ABOUT BABSON
- Founded in 1919 by financier and entrepreneur Roger W. Babson
- Located on 370 acres in Wellesley, MA (14 miles west of Boston)
- Offers Undergraduate, Graduate, and Executive Education programs
- Accredited by AACSB – The International Association for Management Education, and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
OUR STUDENTS
- 1,776 undergraduate students from 45 states and 57 countries
- 41 percent women; 59 percent men; 22 percent multicultural; 21 percent international
- Over 30 languages spoken on campus
ACADEMICS
- Leader in management education and entrepreneurial leadership
- Every undergraduate student graduates with a Bachelor of Science
- Innovative, hands-on curriculum taught with a intra-disciplinary approach
- Start and run your own business during the first year curriculum
- Liberal arts comprises at least 50 percent of a student’s coursework
- 24 Concentrations available; 6 of which are in the liberal arts
- Average class size: 29
- Student to Faculty Ratio: 13:1
FACULTY
- 91 percent hold doctoral degrees or equivalent
- 232 faculty members
- Academic expertise, corporate and real-world connections brought to students in the classroom
STUDENT LIFE
- 22 varsity NCAA Division III teams
- Strong performing and visual arts centers
- Focus on community service and involvement
- Over 60 student-run clubs and organizations
- 15 residence halls; 83 percent of students live on campus
- On-campus housing is guaranteed for all four years
LIFE AFTER BABSON
- Within six months of graduation, 98 percent of the Class of 2007 respondents to the employment survey had jobs or were in graduate school
- Over 1,100 on-campus recruiting opportunities were offered
- Average starting salary was $50,625
- Center for Career Development offers individual counseling, workshops, a state-of-the-art e-recruiting system, and access to the Babson Alumni Networking Directory
ADMISSION
- For the Class of 2012, Babson received over 4,300 applications
- 35 percent of the applicants were admitted to reach a target enrollment of 460 first-year students
- The middle 50% of admitted students scored between a 1780 and 2080 on the SAT.
- Applications are reviewed for academic performance, level of course work, performance on standardized tests, writing ability, involvement in activities and/or work experience, leadership, creativity
TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID
- For 2008-2009, undergraduate tuition is $36,096. The average-price of room and board is $12,020. ($48,116 total)
- 50 percent of Babson students receive some form of financial aid
- Current students receive over $24 million in financial aid, $18.5 million from Babson funds
RECOGNITION FOR BABSON
- Ranked Hottest School for Business by Kaplan/Newsweek's 2008 "How to Get Into College" Guide
- Ranked #1 for Entrepreneurship by U.S. News & World Report's 2007 "Best Colleges in America" for the eleventh consecutive time
- Ranked #17 for International Business by U.S. News & World Report's 2007 "Best Colleges in America"
- Ranked #1 for Entrepreneurship by Entrepreneur and Princeton Review
- Black Enterprise Magazine ranked Babson #23 in its 2006 list of the Top 50 Colleges for African Americans
- Received a Theodore M. Hesburgh award for the college's "Reinvention of the Undergraduate Business Education"
