Wellesley, MA · Private · 2,728 undergraduates · suburban
Babson College
Highly selective
Babson treats entrepreneurship as the organizing principle of an undergraduate business education rather than as a single major or club.
Institutional profile
Top tier Exceptional in career outcomes, and exceptional in student experience.- Admission
- 19.7% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 92.3%
7,995 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$123,938 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Babson College apart
Academic design
Every undergraduate completes a business curriculum integrated with liberal arts and sciences, then tailors the degree through concentrations and electives.
Campus pattern
The Wellesley-area campus mixes residence life, student ventures, arts and athletics with frequent project work and collaboration.
Career & value signal
In Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship, first-year students work in teams to create, launch and manage a real venture.
Can I get in?
19.7% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
7,995About 20 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 30% submitted an SAT, and 6% submitted an ACT. Because ACT scores came from few admitted students, the range describes that self-selected group rather than the full class.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Babson College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Babson College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Every undergraduate completes a business curriculum integrated with liberal arts and sciences, then tailors the degree through concentrations and electives.
Make institutional fit specific
Babson treats entrepreneurship as the organizing principle of an undergraduate business education rather than as a single major or club.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
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Average annual cost by household income at Babson College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
Babson College beyond the classroom
The Wellesley-area campus mixes residence life, student ventures, arts and athletics with frequent project work and collaboration.
A defining academic feature
Every undergraduate completes a business curriculum integrated with liberal arts and sciences, then tailors the degree through concentrations and electives.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Wellesley-area campus mixes residence life, student ventures, arts and athletics with frequent project work and collaboration.
Where the degree can lead
In Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship, first-year students work in teams to create, launch and manage a real venture.