Darden School of Business

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business is the graduate business school of the University of Virginia, located in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1955 and named for former UVA president Colgate Darden, Darden is widely recognized as one of the leading MBA programs in the United States and is especially known for its intensive use of the case method of teaching, pioneered in part through its long association with Harvard Business School-style pedagogy adapted to its own faculty and curriculum. Darden offers a Full-Time MBA, Executive MBA, Global Executive MBA, Ph.D. in Business Administration, and various executive education and certificate programs. The school consistently ranks among the top U.S. and global business schools and emphasizes general management leadership, ethics, and collaborative learning. Its alumni network spans consulting, finance, technology, entrepreneurship, and corporate leadership roles worldwide. The school is situated on the University of Virginia's North Grounds campus and benefits from UVA's broader academic, research, and cultural resources while maintaining its own dedicated facilities, faculty, and student community focused on graduate business education.