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Companies that recruit MBAs at Darden School of Business

UVA Darden names 199 employers on its published employer lists for the Classes of 2023, 2024 and 2025. This page lists every one of them, with its sector, its H-1B sponsorship record and how many of the other 25 top schools that publish names list the same firm. The data is from our 2026 MBA Career Placement Report.

How the list was built. 2023 and 2024 are Darden’s Top Hiring Companies lists. Darden’s 2025 report shows logos only, so for 2025 we combined those logos with Darden’s list of where the next class interned.

What it shows. 68 of the 199 recruit at ten or more of the 26 schools, so they are reachable from almost anywhere. 59 appear on no other school's list: that is Darden's own network. 140 (70%) have sponsored at least one new H-1B in fiscal years 2024 to 2026, and 20 are Anchor sponsors with 600 or more approvals. The biggest sectors on the list are Financial Services (46), Technology (26), Consulting (25), Health Care (19) and Private Equity (17).

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Financial Services (46)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
Bank of America2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (571)25
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.2023, 2024, 2025Anchor (1,394)25
Goldman Sachs2023, 2024, 2025Anchor (2,045)22
Wells Fargo2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (132)22
Morgan Stanley2023, 2024, 2025Anchor (740)21
Barclays2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (585)20
Capital One2023, 2024, 2025Anchor (773)20
Citigroup2023, 2025Anchor (853)20
Jefferies2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (101)19
Evercore2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (116)18
Visa2024, 2025Moderate (318)17
American Express2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (299)16
Guggenheim2025Thin (10)16
Moelis & Company2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (51)16
UBS2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (221)16
Piper Sandler2024, 2025Thin (10)14
Vanguard2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (46)13
Harris Williams (part of PNC Financial Services)2023, 2024, 2025none found12
Lazard2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (42)12
Fidelity2023Moderate (554)11
Mastercard2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (128)11
Santander2023, 2025Moderate (97)10
Houlihan Lokey2024, 2025Thin (22)9
PJT Partners2025Thin (29)9
Rothschild2024, 2025Thin (14)9
Cambridge Associates2023, 2024, 2025Thin (1)8
Chime2024, 2025Moderate (72)7
Raymond James Financial2023Thin (14)7
CIBC2024, 2025Moderate (63)5
Marsh McLennan2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (30)5
ARGA Investment Management, LP2024, 2025Thin (7)4
Investor Group Services2023Thin (6)4
Leerink Partners2023Thin (8)4
Prudential Financial2024, 2025Moderate (49)4
Robert W. Baird & Co.2024, 2025Thin (9)4
S&P Global2023Moderate (30)4
William Blair2024, 2025Thin (11)4
Banco Santander (part of Santander)2023Moderate (97)3
Brown Advisory2024, 2025none found3
Investure, LLC2024, 2025Thin (3)2
Moody's Corp2023Moderate (172)2
PayJoy2024, 2025Thin (3)2
Adyen2024, 2025none found1
Atoll Financial Group2023none found1
Mingle Money2024, 2025none found1
University of Virginia Investment Management Company2025Thin (1)1

Technology (26)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
Amazon2023, 2024, 2025Anchor (13,308)26
Microsoft2023, 2024, 2025Anchor (3,160)26
Google2025Anchor (3,001)23
Adobe2023Moderate (470)19
Apple2023, 2024, 2025Anchor (2,754)19
Cisco Systems2024, 2025Anchor (602)17
Samsung2024, 2025Moderate (273)16
Meta2024, 2025Anchor (2,690)12
Dell Technologies2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (291)11
Anduril Industries2024, 2025none found8
Applied Materials2023Moderate (459)7
LinkedIn (part of Microsoft)2023Moderate (460)6
Amazon Web Services (part of Amazon)2023Anchor (13,308)4
Harmonic2024, 2025Thin (2)2
Toast2023Thin (14)2
Clockwork2024, 2025none found1
Cloud Software Group2023Moderate (40)1
Commure2024, 2025Moderate (46)1
EdgeConnex2024, 2025Thin (2)1
GoFundMe2025Thin (7)1
Gusto2023Thin (23)1
Magnit2024, 2025Thin (5)1
Moxxi Digital2024, 2025none found1
Niobium Microsystems2023none found1
Tech Dynamism2024, 2025none found1
TraceLink2024, 2025Thin (6)1

