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| Darden MBA Deadlines 2024-25 | ||
| Round | Application Due | Decisions Released |
| Early Action | Sep 5, 2024 | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Round 1 | Oct 2, 2024 | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Round 2 | Jan 7, 2025 | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Round 3 | Apr 2, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Darden MBA Essays 2024-25 | |
Essay 1: Short Answer 1![]() | Community of Belonging</strong> What would you want your classmates to know about you that is not on your resume? (100 words) |
| Essay 2: Short Answer 2 | Please describe a tangible example that illuminates your experience promoting an inclusive environment and what you would bring to creating a welcoming, global community at Darden. (300 words) Unique Trait That Defines Me Option: What is something unique about you that others will remember you by? (350 words maximum) |
| 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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