Babson College
Wellesley, Massachusetts · Private · 2,728 undergraduates · babson.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
16%
of 10,552 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1410 to 1510
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$91,420Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Babson College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
16% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$91,420
a year in 2027-28, from a $91,420 sticker price
What to do with your 1470
Send your score
About 73% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1350, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Standardized Testing Requirements and Test-Optional Policy | Babson College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan4Early Decision II · January 4, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan4Regular Decision · January 4, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
16%
of applicants were admitted: 1,705 of 10,552 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/1.
Early Decision
Binding. 25% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
3,551 students were offered a spot; 163 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 24% of them sent SAT scores and 4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1410 to 1510
Reading and Writing 680 to 740
Math 720 to 780
ACT composite 30 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160083%
- 1200 to 139917%
- 1000 to 11990%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$91,420
a year
- Tuition$62,700
- Food and housing$24,150
- Books and supplies$1,350
- Transportation and other$3,220
Babson College published $87,906 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$21,291
- $30,001 to $48,000$13,364
- $48,001 to $75,000$29,562
- $75,001 to $110,000$47,892
- Over $110,000$82,076
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$50,696
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
4.3%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $30,222 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 2/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
28 of 28
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,270Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American Studies | 4 | 4 | CSP2050 |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | LTA 2050 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | NST1050 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | NST1050 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHN 1200 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | HSS 2050 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | WRT 1001 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | WRT 1001 or LTA 2050 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | |
| European History | 4 | 4 | HSS 2050 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FRN 1200 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GER 1200 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | HSS 2050 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | ITL1200 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | JPN1200 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECN 2000 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECN 2002 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | NST1050 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | NST1050 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | NST1050 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | NST1050 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | HSS 2001 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPN 1200 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPN 1200 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | AQM1000 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | HSS 2050 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | HSS 2050 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | HSS 2050 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
92%
Come back for a second year
95%
Typical earnings
$138,950
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Babson College$121,878
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major.
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