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Babson College

Undergraduate Business Program

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1267
  • Annual Tuition
    $41,888
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    2,015
  • University Selectivity
    30%
  • University Yield
    29%
  • Job Offers
    86%
  • Average Salary
    $50,665
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Private
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1919
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
231 Forest Street
Babson Park, Massachusetts 02457, United States
Website
405x225

Undergraduate Business Program

Babson College is the educator, convener, and thought leader for Entrepreneurship of All Kinds™. As the only school to teach Entrepreneurial Thought and Action®, Babson shapes the leaders our world needs most: those with strong functional knowledge and the skills and vision to navigate change, accommodate ambiguity, surmount complexity, and motivate teams in a common purpose. Every day, Babson students, faculty, alumni, and staff address real-world business and societal problems, creating sustainable economic and social value in today’s fast-paced global economy.

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There is no other curriculum like Babson. We live entrepreneurship and learn to look at situations in a different aspect. Working in teams many times allows us to grow as individuals because we all have to become leaders among those teams. The staff is all successful professionals who we can approach and they are willing to help. The networking opportunity is beyond helpful.

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About Babson College

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
30% Babson College 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. Character/personal abilities
  2. Secondary school record
  3. High school GPA
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
5511% 5,511
30% 30
29% 29
30% School Selectivity
29% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Jan 1
Fall 2014
Required Tests
  • SAT or ACT
  • Are Interviews Required? Recommended
Additional Requirements:

Students whose first language is not English must submit either the TOEFL with a minimum score of 100 or the IELTS with a minimum score of 7.
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
5512% 5,512
30% 30
29% 29
30% Program Selectivity
29% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Recommended
Required Tests

Students whose first language is not English must submit either the TOEFL with a minimum score of 100 or the IELTS with a minimum score of 7.

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled
  • Min college GPA for transfers
  • Other transfer requirements
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 95
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses Yes
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Financial Services 26%
Top Industry
  • Consulting 9%
  • Media/Entertainment 9%
  • Other 8%
PricewaterhouseCoopers 17
Top Employer
  • EMC 7
  • KPMG 5
  • McGladrey 4
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
86% Undergraduate Business Program 75% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
68% 68
59% 59.267238095238085
68% Receive Offers
0%
56% 55.65923664122137
After graduation, but within 3 months
18% 18
16% 16.189999999999998
18% Receive Offers
0%
17% 17.25698275862069
More than 3 Months after graduation
11% 11
10% 10.193835616438358
11% Receive Offers
0%
13% 12.771399999999998
94% Graduates seeking full-time employment
6% Graduates not seeking employment
72% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
13% 13
$49,776.00
20K 70K
Finance/Accounting
30% 30
$55,225.00
20K 75K
General Management
13% 13
$50,500.00
20K 120K
Human Resources
3% 3
$43,589.00
30K 51K
Management Information Systems
3% 3
$56,843.00
31K 85K
Marketing/Sales
28% 28
$44,061.00
20K 200K
Operations/Production
6% 6
$48,444.00
30K 100K
Other
4% 4
$41,958.00
20K 65K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
10% 10
$55,074.00
48K 63K
Consumer Products/Retail
11% 11
$43,244.00
20K 60K
Consulting
9% 9
$45,423.00
24K 70K
Financial Services
26% 26
$55,897.00
20K 93K
Government/Education
2% 2
$36,200.00
30K 70K
Pharma/Biotech/Health
3% 3
$54,613.00
31K 80K
Manufacturing
3% 3
$50,667.00
20K 100K
Media/Entertainment
9% 9
$44,788.00
20K 200K
Non-Profit
0% 0
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
0% 0
Data not provided
Real Estate
5% 5
$48,294.00
20K 100K
Sports/Leisure
0% 0
Data not provided
Technology/Science
13% 13
$48,267.00
20K 100K
Transportation
0% 0
Data not provided
Utilities
1% 1
$66,667.00
30K 120K
Other
8% 8
$40,896.00
25K 100K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
84% 84
$50,022.00
20K 100K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
2% 2
$72,013.00
44K 100K
U.S. South
4% 4
$51,550.00
28K 100K
U.S. Southwest
2% 2
$65,666.00
35K 100K
U.S. Midwest
2% 2
$39,833.00
20K 70K
U.S. West
5% 5
$41,583.00
24K 60K
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch 8
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers 7
  • Boston Scientific 5
  • Fidelity Investments 4
  • Kamylon Capital 4
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 10
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 81
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 95
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 963
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Robust counseling aligned by industry focus, in addition to general services; Experience the Industry trips, visits to companies by industry; Mock interview sessions; Resume critique events; Career fairs throughout the academic year; Employer in Residence program where featured company representatives cover walk in hours; Summer Interview Day.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$56,638
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $41,888
  • Expenses $14,750
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$56,638
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $41,888
  • Expenses $14,750
48% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 5% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 92%
  • Merit 8%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://www.babson.edu/offices-services/student-financial-services/pages/home.aspx
Scholarships
$25,295,988
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$26,969,000
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • Undergraduate Business Program
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
32% 29
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
53% 31
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
Undergraduate Business Program 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Strategy
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Business Program Classes
8% Less than 20 Students 4% More than 50 Students
88% 21 to 50 students
31 Average number of students in non-business required electives
200 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Detective Fiction, Noir, and Social Criticism
  • Lost and Found Literary Translations
  • Entrepreneurship with Chinese Characters
  • Fixed Income and Structured Products
  • Digital Marketing
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2013
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BS 126
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
138% 138
55% 55
Prominent Faculty
  • Candida Brush

    Entrepreneurship

  • Thomas Davenport

    Information Technology Management

  • Gaurab Bhardwaj

    Management
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    If a student has been authorized to work on campus under the Federal Work-Study Program, the federal government pays 75% and Babson pays 25% of wages. Students are paid bi-weekly for the hours worked. As a Federal Work-Study student, one receives preference in hiring at Babson. Students are referred to available positions, but are not guaranteed employment on campus.

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    Through Babson's global network, students can choose from over 83 in 34 countries, taking courses that are in line with academic goals and personal interests. Students can study abroad for a semester, for an entire year, or participate in a two- or three-week short course during school breaks.

  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    The Office of Faith and Service works with community-based organizations to coordinate events and programs for students to bring assistance and awareness to those in need. Babson also has many global service-learning projects that allow students to practice responsible leadership by traveling to all parts of the world to teach entrepreneurship to local students, adult learners, and business owners. Service experiences are also embedded in the classroom and are required in certain core classes.

Students

54% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 36% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1340 75th Percentile Score on SAT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
49% 49
Asian American
16% 16
Hispanic
12% 12
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
10%
6%
64%
2%
12%
4%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
75% 75
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
23% 23
Canada
2% 2
18 Average age of full-time students
94% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
85% 85
90% 90

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 18,170
Alumni Donations
$3,407 Average Gift Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Arthur Blank

    Owner, Atlanta Falcons; Founder, Home Depot

  • Roger Enrico

    Chairman, Dreamworks Animation

  • Ernesto Bertarelli

    Founder, Serono