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University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Coordinates: 38°03′08″N 78°30′50″W / 38.052096°N 78.513901°W / 38.052096; -78.513901
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The University of Virginia Darden School of Business
TypePublic business school
Established1955
Parent institution
University of Virginia
Endowment$808 million[1]
DeanScott C. Beardsley
Location
Charlottesville
,
Virginia
,
US

38°03′08″N 78°30′50″W / 38.052096°N 78.513901°W / 38.052096; -78.513901
Websitewww.darden.virginia.edu

The Darden School of Business is the graduate business school of the University of Virginia, a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school offers MBA, PhD, and Executive Education programs.

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.[2][3]

History

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Darden main building, looked upon from the North

The Darden School is a graduate school of business of the Southern United States, it was founded in 1955.[citation needed] The original business school was nestled in the central grounds of the University of Virginia, before being moved its current location at the North Grounds. Designed by the Driehaus Prize winner Robert A. M. Stern, the Darden school's buildings feature sand-struck Virginia brick, Chippendale balustrades and red-metal standing seam roofs. In 2018, the Sands Family Grounds was inaugurated by the Darden School, in Arlington County, Virginia, in proximity to Washington D.C.'s central business district.[citation needed] The Sands Family Grounds occupy the top two floors of a 31-story skyscraper..

Locations

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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,[4] 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.[5]

MBA

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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 Charlottesville, Virginia with opportunities for every student to study abroad.

Admissions

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The Jeffersonian corridors along the School grounds

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.[6]

Study abroad

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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.[7]

Executive MBA formats

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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.[8]

Darden Executive Education

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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

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Business School
International Rankings
U.S. MBA Ranking
Bloomberg (2024)[9]3
U.S. News & World Report (2024)[10]10
Global MBA Ranking
Financial Times (2024)[11]11

Darden's current rankings are as follows:

MBA rankings

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  • #3 Bloomberg Businessweek 2023[12]
  • #10 U.S. News & World Report 2024[13]
  • #13 Forbes 2019[14]
  • #16 (North America) - The Economist 2019[15]
  • #16 (Global) - The Economist 2019[15]

MBA Specialty rankings

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  • #1 Best Professors - The Princeton Review 2019[16]
    • #2 Best MBA For Consulting - The Princeton Review 2019[16]
    • #2 Best MBA For Management - The Princeton Review 2019[16]
    • #4 Best Campus Environment - The Princeton Review 2019[16]
    • #6 Entrepreneurship - The Princeton Review for Entrepreneur magazine 2019[17]
  • #1 Education Experience in United States - The Economist 2019[15]
  • #1 Corporate Social Responsibility - Financial Times 2019[18]
  • #1 General Management - Financial Times 2016[18]
  • #2 Learning - Bloomberg Businessweek 2019[19]
  • #11 Career Services Rank - Financial Times 2019[18]

Executive Education rankings

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  • #1 Course Design (Global) - Financial Times 2016[20]-2018[21]
  • #1 Faculty (Global) - Financial Times 2004-2011[22]
  • #7 Facilities (Global) - Financial Times 2019[23]
  • #20 Open-Enrollment Programs (Global) - Financial Times 2019[23]
  • #52 Custom Programs (Global) - Financial Times 2019[23]

Notable alumni

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Darden's list of alumni includes:

List of deans

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Number Dean Term
9 Scott C. Beardsley[24] 2015-2025
8 Robert F. Bruner[25] 2005-2015
7 Robert S. Harris[26] 2001-2005
6 Edward Adams 'Ted' Snyder[27] 1998-2001
5 Leo Ignatius Higdon, Jr.[28] 1993-1997
4 John W. Rosenblum[29] Interim 1982-1983, 1983-1993
3 Robert W. Haigh[30] 1980-1982
2 Charles Stewart Sheppard[31] 1972-1980
1 Charles Cortez Abbott[32] 1954-1972

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UVA Darden Fall Pillars 2022 by Darden School of Business". 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on Mar 6, 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023 – via Issuu.
  2. ^ "What is the Case Method?". www.darden.virginia.edu.
  3. ^ Friedman, Megan (21 July 2014). "And the Happiest City in America Is..." Good Housekeeping.
  4. ^ "UVA, Darden, Dignitaries Celebrate Sands Family at DC Area Grounds Dedication". Darden Report Online. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  5. ^ "Darden School's new Rosslyn space to host new UVa. master's program". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  6. ^ Schmitt, Jeff (2019-12-14). "Meet Virginia Darden's MBA Class Of 2021 | Page 2 of 15". Poets&Quants. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  7. ^ The Batten Foundation gives UVA business students $15 million for world travel, 2018
  8. ^ "EMBA - Admissions FAQ". UVA Darden School of Business. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  9. ^ "Best B-Schools". Bloomberg Businessweek.
  10. ^ "2023 Best Business Schools Rankings". U.S. News & World Report.
  11. ^ "Global MBA Ranking 2023". Financial Times.
  12. ^ "These Are the US's Best Business Schools". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  13. ^ "2023-2024 Best Business Schools". US News. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  14. ^ "The Best Business Schools 2019". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  15. ^ a b c https://www.economist.com/whichmba/university-virginia-darden-school-business/2019 [1], "Full time MBA ranking", ‘’The Economist’’, 2019
  16. ^ a b c d "The Princeton Review Ranks UVA Darden No. 1 MBA for Best Professors for Third Straight Year". Darden Report Online. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  17. ^ "Top 50 Entrepreneurship: Grad | The Princeton Review". www.princetonreview.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  18. ^ a b c https://www.ft.com/content/319d081e-14f7-11e9-a168-d45595ad076d [2], "FT Global MBA ranking 2019", Financial Times, January 2019
  19. ^ "[3], Best Business Schools 2019", Bloomberg Businessweek 2019
  20. ^ Hendrick, Dave (2017-05-15). "Financial Times Ranks Darden Executive Education No. 1 in the World for Faculty, Facilities and Course Design". Darden Report Online. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  21. ^ Hodgkins, Jay (2018-05-15). "Darden Executive Education Ranked No. 1 in the World for Faculty, Facilities, Course Design". Darden Report Online. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  22. ^ Executive Education - Open - 2011, Financial Times, 2011
  23. ^ a b c "Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com". rankings.ft.com. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  24. ^ "Scott C. Beardsley". UVA Darden School of Business. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  25. ^ "Robert F. Bruner". UVA Darden School of Business. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  26. ^ "Robert S. Harris". UVA Darden School of Business. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  27. ^ "New Yale SOM Dean Appointed: Edward A. Snyder". YaleNews. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  28. ^ "Leo "Lee" Higdon Named As New Chairman Of The Board Of HealthSouth". investor.encompasshealth.com. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  29. ^ "John Rosenblum". UVA Darden School of Business. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  30. ^ "Robert Haigh, Former Darden Dean, Dies at 80". UVA Today. 2006-12-28. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  31. ^ "Graduate Record, Chapter 7: Darden Graduate School of Business Administration". www2.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  32. ^ "Abbott, Charles Cortez (1906–1986)". www.encyclopediavirginia.org. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
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