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Babson Ratings and Reviews

  • 8/10 Overall Rating
  • 4 Year
  • Wellesley, MA
  • 4.0 2 reviews
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Babson Ratings and Reviews

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Ratings

Babson is rated within the top 21% of four-year colleges nationally and earns a CollegeSimply grade of 8 out of 10.

  • Overall Rating
    8 out of 10
  • Academics
    10 out of 10
  • Resources
    7 out of 10
  • Outcomes
    9 out of 10
  • Value
    9 out of 10
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Student Review Summary

4.0

Approved reviews

2 student reviews

1 out of 2 (50%) reviewers rated 4 stars or higher

Students rate Campus Safety highest and Student Life lowest.

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Average by category

  • Overall Rating
    4.0
  • Academics
    4.0
  • Value for Money
    4.0
  • Professors / Faculty
    4.0
  • Campus Atmosphere
    3.0
  • Housing
    3.0
  • Campus Safety
    4.5
  • Student Life
    2.0
  • Party and Bar Scene
    2.0

Student and Parent Reviews

If you are a student, former student, faculty member or parent, please help guide other prospective students by sharing your personal experiences at this college. What is it really like to go to Babson College?

Nov 19, 2024
Rating 3 out of 5

The campus is "cold". There is NO sense of community at this campus. There are no social opportunities to meet other students. The clubs offered are minimal at best. The "activities board" located next to the school store? is constantly blank. For a school focused on entrepreneurship, they have fallen short on promoting students to reach out to their consumers, know their local demographics, or even learn to communicate to people. Honestly, the campus feels like a "commuter school". I am not the type to party, but it would be nice to have an opportunity to socialize. The majority of the student population is international. The menu offers no diversity. My expectations are not high, however offering more than one or two cultural foods would be nice. The dorms lack any common areas, if you don?t count the one coffee table in a corner. No chance to engage in socialization. No chance to meet other students in your dorm. It took weeks for me to locate my RA. This has been a very disappointing, lonely experience considering the expense of this school ($87K+).

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Mar 17, 2019
Rating 5 out of 5

Strong balance of academics and real world knowledge

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Your Overall Experience *

If a friend asked whether Babson was worth it, what would your gut say?

Academics *

Did classes challenge you and leave you feeling like you actually learned something?

Value for Money *

Considering tuition, aid, and what you got out of it, did the cost feel justified?

Professors and Faculty *

Were instructors accessible, engaged, and invested in students or mostly going through the motions?

Campus Atmosphere *

Did the campus feel welcoming and full of energy, or more like a place you simply passed through?

Student Housing *

Were dorms and residence halls somewhere you'd want to live, or a constant source of frustration?

Campus Safety *

Did you feel comfortable walking around at night, or did safety ever weigh on your mind?

Student Life *

Was it easy to find your people, make friends, and stay socially connected?

Party and Bar Scene *

Do weekends have a pulse here, or does the social scene quiet down once classes end?

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Last updated: August 2026