Babson College
Location: Wellesley, MA (suburban, large town)
Size: 2,457 students
Avg percent need-met: 100%
Acceptance rate: 25%
Middle 50% ACT: 31-34 **Test Optional through 2024**
Middle 50% SAT: 1400-1500 **Test Optional through 2024**
Babson is a business school with an emphasis on entrepreneurship and collaboration. Group work is encouraged and unconventional assignments are common, allowing for unique experiences. During their first year, students work in teams to run their own business. Professors are passionate and bring real life experience into class, which can be less common at larger research universities. There are extensive networking opportunities, and outside academics, Greek life and sports are huge.
Popular majors / known for: Business, concentrations include: Economics, Finance, Marketing, Global and Regional Studies
Academic approach: Business school with liberal arts influences
Fun fact / campus tradition: Babson is home to the world’s second-largest freestanding (and rotating) world globe.
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Similarity to University of Pennsylvania
One of the biggest draws of UPenn for many students is Wharton. Babson is a great school for students who love business and are excited to pursue it in college.
Application Details
RD deadline: January 2nd
Early Action deadline: November 1st
Supplemental essays: Yes
Application fee: $75
On Common App: Yes
CSS profile: Required, due February 1st
Interviews: Considered
School also featured in: Business and Econ