Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Wellesley, MA
Population 3,800,000
Map of the United States

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 19.7%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Babson College 762 56% / 44% 29% $103,575 96 94%
Business Administration 762 56% / 44% 29% $103,575 96 94%

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 100.0% 762 56% / 44% 29% $103,575 96 94%

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 #591 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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 16%
Yield (Unbound) 25%
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% 14% 14%
Early Decision 28% 28% 28%

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 – 790
SAT RW Range 670 – 740