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Babson College

Babson College is a private campus in suburban Wellesley, MA. International students are a visible presence at Babson College — 28.3% of its 2,728 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$21,270

family income
under $30k

$14,369

$30–48k

$21,924

$48–75k

$35,383

$75–110k

$58,685

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$40,5142023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Babson College rose from $25,952 (2008) to $40,514 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$25,952
2009	$30,504
2010	$29,276
2011	$29,340
2012	$28,057
2013	$30,636
2014	$31,884
2015	$34,019
2016	$35,540
2017	$35,385
2018	$34,606
2019	$37,092
2020	$31,267
2021	$34,994
2022	$38,876
2023	$40,514

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$80,1922024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Babson College rose from $50,866 (2009) to $80,192 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$50,866
2010	$53,074
2011	$54,666
2012	$56,534
2013	$58,450
2014	$60,494
2015	$62,440
2016	$64,612
2017	$66,564
2018	$68,482
2019	$70,428
2020	$72,378
2021	$74,300
2022	$76,360
2023	$77,248
2024	$80,192

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$21,952
2001	$23,168
2002	$26,000
2003	$27,248
2004	$28,832
2005	$30,496
2006	$32,256
2007	$34,112
2008	$36,096
2013	$43,520
2014	$45,120
2015	$46,784
2016	$48,288
2017	$49,664
2018	$51,104
2019	$52,608
2020	$54,144
2021	$54,944
2022	$54,944
2023	$56,032

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Babson College reports published tuition of $57,152 in this record. Babson College's $57,152 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Babson College reports 2,728 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

93.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Babson College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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93.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Babson College rose from 80.8% (entered 1991) to 93.1% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	80.8%
1992 cohort	80.8%
1993 cohort	81.6%
1994 cohort	84.2%
1995 cohort	81.7%
1996 cohort	83.7%
1997 cohort	84.7%
1998 cohort	85.5%
1999 cohort	85.3%
2000 cohort	87.2%
2001 cohort	88.7%
2002 cohort	87.8%
2003 cohort	91.1%
2004 cohort	90.8%
2005 cohort	90.4%
2006 cohort	90.1%
2007 cohort	90.7%
2008 cohort	90.3%
2009 cohort	88.6%
2010 cohort	90.8%
2011 cohort	92.2%
2012 cohort	91.5%
2013 cohort	93.2%
2014 cohort	94.7%
2015 cohort	93.7%
2016 cohort	92.7%
2017 cohort	92.4%
2018 cohort	93.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,125	$15,188
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$5,813
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$5,375
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$10,625
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$10,625
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,125	$12,625
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,000	$14,625
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,000	$7,375
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,250	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$22,985	$9,745
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,750	$6,060
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,000	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$91,354

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$102,507

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$123,938

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Babson College admitted 1,603 of 9,381 applicants in Fall 2024. The 17.1% rate describes that application pool.

17.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $56,032 tuition · 2023–24 2,728 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1390–15301600

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Admissions

Babson College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Babson College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 670–740 and Math was 720–790 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1390–1530 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	670	700	740
SAT Math	720	760	790
ACT Composite	31	32	34

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Babson College received 9,381 applications and admitted 1,603 (17.1%), with 625 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

