by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Babson College was awarded 108 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business administration and management.
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Babson College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Babson College has a very low acceptance rate of 25%, making it one of the most selective out of all the colleges and universities in the nation. It's probably a good idea to apply to other schools in addition to Babson College just in case you don't make the cut.
About 34% of students accepted to Babson College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 710. Math scores were between 690 and 770.
The student to faculty ratio at Babson College is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Babson College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 94% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Babson College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Babson College for first-time, full-time students is 90%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,457 full-time undergraduates at Babson College.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,453 | $20,502 | $26,552 | $29,192 | $51,309 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Babson College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Babson College, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $9,585 a year. That adds up to $38,340 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Babson College is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Babson College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 231 Forest Street, Wellesley, MA 02457-0310 |
| Phone: | 781-235-1200 |
| Website: | www.babson.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/babsoncollege |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/babson |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 607 | $61,039 |
| Accounting | 0 | NA |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 0 | NA |
| Applied Mathematics | 0 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,582 students took at least one online class at Babson College. This is a decrease from the 2,652 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,582 | 218 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,652 | 263 |
| 2018-2019 | 37 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 50 | 3 |
| 2016-2017 | 216 | 0 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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