Babson College

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 3,800,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (34%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,949
Men / Women 57% / 43%
From State 18%
From Region 19%
Athletes 473 (17.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

International 29%
White 28%
Hispanic 17%
Asian 13%
Black 5%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Babson College 762 56% 30% 13% 5% 17% 29% $113,979 98 +1.89 96 96%
Business Administration 762 — 56% 30% 13% 5% 17% 29% $113,979 93 +1.89 96 96% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $61,759
ROI Percentile 96th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 95%
4-Year Graduation Rate 84%
6-Year Graduation Rate 93%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 100.0% 762 56% 30% 13% 5% 17% 29% $113,979 93 +1.89 96 96% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.2M #301 0% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $0.5M #243 67% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #590 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.8M #512 20% $0.0M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 57 $296K $296K $0
Track & Field (combined) 54 $163K $163K $0
Baseball 45 $310K $310K $0
Soccer 37 $284K $284K $0
Ice Hockey 27 $346K $346K $0
Swimming & Diving 25 $151K $151K $0
Basketball 20 $340K $340K $0
Tennis 14 $195K $195K $0
Golf 12 $111K $111K $0
Skiing 10 $78K $78K $0
Total 267 $2.3M $2.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 38 $113K $113K $0
Lacrosse 32 $208K $208K $0
Field Hockey 29 $263K $263K $0
Soccer 28 $204K $204K $0
Softball 21 $210K $210K $0
Swimming & Diving 20 $121K $121K $0
Basketball 17 $266K $266K $0
Volleyball 17 $195K $195K $0
Tennis 14 $195K $195K $0
Golf 11 $102K $102K $0
Skiing 7 $54K $54K $0
Total 206 $1.9M $1.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 92 $277K $277K $0
Lacrosse 89 $504K $504K $0
Soccer 65 $488K $488K $0
Baseball 45 $310K $310K $0
Swimming & Diving 45 $273K $273K $0
Basketball 37 $606K $606K $0
Field Hockey 29 $263K $263K $0
Tennis 28 $390K $390K $0
Ice Hockey 27 $346K $346K $0
Golf 23 $213K $213K $0
Softball 21 $210K $210K $0
Skiing 17 $132K $132K $0
Volleyball 17 $195K $195K $0
Total 473 $7.8M $7.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 16.2%
Yield (non-ED) 26%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 14% 18% 10%
Early Decision 23% 31% 18%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 28%
SAT Range 1410 – 1510
SAT Math Range 720 – 780
SAT RW Range 680 – 740