The College of Virginia Darden College of Enterprise ranks No. 1 amongst public, full-time U.S. MBA packages within the nation, in keeping with new 2025-26 rankings from Poets & Quants.
It marks the third consecutive yr Darden has come out on high amongst public colleges within the publication’s annual rankings – a composite of 5 main evaluations, together with U.S. Information & World Report, the Monetary Instances, Bloomberg Businessweek, LinkedIn and The Princeton Evaluation.
Darden additionally retained its No. 5 rating from Poets & Quants amongst all U.S. MBA packages, private and non-private.
The College maintained its spectacular composite rating by performing effectively in every of the rating publications that Poets & Quants makes use of to calculate its general rating. These embody:
- Princeton Evaluation (No. 1)
- Bloomberg Businessweek (No. 10)
- U.S. Information (No. 11)
- Monetary Instances (No. 11)
- LinkedIn (No. 12)
The Poets & Quants methodology rewards colleges for being evaluated throughout all 5 rankings, and fewer colleges are reaching that achievement lately. Together with Darden, solely 16 of the highest 100 MBA packages appeared on each record.
“The methodology continues to reward consistency,” its editors stated.
The publication additionally stated its rating tends to reward and acknowledge colleges that present distinctive classroom experiences and that see their college students discover fascinating jobs.
“Colleges with energy throughout classroom expertise, long-term profession outcomes, and employer notion proceed to rise,” Poets & Quants stated. “Colleges with gaps fall – typically by double digits.”
Outcomes persistently have underscored these strengths for Darden.
In July, for instance, the Princeton Evaluation acknowledged Darden as No. 1 for Greatest Professors and No. 5 for Greatest Classroom Expertise and for Greatest Profession Prospects. Poets & Quants additionally acknowledged Darden this month with a “Greatest in Class” award for Pupil Immersion, highlighting the College’s dedication to offering college students international experiences and studying.
Profession outcomes knowledge for the full-time Class of 2025 present additional proof of the success of Darden graduates in securing rewarding careers post-graduation.
Within the three months following commencement, 90.2% of Darden graduates who have been looking for employment acquired no less than one job provide and inside that very same time-frame, 89.3% accepted a full-time job provide. At six months following commencement, 95% of these looking for employment have secured post-MBA roles.
Darden’s full-time MBA Class of 2025 additionally maintained a excessive median compensation of $175,000 base wage and $30,000 signing bonus for the fifth yr in a row.
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