Is Babson test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1460 and hold it if it's under.

What is Babson's acceptance rate?

17% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 1,603 of 9,381 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 25%, from 7,516 in 2015 to 9,381 in 2024, and Babson's admit rate went from 26% to 17%.

What ACT score do you need for Babson?

3% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 31–34, with a median of 32. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1410–1500 works out to about 31–34.

Why might Babson's SAT range look high?

Only 22% of enrolled students sent an SAT. The range counts only those who did, and students with lower scores tend to hold theirs back.

Does applying early decision help at Babson?

28% of early decision applicants were admitted (305 of 1,109), against 17% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Babson?

105 of the 1,458 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 7.2%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Babson? (Middle 50%: 1410–1500)

First-year students at Babson who sent an SAT scored 1410–1500, with a median of 1460 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Babson admits 17% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Babson

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1410–1500, median 1460

Your score

Middle 50% of admitted students Median Fewer than half sent a score, so the range runs high

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Babson by the numbers

Admit rate: 17%
Middle 50% SAT: 1410–1500
Median SAT: 1460
About on the ACT: 31–34
Sent an SAT: 22%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Babson admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Babson admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 25%, from 7,516 in 2015 to 9,381 in 2024, and Babson's admit rate went from 26% to 17%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	9,381	1,603	17%
2023	7,995	1,578	20%
2022	7,607	1,700	22%
2021	7,104	1,801	25%
2020	6,501	1,753	27%
2019	6,362	1,680	26%
2018	6,383	1,558	24%
2017	7,122	1,722	24%
2016	7,648	1,881	25%
2015	7,516	1,977	26%

In fall 2024, 625 of the 1,603 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Babson

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1360Far reachHold
1360–1450ReachHold
1460 and upReachSend

1250135014501550

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Babson SAT sections and ACT

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	720	760	790
SAT Reading and Writing	670	700	740
SAT total	1410	1460	1500
ACT composite	31	32	34

Of enrolled first-year students, 22% sent an SAT and 3% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Babson early decision and waitlist

Early decision

305 of 1,109 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision28%
All applicants17%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

3,579 applicants were offered a spot, 1,458 took it, and 105 were admitted from it.

7.2%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Babson cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $40,514; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 93%
Median earnings: $123,938; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 3,347

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Babson

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

Babson Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Babson admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Babson website
Babson College

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1410–1500, and the median was 1460. At 1460 or higher you're above half of them. Babson admits 17% of applicants, so a top score keeps you in the running but doesn't decide it.

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