MBA - Tuition and Financial Aid - Need-Based Scholarships

Darden seeks to make its world-renowned education affordable to all students. Scholarships and financial aid are priorities of the School's Powered by Purpose capital campaign.

Need-based Aid: AccessDarden

Darden is pleased to announce a financial aid program called AccessDarden, which is a need-based grant.

This program was created for those students who have a lower expected financial contribution (generally, the lowest 20 percent of the class). Students will need to apply for AccessDarden, and details will be made available to students upon admission to the School. Here are additional details:

• Applications from students in the Full-Time MBA, Executive MBA, and Part-Time MBA programs will be considered.
• Information regarding the AccessDarden application process for the 2024-2025 academic year will be provided to admitted students through the Darden Admitted Student Portal.

To assess a student's eligibility for need-based aid, the School takes into consideration all possible resources, including: cash, savings, investments, money market, CDs, trust funds, real estate equity, income of student and spouse, retirement contributions, veteran benefits, social security benefits, other familial resources, company sponsorships, and any other untaxed income not listed here. The School will also take into account merit-based scholarships awarded through the competitive and merit review processes. Additional information may be requested to best assess a candidate's ability to pay or to resolve any conflicting information on data submitted.

For more information, contact the Office of Financial Aid.