Consulting (25)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
Boston Consulting Group2023, 2024, 2025Anchor (741)26
Deloitte2023, 2024, 2025Anchor (1,878)26
EY2023, 2024, 2025Anchor (1,702)26
McKinsey & Company2023, 2024, 2025Anchor (1,024)26
Bain & Company2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (225)25
PwC2023, 2024, 2025Anchor (679)25
Kearney2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (52)23
L.E.K. Consulting2023, 2025Moderate (30)20
Accenture2023, 2024, 2025Anchor (1,373)19
AlixPartners2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (52)17
Alvarez & Marsal2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (61)14
Oliver Wyman (part of Marsh McLennan)2024, 2025Thin (18)13
ZS Associates2023, 2025Moderate (150)13
KPMG2023Moderate (399)12
FTI Consulting2023Thin (5)11
The Chartis Group2025none found11
Cognizant2023Anchor (4,463)9
The Bridgespan Group2024, 2025none found8
Guidehouse2024, 2025Moderate (39)7
Wavestone2023Thin (7)5
Huron Consulting Group2024, 2025Thin (22)3
Innosight (part of Huron Consulting Group)2023, 2024, 2025none found3
Trinity Life Sciences2024, 2025Thin (23)2
Ballast Consulting Group2024, 2025none found1
Public Consulting Group2023none found1

Health Care (19)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
Johnson & Johnson2024, 2025Moderate (80)21
Pfizer2023, 2025Moderate (31)17
DaVita2024, 2025Thin (7)16
Eli Lilly2024, 2025Moderate (298)16
UnitedHealth Group2024, 2025Moderate (108)16
Bristol-Myers Squibb2024, 2025Moderate (141)11
Danaher2023, 2024, 2025Thin (1)10
Boston Scientific2023Moderate (36)8
Bayer2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (122)6
Novartis2023Moderate (110)5
EndoMD Health2025none found4
New York Presbyterian Hospital2024, 2025Thin (1)3
Boston Medical Center2023Moderate (55)2
Hinge Health2023Thin (4)1
Medusa Surgical2025none found1
NOCD2023Thin (1)1
Recovery Unplugged Behavioral Health2024, 2025none found1
RentinaSave Corporation2024, 2025none found1
Signify Health (part of CVS Health)2023Thin (10)1

Private Equity (17)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
Partners Group2023, 2024, 2025Thin (17)8
Evergreen Services Group2024, 2025none found6
Shore Capital Partners2023none found6
Rotunda Capital Partners, LLC2023none found2
Search Fund Accelerator2023none found2
Teamshares2023none found2
Albright Capital Management2023none found1
Cobalt Service Partners2024, 2025none found1
Cotton Creek Capital2024, 2025none found1
DW Healthcare Partners2023none found1
Iron Path Capital2025none found1
New Page Capital2024, 2025none found1
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (part of Brookfield Asset Management)2023Thin (2)1
Polaris Capital Management2024, 2025Thin (1)1
S2 Capital2024, 2025none found1
Valence Acquisitions2024, 2025none found1
White Mountains Capital2024, 2025none found1

Consumer Products (16)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
PepsiCo Frito Lay2024, 2025Moderate (30)18
Procter & Gamble2023, 2024, 2025Thin (17)17
General Mills2023Thin (15)12
Nestlé2023Moderate (54)12
AB-InBev2023Thin (5)11
E. & J. Gallo Winery2023Thin (2)11
Clorox Company, The2024, 2025Thin (2)10
Hershey2023, 2024, 2025Thin (4)9
Keurig Dr Pepper2024, 2025Thin (2)8
Kenvue2023, 2025Thin (11)5
New Balance2023Thin (4)5
Molson Coors2025Thin (7)4
Farmer Focus2023none found1
Haiama Beauty2024, 2025none found1
Natuuri2025none found1
Nonco2024, 2025none found1

