231 Forest Street
Babson Park, MA 02457-0310
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1919
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,725
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $179,152,232
Admissions
Application Fee: $65
Application Deadline: January 15
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $32,256
Room/Board: $11,222
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, other
Remedial Services Offered: study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 98%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Investors Bank & Trust
Fidelity Investments
Ernst & Young
KPMG LLP
General Electric
United Technologies Corporation
Liberty Mutual
Lehman Brothers
IBM
EMC Corporation
TJX
TechTarget
Sullivan and Cogliano
BDO Seidman,
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 131,436
Number of current serial subscriptions: 65,951
Number of microforms: 346,933
Number of audiovisuals: 5,411
Number of ebooks: 5,225
Other library facilities: Sir Isaac Newton Room & Grace K. Babson Collection of the Works of Sir Isaac Newton; Babson Family Papers; Roger Ward Babson Museum
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Roger Ward Babson Museum; Babson World Globe (world’s largest free standing globe); Academy of Entrepreneurs at the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship; Glavin Center for Global Management; Center for Women’s Leadership; Stephen D. Cutler Investment Management Center
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – Yes
Number of available computers for all students: 290
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 250
Classrooms: 1,262
Labs: 110
Other areas: 2,500
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 2,090
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 81%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 10%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 12%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 75%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 81%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, women’s dorms, men’s dorms, sorority housing, fraternity housing, apartments for married students, special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students, other housing options
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 13
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 370 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Boston (14), Boston (14)
Nearest train station: Boston (14)
Nearest bus station: Boston (14)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 68%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 31%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,764
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Boston University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Spring Weekend, Winter Weekend, Greek Week, East Meets West, Multicultural Week, Family Weekend, Homecoming, Founders Day