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University of Virginia
Named for Virginia Governor Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr., the Darden School opened its doors in 1955 as the graduate business school of the University of Virginia, which was founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 and is one of the top public universities in the nation and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Darden is aligned with UVA's aspiration to be great and good in all we do.
Darden has campuses in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the Washington, D.C., area and outposts in Shanghai and Mumbai. Our global community includes 1,200 degree-seeking students, 3,000 executive education participants, 19,000 alumni in 90 countries, and millions of online learners.
(Plus, the 250,000 alumni of the University of Virginia)