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| Darden MBA Deadlines 2025-26 | ||
| Round | Application Due | Decisions Released |
| Early Action | Sep 4, 2025 | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Round 1 | Oct 1, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Round 2 | Jan 7, 2025 | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Round 3 | Apr 1, 2025 | May 4, 2026 |
| Darden MBA Essays 2024-25 | |
Essay 1: Short Answer 1![]() | What would you want your classmates to know about you that is not on your resume? (200 words) |
| Essay 2: Short Answer 2 | Please describe an example of building community within your personal or professional life. What impact did this have on you and those around you? How will this experience contribute to the way you will build community at Darden? (200 words) |
| Essay 3: Short Answer 3 | At this time how would you describe your short-term, post-MBA goal in terms of industry, function, geography, company size and/or mission and how does it align with the long-term vision you have for your career? (200 words) |
| Darden Application Stats Class of '25 | |||||
| Applicants | 2,834 | ||||
| Accepted | 1,116 | ||||
| Acceptance Rate | 39.4% | ||||
| Enrolled | 352 | ||||
| Yield Rate | 31.54% | ||||
| Darden Class Profile Class of '26 | |||||||||||||||
| Class Size | 355 | ||||||||||||||
| Median GPA | 3.58 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. GPA | 3.56 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. WE | 68 | ||||||||||||||
| Average GMAT | 718 | ||||||||||||||
| Median GMAT | 720 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. GMAT Domestic | 714 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. GMAT International | 730 | ||||||||||||||
| % GRE | 36% | ||||||||||||||
| Avg GRE Quant | 159 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. GRE Verbal | 160 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. Total GRE | 321 | ||||||||||||||
| Median GRE | 320 | ||||||||||||||
| International Students | 30% | ||||||||||||||
| First Gen. Students | 14% | ||||||||||||||
| Darden Employment Data Class of 2023 | |||||||||
| Employed 3 Months | 96% | ||||||||
| Employed 3 Months [Int. Students] | 94% | ||||||||
| Average Salary | $167,899 | ||||||||
| Average Bonus | $37,588 | ||||||||
| Salary and Bonus | $205,487 | ||||||||
| Top Hiring Companies for Class of '23 | |||||||||
| Amazon | Bain & Company | ||||||||
| BCG | EY Parthenon | ||||||||
| J.P. Morgan Chase | McKinsey & Compay | ||||||||
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