Military MBA

Contact Information

Darden School of Business
100 Darden Boulevard
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
434-924-7281 or 800-UVA-MBA1

Website: www.darden.virginia.edu

Kathleen Grant, Assistant Director of Admissions

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• MBA
  
• MBA/JD
  
• MBA/MD
  
• MBA/MA in Asian Studies
  
• MBA/MA in Government or Foreign Affairs
  
• MBA/ME (Engineering)
  
• MBA/MSN

 

Accreditation

The Darden School of Business is accredited by the AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

 

Admission Requirements

• Completed application
• Transcripts
• Official copy of GMAT score
• Official copy of TOEFL score, if applicable
• Resumé
• Essays
• Two letters of recommendation
• Interview (by invitation only)
• Application Fee: $200 (If you have active duty experience in the U.S. military within the last three years, you are eligible for an application fee waiver.

 

Description of Learning Environment for Students

The mission of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business is to improve society by developing principled leaders in the world of practical affairs. The leadership experience brought by members of the military is a perfect complement 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) supports students as they take ownership of their job searches while at school and throughout their careers. The CDC's rich range of programs, corporate briefings, print and electronic resources, and workshops including a pre-matriculation career-switchers workshop-form a valuable base of support during the job search process. The CDC is the liaison between students and several hundred U.S. and international firms representing every major industry which recruit Darden students for internships and full-time positions.

The Darden School consistently ranks among the worldís best MBA programs, with top marks awarded to its faculty who consider classroom teaching their top priority. Over 90 scholars, distinguished by a wide range of business and academic experience, maintain close connections with the business community by conducting research, developing teaching materials, consulting, serving on corporate boards, and teaching the Schoolís Executive Education courses.

The Darden School is located on the Grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA which is consistently ranked a top city in lifestyle, health, and business rankings. 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.

Tuition

$43,500 in-state, $48,500 out-of-state.

 

Accomplishments/Recognition

• Princeton Review Ranked Darden's Professors #1 teaching faculty in the nation (2007 & 2008).

• BusinessWeek Ranked in top 10 MBA programs for finance, marketing, and management, and faculty consistently receive "A" grades for teaching in the biennial student surveys.

• Financial Times Ranked #2 in the world in general management, #4 in the world for Corporate Social Responsibility and #7 for top salaries in consulting.
• Wall Street Journal Ranked #7 for recruiting MBAs with high ethical standards and #10 for schools that recruiters consider best for practical learning.
• Darden's Diversity Partners include the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, Management Leadership for Tormorrow, Forté Foundation, Robert Toigo Foundation, National Association of Women MBAs, National Black MBA Association, and National Society of Hispanic MBAs.

 

Military

Darden offers a variety of merit- and need-based scholarships to qualified candidates and also offers specific scholarships to students with U.S. military experience.