Babson College
MA · Private · Northeast · 2,780 undergraduates (small)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~49% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants). It also includes Early Action, because the Common Data Set does not report Early Action counts.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “Once admitted, students who enroll at Babson must submit official scores.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 1,680 | 26.4% | 34.6% | Not reported | 100% | 74% | 35% | 1270-1450 | 27-32 | Totals combine men and women. | |
| 2020-21 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2021-22 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2022-23 ↗ | 1,700 | 22.3% | 38.6% | Not reported | 40% | 32% | 8% | 1370-1480 | 30-33 | ||
| 2023-24 ↗ | 1,578 | 19.7% | 32.7% | Not reported | 36% | 30% | 6% | 1400-1480 | 30-33 | Totals are men + women (the residency total line in this file is blank). | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 1,603 | 17.1% | 27.5% | 49% | 25% | 22% | 3% | 1410-1500 | 31-34 | ||
| 2025-26 ↗ | 1,705 | 16.2% | 25.4% | Not reported | 28% | 24% | 4% | 1410-1510 | 30-34 | ||
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 10%
- 2024: 7%
- 2023: 3%
- 2022: 0%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- No CDS found CDS not available2021-22 CDS
- No CDS found CDS not available2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS
From the school's website
Figures from the school’s own pages that add to its Common Data Set. Each links its source.
Babson reports 10,552 applications, a 16% admit rate and a class of 692 for the Class of 2029, which match the Common Data Set. Its SAT range of 1450–1530 and ACT range of 32–34 describe admitted students; the Common Data Set ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
Source: Babson class profile ↗