Admissions Applicants are evaluated on the evidence of intellectual ability, professional experience, and qualities of character that promise career success, such as maturity, leadership, interpersonal skills, motivation, judgment, and breadth of perspective. Darden typically receives approximately 2,500 applications every year for an entering class of 240 students. The applicant pool represents all regions of the U.S. and more than 80 foreign countries.
Most students have four years of post-baccalaureate work experience.
All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, political affiliation, handicap, sex, age, sexual orientation, or veteran status.