Darden Graduate School of Business Administration

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Darden School of Business
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founding 1954
Sponsorship public
place Charlottesville , Virginia
country United States
dean Robert F. Bruner (as of 2013)
Students 639 (Full Time MBA, Classes of 2010 and 2011)
Professors 72
Website http://www.darden.virginia.edu/

The Darden Graduate School of Business Administration , founded in 1954, is the Graduate Business School of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville , Virginia . It was named after Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. , a former Democratic congressman, governor of Virginia, and president of the University of Virginia.

Darden MBA

Darden offers a two-year MBA course that relies heavily on case-based teaching methods (“case studies”) (see case study ); these are similar to the teaching methods used in many law schools and Harvard Business School . This is remarkable in that the Darden School is one of the few prominent business schools that teaches exclusively by the case (study) method. Dardens case (study) method is dependent on very intensive preparation (individually and in study groups) and deep discussions in the courses. In 2002 Darden expanded the class size by 20 percent from 250 to over 300 students. Since August 1, 2005 , the dean of the Darden School has been Robert Bruner , who is also the Distinguished Professor of Business Administration (as of 2013).

The business school is known for its strength in general management and is regularly listed as one of the top 15 business schools in the world by BusinessWeek , The Economist Which MBA , Forbes , US News & World Report and more.

Darden offers its students various, mostly performance-related scholarships, so that the students can better finance the quite high tuition fees (approx. 49,500 US dollars per year).

In addition to the two-year full-time course, the Darden School also offers “Executive Education” programs (both as “Open” and “Custom” programs). Executive education programs focus on topics such as sustainability, a high level of service, management, strategic change and negotiation. In June 2006 the Darden School started an “MBA for Executives” program that lasts 22 months.

Batten Institute

The Batten Institute is a major institution in the Darden School of Business. As a think tank, the Batten Institute invests in applied research and knowledge transfer, focusing on changes in organizations, markets and technologies. The institute is a link between practitioners and scientists with the aim of promoting new practical knowledge about economic innovation and change. Founded in 1996, the institute received a $ 60 million donation in 2000 from Frank Batten, Sr., University of Virginia alumnus and retired Chairman and CEO of Landmark Communications and founder of the Weather Channel .

Ratings ("Rankings")

When choosing a suitable MBA program, applicants usually pay close attention to the various assessments, which are available in large numbers and with very different underlying research methods. The Darden School is often rated as one of the top 15 business schools in the world. The placements as of September 2010 are:

  • US News & World Report rated Darden number 13 in 2011 (2010: 13, 2009: 15, 2008: 14, 2007: 12, 2006: 13, 2005: 14).
  • Forbes rated Darden number 9 for 2009 (2007: 4).
  • Wall Street Journal ranked Darden number 10 in 2007; fourth among the most improved business schools and fifth in general management.
  • BusinessWeek rated Darden number 11 in 2010 (2008: 16, 2006: 15, 2004: 12).
  • Financial Times rated Darden number 14 in 2010 in 2009; Number 1 worldwide in the “Top for general management” category and number 5 in the “Top for corporate social responsibility” category (2009: 14th, 2nd worldwide in “Best in general management”, 4th worldwide in “Best in corporate social responsibility ")
  • The Economist Which MBA ranked Darden 7th in the US for 2010; Number 11 worldwide (2008: 12).

There are fewer ratings for executive education programs; the Financial Times “ranking” is of particular importance here. The results of the current placements from 2010:

  • Number 1 in the world in the “Open Program Executive Education 2010” (2009: 2, 2008: 2).
  • Number 1 in the Open Program Faculty category (for the fifth time in a row).
  • Number 1 in the “Open Program Course Design” category (for the seventh time in a row).

Prominent alumni

The list of prominent Darden School alumni includes (in order of graduation year):

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Darden School of Business Annual Report 2009
  2. ^ Darden Faculty Directory
  3. ^ Darden: Robert F. Bruner
  4. ↑ Darden: Tuition & Expenses
  5. ↑ a b Entrepreneurship . Darden Graduate School of Business. 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  6. ↑ US News and World Report: Best Business School Rankings 2011
  7. ^ Forbes: Best Business Schools 2009
  8. ^ Wall Street Journal: Where the Schools Rank 2007 (PDF; 88 kB)
  9. ↑ Darden 10th in WSJ Rankings 2007 ( memento of the original from June 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.darden.virginia.edu
  10. ↑ BusinessWeek: The Best US Business Schools 2010
  11. ↑ BusinessWeek: The Best US B-Schools Of 2008
  12. ↑ BusinessWeek Ranking of MBA Programs 2006
  13. ↑ BusinessWeek Ranking of MBA Programs 2004
  14. ↑ Darden 14th in Financial Times US Ranking  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.darden.virginia.edu  
  15. ^ Financial Times: Top schools by subject 2010
  16. ↑ Financial Times: The top ten schools in selected categories 2009 ( Memento of the original dated February 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ft.com
  17. ↑ The Economist Which MBA North Ameria Ranking 2010
  18. ↑ The Economist Ranks Darden Among Top 10 B-Schools ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.darden.virginia.edu
  19. ↑ a b c Financial Times: Executive Education - open - 2010
  20. ↑ Financial Times: Executive Education - open - 2009
  21. ↑ Financial Times: Executive Education - open - 2008