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Founded in 1919 by financier and entrepreneur Roger W. Babson
Located on 370 acres in Wellesley, MA (14 miles west of Boston)
Offers Undergraduate, Graduate, and Executive Education programs
Accredited by AACSB International, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)

Ranked #1 for Entrepreneurship by U.S.News & World Report 2013 “America's Best Colleges" for the 16th consecutive time
Ranked #1 for Entrepreneurship by Entrepreneur magazine 2012
Ranked #36 Business Program by Bloomberg Businessweek 2013
Ranked #24 Best Business Program by U.S.News & World Report 2013 “America's Best Colleges”
Named #1 in graduation rate of highly competitive American institutions by American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Named one of the "Ten Business Schools that Should Be On Your Radar" and "the country's most prominent institution devoted entirely to business" by the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2011
Received a Theodore M. Hesburgh award for the College’s “Reinvention of the Undergraduate Business Education”

For the Class of 2016, Babson received more than 5500 applications
The enrollment size of the Class of 2016 was 470 students
The SAT score range for the middle 50 percent of the admitted students was 1840-2120
Applications are reviewed for academic performance, level of course work, performance on standardized tests, writing ability, involvement in activities and/or work experience, leadership, and creativity.

For 2012–2013, undergraduate tuition is $41,888
The average price of room and board is $13,730 ($55,618 total)
Approximately 50 percent of Babson students receive some form of financial aid
Current students receive more than $37 million in financial aid, $30 million from Babson funds
Named #11 Most Affordable College with the Best ROI by Bloomberg BusinesWeek, 2011 and 2012.
Named #25 in Payscale's 2013 College Education ROI rankings of colleges with the best financial return. Babson ranked #1 of all business schools.

Currently 2015 undergraduate students from 41 states and 69 countries
44 percent women; 56 percent men; 28 percent multicultural; 27 percent international
More than 46 languages spoken on campus

Leader in management education and entrepreneurial leadership
Every undergraduate student graduates with a Bachelor of Science
Liberal arts comprises at least 50 percent of a student’s course work
27 concentrations available
Average class size: 29
Student to Faculty Ratio: 15:1
Top-10 specialty rankings by Bloomberg Businessweek (#2 in Entrepreneurship, #7 in Sustainability, and #10 in International Business in 2013.)
Ranked Great School for Marketing and Sales Majors, for Accounting Majors and for Business/Finance Majors by Princeton Review
Parade Magazine named Babson to its 2010 College A-List for Business & Accounting

87 percent of full time faculty hold doctoral degrees or equivalent
261 faculty members
A+ in teaching quality in Bloomberg Businessweek student survey
Academic expertise, corporate and real-world connections brought to students in the classroom

22 varsity NCAA Division III teams
More than 90 annual theater productions and events
More than 27,500 student volunteer hours
More than 95 student-run clubs and organizations
15 residence halls; 85 percent of students live on campus
On-campus housing is guaranteed for all four years
Rated B in Bloomberg Businessweek magazine for student services and facilities
Ranked #24 U.S. business program in student satisfaction according to Businessweek student survey in 2013
Babson Dining named a "Dining Hall of Distinction" and among Top 12 across the country by University Business Magazine
Named one of the top 5 Boston Area Colleges for Food Lovers by Food & Wine magazine.
Babson Entrepreurship Club was ranked #3 best entrepreneurship club in the U.S. by FledgeWing

Within six months of graduation, 99 percent of the Class of 2012 respondents to the employment survey had jobs or were in graduate school
Babson alumni ranked #8 on PayScale's Top Mid-Career Median Salary list 2012-2013
Average starting salary is $50,000
More than 1700 on-campus recruiting opportunities offered