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Babson College

Wellesley, Massachusetts Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Babson College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,932, made up of 2,793 undergraduates and 1,139 graduate students.

Babson College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other, and Financial Mathematics. It awarded 1,393 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

95% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

3,932
Students enrolled
95%
First-year retention
1,393
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 4

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
95%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
762
Master's degrees
544
Certificates under 1 year
10
Postbaccalaureate certificates
77

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,932
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,793
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,139
Full-time, fall 2024
86%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,659
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,347
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,312
Full-time, 2024-25
80%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
42%
Men
58%
White
26%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
10%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
32%
Race or ethnicity unknown
13%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
32%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
President
Stephen Spinelli Jr.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact

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