Darden’s Class of 2015:
By the Numbers
Darden’s incoming class is the largest in the history of the School, with 414 students across the three formats of the MBA program. The full-time MBA boasts the School’s highest-ever average GMAT score and grade point average. When it comes to career aspirations, this remarkable class reflects a growing trend: interest in mission-driven careers in fields such as health care, energy, education, government and the nonprofit sector.
MBA
MBA for Executives
Global MBA for Executives
316
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706 Average GMAT 3.5 Average GPA 16% Minority 30% Women 11% Increase in Applications
32% With Advanced Degree 25% With Military Experience 10 Average Years Work
40% With Advanced Degree 33% With Military Experience 13 Average Years Work
Enrolled
Enrolled
Over Previous Year
37% Born Outside U.S.
First Graduating Class: 1957
Experience Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2013 ranking of Executive MBA programs No. 11 Darden’s debut U.S. ranking A+ in Teaching A+ in Support A in Curriculum, Entrepreneurship and Finance First Graduating Class: 2008
A Look at Recent MBA Rankings Deciphering business school rankings can be tricky, as each ranking publication uses a different methodology to measure different factors. Here’s a look at Darden’s rank in the most recent MBA polls. DARDEN’S RANK 4
PUBLICATION
MEASURES
The Economist, 2013 (Global Ranking)
Student and alumni experience, including career services, job placement, faculty and student quality and diversity, recruiter diversity, salary changes from before to after degree
12
U.S. News & World Report, 2014
Ratings from deans and recruiters; quantitative analysis of career and admissions data
15
Forbes, 2013
Return on investment using total salaries of alumni who are five years out minus salaries lost while in school and cost of education
Enrolled
Experience
27% Born Outside U.S. Countries represented in the Class of 2015 include: Brazil, France, Germany, Iran, Kenya, Russia, Serbia and the United States.
First Graduating Class: 2013
Darden in the Top Tier of the MBA Specialty Rankings No. 1 Education Experience (The Economist 2011–13) No. 1 General Management (Financial Times 2013) No. 1 Facilities (The Princeton Review 2014) No. 4 Management (U.S. News & World Report 2014) No. 5 Entrepreneurship (The Princeton Review for Entrepreneur magazine 2013) No. 5 MBA Program (Hispanic Business magazine 2013) No. 5 Faculty (The Princeton Review 2014)
FALL/WINTER 2013
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