17.1%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Babson College's admission rate fell from 34.6% to 17.1%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	34.6%
Fall 2002	47.4%
Fall 2003	37.1%
Fall 2004	36.7%
Fall 2005	36.7%
Fall 2006	36.8%
Fall 2007	37.5%
Fall 2008	35.1%
Fall 2009	40.3%
Fall 2010	39.6%
Fall 2011	33.8%
Fall 2012	29%
Fall 2013	28.2%
Fall 2014	26.3%
Fall 2015	26.3%
Fall 2016	24.6%
Fall 2017	24.2%
Fall 2018	24.4%
Fall 2019	26.4%
Fall 2020	27%
Fall 2021	25.4%
Fall 2022	22.4%
Fall 2023	19.7%
Fall 2024	17.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1390–1530Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1170	1330
Fall 2002	1160	1310
Fall 2003	1170	1320
Fall 2004	1090	1300
Fall 2005	1160	1340
Fall 2006	1140	1315
Fall 2007	1150	1320
Fall 2008	1165	1340
Fall 2009	1170	1350
Fall 2010	1200	1380
Fall 2011	1220	1420
Fall 2012	1160	1350
Fall 2013	1160	1350
Fall 2014	1180	1370
Fall 2015	1200	1440
Fall 2016	1170	1370
Fall 2017	1230	1410
Fall 2018	1270	1450
Fall 2019	1270	1450
Fall 2020	1270	1450
Fall 2021	1330	1480
Fall 2022	1350	1510
Fall 2023	1380	1500
Fall 2024	1390	1530

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

31–34Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2005	25	29
Fall 2006	25	29
Fall 2007	25	29
Fall 2008	25	29
Fall 2009	25	29
Fall 2010	26	30
Fall 2011	27	31
Fall 2012	26	29
Fall 2013	26	30
Fall 2014	26	30
Fall 2015	27	30
Fall 2016	27	31
Fall 2017	27	32
Fall 2018	28	32
Fall 2019	27	32
Fall 2020	27	32
Fall 2021	30	33
Fall 2022	30	33
Fall 2023	30	33
Fall 2024	31	34

IPEDS Fall 2005–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,728Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Babson College rose from 1,735 (Fall 2002) to 2,728 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,735
Fall 2003	1,717
Fall 2004	1,697
Fall 2005	1,725
Fall 2006	1,776
Fall 2007	1,799
Fall 2008	1,851
Fall 2009	1,898
Fall 2010	1,956
Fall 2011	2,007
Fall 2012	2,015
Fall 2013	2,106
Fall 2014	2,107
Fall 2015	2,141
Fall 2016	2,283
Fall 2017	2,342
Fall 2018	2,361
Fall 2019	2,324
Fall 2020	2,435
Fall 2021	2,532
Fall 2022	2,709
Fall 2023	2,696
Fall 2024	2,728

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

95%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Babson College has held near 95% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	93%
Fall 2004 cohort	94%
Fall 2005 cohort	94%
Fall 2006 cohort	93%
Fall 2007 cohort	97%
Fall 2008 cohort	92%
Fall 2009 cohort	92%
Fall 2010 cohort	94%
Fall 2011 cohort	94%
Fall 2012 cohort	95%
Fall 2013 cohort	94%
Fall 2014 cohort	96%
Fall 2015 cohort	95%
Fall 2016 cohort	96%
Fall 2017 cohort	95%
Fall 2018 cohort	95%
Fall 2019 cohort	92%
Fall 2020 cohort	94%
Fall 2021 cohort	95%
Fall 2022 cohort	94%
Fall 2023 cohort	95%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Babson College

Faculty pay at Babson College averages $247,440 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Babson College as a primarily residential campus of 2,728 undergraduates — and 94.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Babson College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1390–1530 — their midpoint is above the MA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Babson College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Babson College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Babson College17.1%

Massachusetts median70.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Babson College$57,152

Massachusetts median$46,700

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Babson College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Babson College$123,938

Massachusetts median$62,832

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Babson College, Massachusetts and national reference values
Metric & basis	Babson College	Massachusetts median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	17.1%	70.3%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$57,152	$46,700	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$123,938	$62,832	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Babson College report?

Babson College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1390–1530 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Babson College's acceptance rate?

17.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,603 admitted from 9,381 applicants.

How much does Babson College cost?

At Babson College, tuition is $57,152. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Babson College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $123,938. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Massachusetts

Boston College — 16.4% admitted
College of the Holy Cross — 17.6% admitted
Smith College — 21% admitted
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering — 25.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.