Application deadlines for each round are listed below. These deadlines are for applicants applying to the Darden MBA/MSDS dual degree program. Non-dual degree applicants must follow the application deadline stated here.

Applicants may apply to a Darden application round that does not correspond with the rounds below but will receive a MSDS admission decision only for the round to which they apply. The online application for the Summer 2021 MSDS residential cohort will be available here on August 14, 2020, at 8 a.m. (EST).

• Early Action: Please apply in Round 1.
• Round 1: Due October 5, 2020, by 11:59 p.m. (EST).
• Round 2: Due January 7, 2021, by 11:59 p.m. (EST).
• Round 3: Due April 7, 2021, by 11:59 p.m. (EST)* *
• **Please contact the Associate Director of Admissions & Financial Aid, Patti Edson, patti.edson@virginia.edu, if you have questions.

Make note of any differential between your time zone and the Eastern time zone on which our application deadline is based, and allow ample time in advance of the deadline for uploading materials and submitting your application. Any number of unforeseen circumstances affecting electronic, web-based access to the online application system could cause the application process to take longer than anticipated and lead you to miss the deadline. Late applications will not be accepted.

MBA/MSDS dual degree students take classes for both programs at the same time across two years, starting in the Summer with the MS in Data Science program. 

The MS in Data Science (MSDS) program cost is expected to be the same as the 11-month program tuition, including School of Data Science specific fees. The cost of the program is distributed across the five terms it takes to complete the MSDS degree in the MSDS/MBA dual degree program format.*

 

* A non-refundable $400 admission tuition deposit will be required if an offer of admission is accepted. This deposit will be applied toward the MS in Data Science tuition.

Tuition and fees are subject to change every academic year as approved by the University of Virginia.

For more admissions and program information on the School of Data Science, please contact Patti Edson.

For technical questions about the application please contact sdsadmission@virginia.edu.

For questions about the MBA admission application and program, please contact Merav Frazier.  

Professor Casey Lichtendahl serves as Darden faculty advisor for the MBA/MSDS program.