Contact Information:
Darden School of Business
100 Darden Boulevard
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
434-924-7281 or 800-UVA-MBA1
www.darden.virginia.edu

Reggie Webb, Associate Director of Admissions
webbre@darden.virginia.edu

MBA Degree Programs:
MBA
MBA/JD
MBA/MA in Asian Studies
MBA/MA in Government or Foreign Affairs
MBA/ME (Engineering)
MBA/MSN

Accreditation(s):
The Darden School of Business is accredited by the AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Admissions Requirements:

• Completed application
• Transcripts
• Official copy of GMAT score
• Official copy of TOEFL score, if applicable
• Writing samples
• Two letters of recommendation
• Interview highly recommended
• Application Fee: $140

Tuition:
$32,300 in-state, $37,300 out-of-state

Military Scholarships:
Darden offers a variety of merit- and need-based scholarships to qualified candidates.

Description of Learning Environment for Students:
The University of Virginia's Darden School of Business seeks to better society by developing leaders in the world of practical affairs. The leadership experience brought by members of the military is a perfect compliment to the management courses offered at this premier business school.

Darden is committed to the case method of teaching, which requires students to think, decide, and act within a team setting while analyzing cases that chronicle real-life business situations. In addition to studying the theory and techniques underpinning functional business skills, the case method approach ensures that students can identify the most important issues, provide analytically sound responses, and work effectively with others to reach solutions. Darden graduates enter the workplace equipped to be effective leaders in any field they choose. After Darden, students are prepared to create, transform and lead great organizations.

The school's Career Development Center (CDC) provides career counseling and job search training that begins the first week of First Year classes with the Personal Career Assessment Program (PCAP) and continues with a series of Professional Development classes. The CDC is the liaison between students and the several hundred U.S. and international firms representing every major industry which come to Darden seeking MBAs for internships or full-time positions. Darden is also a member of Global Workplace, a dedicated career management platform for students and alumni of the world's leading business schools.

The Darden School consistently ranks among the world's best MBA programs. It is located on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, which has been ranked as the city with the greatest quality of life in the United States. Charlottesville is just two hours south of Washington, DC. Faculty: The faculty at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business consider classroom teaching their top priority. The Darden faculty consists of more than 80 scholars distinguished by a wide range of business and academic experience. Most have taught or worked outside the United States and faculty exchange programs ensure that Darden's professors remain in tune with current global business issues and practices. Faculty members are consistently honored at the University, state, and national levels for their teaching abilities.

Accomplishments/Recognition:

• Darden MBA faculty ranked #2 teaching faculty by Princeton Review (2004)
• Darden's Career Development Center ranked #3 for placement success by Financial Times (2005)
• Darden MBA program ranked in the Top 10 by Financial Times (2005) for salaries in Consulting (#2), Industry (#2) and North American Salaries Today (#10)
• Darden ranked in the Top 10 by BusinessWeek (2004) in Ethics (#4), General Management (#6) and Marketing (#7)
• Darden maintains active relationships with the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, the Forte Foundation, the Robert Toigo Foundation, and Leadership Education and Development Program in Business (LEAD)