Manufacturing (12)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
Emerson2023, 2024, 2025Thin (12)11
Raytheon2023Thin (4)6
Corning Optical2024, 2025Moderate (48)5
Barry-Wehmiller2024, 2025Thin (1)4
DuPont2023, 2025Thin (14)4
Hunter Douglas2024, 2025Thin (9)4
Airbus2024, 2025Moderate (38)2
The Boring Company2024, 2025none found2
Asarco LLC2024, 2025Thin (6)1
Daikin Applied2024, 2025Thin (3)1
OPAL Build2023none found1
Veralto2024, 2025none found1

Real Estate (9)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
Bechtel Corporation2023Moderate (33)5
Clark Construction Group2023, 2024, 2025Thin (7)4
Elmington Capital Group2023none found3
MRP Realty2024, 2025none found2
Estate Management Services2024, 2025none found1
FD Stonewater2023none found1
GW Real Estate Partners2023none found1
Granger Management LLC2023none found1
Stream Realty Partners, L.P.2023none found1

Energy & Petroleum (6)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
Chevron2023Moderate (37)11
ExxonMobil2025Moderate (37)9
ENGIE2024, 2025Thin (13)7
Dominion Energy2024, 2025Thin (6)2
Abundant Power Group2023none found1
Dynamic Renewables2024, 2025none found1

Transportation / Logistics (5)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
Delta Air Lines2025Moderate (33)12
American Airlines2024, 2025Moderate (125)11
United Parcel Service (UPS)2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (31)7
Republic Services2024, 2025Thin (4)6
Fillogic2024, 2025none found1

Venture Capital (5)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
Skyview Ventures2023Thin (1)2
CAV Angels2025none found1
Paladin Capital Group2023none found1
Venture Global LNG2024, 2025Thin (13)1
York IE2025none found1

Retail (5)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
Walmart2023, 2024, 2025Anchor (1,510)21
Dick's Sporting Goods2023, 2024, 2025Thin (6)10
Chewy2024, 2025Moderate (99)8
Lowe's2025Moderate (48)3
The Rounds2024, 2025none found1

Education (3)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
Capital University of Economics and Business2024, 2025none found1
KinderCare Learning Companies2023none found1
University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group2025none found1

Telecommunications (2)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
Verizon2024, 2025Thin (29)11
Comcast NBCUniversal2023Moderate (105)9
EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
Brewer Attorneys & Counselors2024, 2025none found2

Automotive (1)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
General Motors2023, 2024, 2025Moderate (200)9

Media & Entertainment (1)

EmployerListed for the Class ofH-1B tier (approvals FY2024 to 26)Schools listing it (of 26)
Genesco Sports Enterprises, Inc.2024, 2025none found1

Questions about Darden's recruiters

Which companies recruit MBAs at UVA Darden?

UVA Darden names 199 employers on its employer lists for the Classes of 2023 to 2025. The largest groups are Financial Services (46), Technology (26) and Consulting (25). The full list, by sector, is on this page.

Does UVA Darden publish a complete list of its MBA employers?

2023 and 2024 are Darden’s Top Hiring Companies lists. Darden’s 2025 report shows logos only, so for 2025 we combined those logos with Darden’s list of where the next class interned.

Do UVA Darden's MBA employers sponsor H-1B visas?

140 of the 199 employers on Darden's list (70%) have at least one approved new H-1B petition in fiscal years 2024 to 2026, and 20 are Anchor sponsors with 600 or more approvals in that window. The tier is shown next to every company above. A "none found" is not proof a company never sponsors: roughly one such name in ten files under a different legal name.

Does a company missing from this list never hire from Darden?

Not necessarily. 2023 and 2024 are Darden’s Top Hiring Companies lists A company missing from the list may have hired below the school's cut-off or simply not been printed. Treat a listing as real information and a gap as a maybe, and ask the career office when it matters to your plan..

Where do Darden MBAs actually work after graduation?

The report's UVA Darden page shows the Class of 2025 by industry and job function, with placement rate, salary and signing bonus, and the Industries and Functions sections compare it with the other 28 schools.

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