Babson College

Wellesley, MA · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

17.1%

Acceptance rate

1,435

SAT Average

$38,876

Avg net price

2,696

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,435

SAT Reading/Writing670–740

SAT Math720–790

ACT Composite31–34

Degrees awarded

2024-25

Field	Bachelor’s	Master’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 762Master’s 544	762	544
Bachelor’s 762Master’s 396	762	396
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 88	None reported	88
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 60	None reported	60

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division III
Primary conference: New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference

Projected sponsored sports23

BaseballField HockeyMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's Ice HockeyMen's LacrosseMen's Skiing

Athletic participation

473 unique student-athletes · 21 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Decision I

Binding · CSS Profile, Financial Aid due Nov 15

Nov 1, 2026

Early Action

CSS Profile, Financial Aid due Nov 15

Nov 1, 2026

Early Decision II

Binding

Jan 4, 2027

Regular Decision

CSS Profile, Financial Aid due Feb 1

Jan 4, 2027

· Apply with Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $57,152
Required fees: $0
Food and housing: $21,550
Books and supplies: $1,292
Other expenses: $2,082
Total: $82,076

Total by year

$72,3782019–2019–20
$74,9022020–2120–21
$76,3602021–2221–22
$77,2482022–2322–23
$80,1922023–2423–24
$82,0762024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $38,876 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 35%
Average share of need met: 100%
Average need-based grant: $50,696
Required forms: FAFSA and CSS Profile

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation88%

6-year graduation92%

Retention rate94%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$123,938

Median debt$20,000

Campus

Enrollment2,696

Student-faculty ratio16:1

SettingSuburb

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Babson College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Babson College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Babson College runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.

Early Decision I bindingApply by Nov 1 · decision Dec 15

Early Decision II bindingApply by Jan 2 · decision Feb 15

Early Action nonbindingApply by Nov 1 · decision Jan 1

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jan 2 · priority date Nov 1

Early DecisionRegular Decision

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Babson College admits in-state applicants at 14.9%, out-of-state applicants at 20%, and international applicants at 11.4%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

692 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈413In-state (domestic)≈103International≈176

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 2. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 33% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 14%.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

24% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

4% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

Babson College rates 8 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Class rank: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Standardized test scores: Very important
Application essay: Very important
Recommendation(s): Very important

Nonacademic

Extracurricular activities: Very important
Character / personal qualities: Very important
Interview: Considered
Talent / ability: Considered
First generation: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
State residency: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
Level of applicant's interest: Considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered

Babson College leaves 3 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Class-rank distributionCDS C10Not disclosed

Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Average GPACDS C12Not disclosed

Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

Babson College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $84,806 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $38,876 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 239 of 692 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSACSS Profile

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $84,806

Average aid package, 62% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 38% of sticker

Averages among the 239 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Babson College offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Babson College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

94.2% of Babson College’s first-years return for a second year and 92.4% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03