, Estonia and Cuba with changes in locations possible each year.[11]
Darden Executive Education
The inaugural Executive Education program was offered in 1955. Darden Executive Education offers both short courses and custom solutions, as well as consortia, corporate university design and development, and industry specific partnerships. Short course focus areas include leadership, general management, strategy and decision-making, negotiation, growth and innovation, project management, sales and marketing, financial management and corporate aviation.
Rankings
Business Rankings | |
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U.S. MBA | |
Bloomberg (2024)[12] | 3 |
U.S. News & World Report (2024)[13] | 10 |
Global MBA | |
Financial Times (2024)[14] | 11 |
Darden's current rankings are as follows:
MBA rankings
- #3 Bloomberg Businessweek 2023[15]
- #10 U.S. News & World Report 2024[16]
- #13 Forbes 2019[17]
- #16 (North America) - The Economist 2019[18]
- #16 (Global) - The Economist 2019[18]
MBA Specialty rankings
- #1 Best Professors - The Princeton Review 2019[19]
- #1 Education Experience in United States - The Economist 2019[18]
- #1 Corporate Social Responsibility - Financial Times 2019[21]
- #1 General Management - Financial Times 2016[21]
- #2 Learning - Bloomberg Businessweek 2019[22]
- #11 Career Services Rank - Financial Times 2019[21]
Executive Education rankings
- #1 Course Design (Global) - Financial Times 2016[23]-2018[24]
- #1 Faculty (Global) - Financial Times 2004-2011[25]
- #7 Facilities (Global) - Financial Times 2019[26]
- #20 Open-Enrollment Programs (Global) - Financial Times 2019[26]
- #52 Custom Programs (Global) - Financial Times 2019[26]
Notable alumni
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (August 2023) |
Darden's list of alumni includes:
- Leslie M. Baker Jr. (MBA '69), former CEO of Wachovia
- Sara Leefrom 1976 to 2001
- Secretary of Defense
- Discovery Capital Management
- Guillaume M. Cuvelier (MBA '91), founder of Svedka vodka
- United Technologies Corporation
- Helen Dragas, businesswoman; first woman to be rector for the University of Virginia Board of Visitors
- Jay Faison (MBA '95), founder of ClearPath Foundation
- Naren K. Gursahaney (MBA '89), former CEO of ADT Inc.
- Bill Hawkins (MBA '82), former President and CEO, Medtronic Inc.; CEO, Immucor Inc.
- Robert J. Hugin (MBA '85), CEO of CelgeneCorporation
- Tractor Supply
- Doug Lebda (MBA '14), founder & CEO of LendingTree
- Save The Children
- Pacific Coffee Company
- Michael E. O'Neill (MBA '74), former chairman of Citigroup
- Lewis F. Payne, Jr.(MBA '73), former Virginia congressman
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
- Steven Reinemund (MBA '78), former CEO and Chairman of PepsiCo
- United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
- Mark Sanford (MBA '88), former Governor of South Carolina
- Thomas A. Saunders III (MBA '67), former Morgan Stanley partner and Wall Street innovator
- Goli Sheikholeslamil (MBA '94), CEO of POLITICO
- Marc Short (MBA '04), former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence
- Steve Silbiger (MBA '90), author, The Ten-Day MBA (Harper Collins)
- John Strangfeld (MBA '77), Chairman and CEO, Prudential Financial
- Mark B. Templeton (MBA '78), President and CEO, Citrix Systems Inc.
- Henri Termeer (MBA '73), former CEO of Genzyme
- Steven C. Voorhees (MBA '80), former CEO of WestRock
- Roger L. Werner (MBA '77), former CEO of ESPN
List of deans
Number | Dean | Term |
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9 | Scott C. Beardsley[27] | 2015-2025 |
8 | Robert F. Bruner[28] | 2005-2015 |
7 | Robert S. Harris[29] | 2001-2005 |
6 | Edward Adams 'Ted' Snyder[30] | 1998-2001 |
5 | Leo Ignatius Higdon, Jr.[31] | 1993-1997 |
4 | John W. Rosenblum[32] | Interim 1982-1983, 1983-1993 |
3 | Robert W. Haigh[33] | 1980-1982 |
2 | Charles Stewart Sheppard[34] | 1972-1980 |
1 | Charles Cortez Abbott[35] | 1954-1972 |
See also
- Economics
- Glossary of economics
- List of United States business school rankings
- List of business schools in the United States
- List of Atlantic Coast Conference business schools
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