PhD Business Administration at University of Virginia

Programme overview

Multi-year doctoral programme at UVA Grounds in Charlottesville training academic researchers for careers as professors. Candidates enter one of two concentrations.

Faculty: Darden School of Business | Department: Darden School of Business | Intake: Fall | Study mode: full-time | Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

What you will study

Strategy, Ethics & Entrepreneurship (choose a Strategy, Ethics or Entrepreneurship track) or Data Analytics and Decision Sciences, covering dynamic programming, game theory, machine learning, optimization, forecasting and behavioral models of decision-making.

Career pathways

Academic careers as professors and administrators at universities.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Darden PhD (Fall 2027 entry): application deadline December 14. An MBA or master's equivalent is preferred but not required. GMAT or GRE is required (viewed equally). TOEFL/IELTS/PTE/Duolingo required if the bachelor's was taught in a non-English language; no minimum, average TOEFL 106. Two recommendation letters required (optional third, faculty preferred), one essay of up to 700 words, a CV, and transcripts. Application fee $100, waivable. Data Analytics and Decision Sciences applicants should be strong in real analysis, probability, statistics and coding.

Application fees (2026-27): undergraduate $75; Graduate School of Arts & Sciences $85; Architecture $80; Batten graduate $75; Darden non-PhD $250, Darden PhD $100; Data Science $85; Education and Human Development $65; Law $85; McIntire graduate $85; Medicine $80; Nursing $88; SCPS $70; Graduate Engineering no fee.

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