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Darden School of Business, Charlottesville
Virginia, United States of America | Estd in 1955 | Government University | University of Virginia, Charlottesville
About Darden School of Business
The Darden School of Business is the public business school of the University of Virginia located in Charlottesville. It has its other campuses located in Virginia, and Washington, D.C. and also has its field offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and Shanghai, China. The school is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school was established in 1955 named after Virginia Governor Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. It was founded by Thomas Jefferson who also established the University of Virginia in 1819 which is recognised as one of the top public universities in the nation.
Darden School of Business Overview
- The Public MBA program has been ranked 1st in the United States by Bloomberg Businessweek, 2019.
- Darden offers no.1 education experience in the U.S. according to The Economist, 2011–2019.
- UVA Darden School of Business has been ranked among the 4 public universities in the USA for decades by the U.S. News & World Report.
- Darden School of Business offers various programmes in areas like Accounting, Design Thinking & Innovation, Leadership & Management, Marketing, Product Management, Project Management, and Strategy, Ethics & Entrepreneurship.
- Offers programmes like Full-Time MBA, Executive MBA, Part-Time MBA, MS in Business Analytics, Ph.D. In addition to these, Darden also offers other executive programs to develop well experienced entrepreneurs and leaders.
Darden School of Business Highlights
Darden School of Business Admission and Application
- Students applying for Darden School of Business admissions need to download the application forms from the official portal of the university.
- Application forms are required to be filled and submitted along with required documents and payment of fees.
- For few postgraduate programmes, students might have to submit scores of GMAT or GRE while for other programmes, students having their previous academic background and experience in a relevant field is enough.
- For doctoral programmes, students also might have to attend and qualify for an interview conducted by the university.
- Darden School of Business admissions will be offered after document verification and admission fee payment.
Darden School of Business Eligibility
- International students should have English as their spoken language otherwise they have to secure qualifying scores in any of the English proficiency tests- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System Academic (IELTS Academic) or Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic or DuoLingo English Test (DET).
- Students submitting their IELTS and TOEFL test scores should not be more than two years old.
- For applying to undergraduate programmes, students must complete their high school education with relevant subjects and have all their previous academic records.
- For Darden School of Business graduate programmes, applicants must qualify their undergraduate degree in any relevant discipline from an accredited university or institute.
Darden School of Business Campus Facilities
Library
The Darden School of Business library offers learning, research and teaching by organizing, preserving and providing access to informative resources in all its formats. The library offers access to around 50 business and economics databases. The library also has a quiet place for students to study and offers additional services such as Darden printers and UVA Wireless. The library has a collection of 100,000 volumes and 800 current periodical subscriptions. The name of the library was kept for the Camp family of Franklin, Virginia, who supported building the library. The library remains open from 7:30 AM - 10 PM from Monday - Thursday, 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM on Fridays, 10 AM - 7 PM on Saturdays, and 10 AM - 10 PM on Sundays.
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