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Babson College

Wellesley, MA
Known forTop test scoresVery diverseHigh earnersHigh graduation rateTest-optional heavy
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Admissions · Fall 2024

1 in 6 applicants admitted

Babson admits about 1 in 6 applicants (17%). That puts it in the "Highly selective" tier, more selective than 96% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

17%

17%

acceptance rateHighly selective

Applied

9,381

Admitted

1,603

Yield

39%

of admits enroll

SAT middle 50%

1390–1530

10001600
ACT middle 50%

31–34

1836
Applications +51% since fall 2014 · admit rate 26% → 17%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 2,728 undergrads, where 16% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

2.7K

undergrads · larger than 66% of colleges

Diversity index

0.79

Pell Grant

16%

below the median

First generation

15%

below the median

Large suburbNCAA D-III · New England Women's & Men's Athletic ConferenceStudy abroad
More diverse · index 0.75 → 0.79 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (100% of graduates). 15 students for every faculty member, more than at 66% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $15,660 a year on instruction per student.

15 to 1

students per faculty member · more than at 66% of colleges

Most popular major

Business Administration and Management, General

100% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Business Administration, Management and Operations

$107.5K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

100%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$15.7K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $61,415 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $37.1K more than the national median. The 39% who received grants paid $32,019 on average; the other 61% paid the full sticker price of $80,192.

23%

$61.4K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $37.1K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$80,192 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Little need-based aid above $110K
aid thins out for families above that income
Merit aid
12% · avg $41K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Limited

grants cover 23% of full price

Federal loans

27%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost rising · +5% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $123,938 ten years after enrolling, more than at 99% of colleges; 92% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.0 years of that salary.

92%

92%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$123.9K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$20K

≈ $212/month for 10 years

Retention

95%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 90% → 93% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price held about steady after inflation, while what the average first-year paid rose 5%, as grants covered less of it. Applications rose 51% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 26% to 17%.

  • Cost

    Rising

    +5% after inflation

  • Applications

    Growing

    +51%

  • Selectivity

    More selective

    admit rate 26% → 17%

  • Diversity

    More diverse

    index 0.75 → 0.79

Every series, year by year

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IPEDS unit ID 164580 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything