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Babson College is a private located in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Babson College is selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Babson College is in the top 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $106,595 10 years after enrolling, 5th in Massachusetts, and in the top 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Babson College bachelor students earn 50% more than the national average. Babson College is ranked 5th in Massachusetts.
Babson College’s median net annual cost of $37,092 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Babson College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$37,092
Average years to graduate
4.1
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Babson College - Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 93% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Babson College is 21% higher than the state average, and 31% above the average for all special focus four-year: business & management schools in the country.
At Babson College, Pell Grant recipients represent 14% of the measured graduating class, 21% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Babson College graduates within 4 years.
Babson College is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Babson College’s economic mobility score of 13.37 is calculated by adjusting the 0.57 economic score of lower-income students by the 14% pell grant recipients within the student body. Babson College’s EMS of 13.37 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Babson College pays $37,092 a year, $37,810 less than the $74,902 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $37,092
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Babson College, 50% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $37,092 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 32% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,585. This is 22% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$3,892
Pell grants
$5,231
State grants
$3,137
Institutional grants
$42,854
Babson College's selective admissions are indicated by their 25% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 7,104 applicants, of which 1,801 were admitted and 650 enrolled. Babson College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
48%
59%
First time
90%
59%
In-state
17%
68%
1st generation
15%
35%
White
35%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
14%
15%
Asian
12%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
35%
12%