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Darden School of Business (University of Virginia) campus

Darden School of Business (University of Virginia)

100 Darden Boulevard
Charlottesville, VA 22903

www.darden.virginia.edu

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Key facts

Full-Time MBA

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Class profile

Class size: 336
Applications: 2,523
Average GMAT (old exam): 713
GMAT range (old exam): 600-780
Average age: 27
Work experience: 4 years on average
Women: 40%
International students: 33%
Rolling admissions: No

Application deadlines

Early ActionSep 9, 2026Passed
Round 1Oct 7, 2026Passed
Round 2Jan 7, 202769 days left
Round 3 MarchMar 1, 2027122 days left
Round 3 AprilApr 1, 2027153 days left
Round 3 MayMay 1, 2027183 days left

Rankings

Bloomberg Businessweek: #9
U.S. News: #14
Financial Times: #20

Cost and jobs

Median base salary: $135,168
Median salary with bonus: $168,626
Employed after graduation: 97%

Essay questions

For the 2019–20 application cycle, we will again feature multiple short answer questions. Why multiple questions? To allow you a broader platform to showcase your background and personality. These questions are a great opportunity for you to help the Darden Admissions Committee understand who you are and who you will be at Darden. Remember: We are not reading your responses with a prescribed or right answer in mind. We want to get to know you, not us. These questions are our opportunity to begin to get a sense of your voice, your perspective, your experiences and your writing ability. In fact, how you choose to answer a particular question is often as insightful as what you choose to write about. The best essay responses are those that are responsive to the question but also authentic and genuine. Whenever possible, show dont tell.

Deadlines checked Oct 30, 2026: Full-Time MBA, Executive MBA. The other numbers were last updated in 2023. GMAT scores here are from the old 200 to 800 exam, which ended in early 2024. Check the school's own website for this year's numbers.

What members who applied here reported

1,673 Beat The GMAT members shared their profile when they applied to Darden between 2011 and 2020. Their GMAT scores are from the old 200 to 800 exam.

704Average GMAT (old exam)

3.36Average GPA

4.4Years of work before applying

27Average age when applying

Members

Work before the MBA

Financial Services21%
Consulting17%
Other16%
High Tech13%
Manufacturing7%
Non-Profit5%

College major

Engineering42%
Business Administration22%
Economics12%
Social Sciences7%
Other6%
Humanities6%

Home country

United States51%
India32%
Brazil2%
Canada1%
Korea, Republic of1%
United Kingdom1%
China1%
Russian Federation1%

Recent member profiles

Applied 2020No result posted

Round: 2
GMAT (old exam): 690
GPA: 3.7
Age: 30
Gender: Male
From: Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Major: Humanities
Work: Advertising / Marketing, 60 months
Goal after the MBA: Consulting

Applied 2020No result posted

Round: 3
GPA: 3.6
Age: 27
Gender: Male
From: Minneapolis, MN, United States
Major: Engineering
Work: Manufacturing, 37 months
Goal after the MBA: Sales / Business Development

Applied 2020No result posted

Round: 1
GMAT (old exam): 700
GPA: 3.4
Age: 28
Gender: Male
From: Annapolis, MD, United States
Major: Economics
Work: Consulting, 48 months
Goal after the MBA: Consulting

Applied 2020No result posted

Round: 1
GPA: 3.7
Age: 27
Gender: Male
From: Chicago, IL, United States
Major: Business Administration
Work: Consulting, 13 months
Goal after the MBA: Healthcare / Biotech

Applied 2020No result posted

Round: 3
GMAT (old exam): 730
GPA: 3.4
Age: 34
Gender: Male
From: Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Major: Other
Work: Financial Services, 82 months
Goal after the MBA: High Tech

Applied 2020No result posted

Round: 3
GPA: 1.08
Age: 32
Gender: Male
From: Ambler, PA, United States
Major: Business Administration
Work: Advertising / Marketing, 1 months
Goal after the MBA: Advertising / Marketing

Applied 2020No result posted

Round: 2
GPA: 3.63
Age: 30
Gender: Male
From: Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Major: Engineering
Work: Other, 24 months
Goal after the MBA: Consulting

Applied 2020No result posted

Round: Not Sure
GPA: 2.87
Age: 70
Gender: Male
From: None, AK, United States
Major: Sciences
Work: Healthcare / Biotech, 60 months
Goal after the MBA: Consulting

Applied 2020No result posted

Round: 3
GPA: 3.5
Age: 31
Gender: Male
From: Hermosillo, Mexico
Major: Engineering
Work: Other, 60 months
Goal after the MBA: High Tech

Applied 2020No result posted

Round: Not Sure
GMAT (old exam): 700
GPA: 4
Age: 30
Gender: Male
From: Albuquerque, NM, United States
Major: Business Administration
Work: Financial Services, 40 months
Goal after the MBA: Consulting

Applied 2020No result posted

Round: 1
GMAT (old exam): 750
GPA: 3.62
Age: 36
Gender: Male
From: Shenzhen, China
Major: Social Sciences
Work: Financial Services, 105 months
Goal after the MBA: Financial Services

Applied 2020No result posted

Round: 2
GPA: 3.8
Age: 28
Gender: Male
From: Richmond, VA, United States
Major: Business Administration
Work: Financial Services, 27 months
Goal after the MBA: Financial Services

Applied 2018No result posted

Round: 2
GMAT (old exam): 650
GPA: 3.5
Age: 33
Gender: Male
From: Kyiv, Ukraine
Major: Sciences
Work: Entrepreneurship, 100 months
Goal after the MBA: Entrepreneurship

Applied 2015No result posted

Round: Later
GPA: 3.8
Age: 20
Gender: Male
From: New York, NY, United States
Major: Business Administration
Work: High Tech, 12 months
Goal after the MBA: High Tech

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