The Future Year Scholars Program
Our Deferred MBA Program lets you apply to the Full-Time UVA Darden School of Business MBA program as a college senior or 5th year master's degree student. Admitted scholars can start the Full-Time MBA program within two to five years of graduation — giving you the chance to explore a career before business school. Future Year Scholars are also reviewed for scholarships twice before matriculation.
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Reasons to choose the Darden MBA.
Darden has been ranked as the No. 1: U.S. Public MBA Program for Average Starting Salary and Bonus, according to U.S. News & World Report. Top recruiting companies include Amazon, Google, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Co. and Wayfair. Darden’s career center begins working with students before classes even begin.
The Economist has ranked Darden the No. 1 education experience among U.S. business schools for ten consecutive years. Our learning environment is intensive, inspiring and life-changing.
Darden's faculty — consistently recognized as the world's best by The Princeton Review and Financial Times — is acclaimed for excellence in teaching and mentorship.
Forbes has recognized Darden alumni as the most satisfied business school graduates. The tight-knit network of Darden graduates spans 18,000 alumni and 90 countries.
The Full-Time MBA program consists of core and elective courses in Charlottesville with opportunities to study around the globe through Darden's worldwide scholarship, which covers the cost of every Full-Time MBA student's first Darden Worldwide course. Ranked the world's best business education experience year after year, the Darden MBA graduates future-ready leaders who leverage a purpose-driven education into professional advancement.
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