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Babson College (F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business) campus

Babson College (F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business)

231 Forest Street
Babson Park, MA 02457

babson.edu/graduate/Pages/home.aspx
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266members applied here
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Key facts

Full-Time MBA

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Class profile

Class size
152
Applications
577
Average GMAT (old exam)
579
GMAT range (old exam)
530-710
Average age
27
Work experience
7 years on average
Women
25%
International students
55%
Rolling admissions
Yes

Application deadlines

Schools change their deadlines every year. See this year's dates on the school's site.

Rankings

Bloomberg Businessweek
#50
U.S. News
#57
Financial Times
#65

Cost and jobs

Median base salary
$85,000
Median salary with bonus
$96,148
Employed after graduation
78%

Essay questions

Answer the question completely, but succinctly. Essays should be no more than one page, and should answer the Babson essay prompt specifically. Use the Optional Essay to describe any gaps in your resume, academic background concerns, or interesting things about you that you feel weren't properly addressed elsewhere in the application.

These numbers were last updated in 2023. GMAT scores here are from the old 200 to 800 exam, which ended in early 2024. Check the school's own website for this year's numbers.

What members who applied here reported

266 Beat The GMAT members shared their profile when they applied to Babson between 2011 and 2020. Their GMAT scores are from the old 200 to 800 exam.

658Average GMAT (old exam)
3.3Average GPA
4.2Years of work before applying
27Average age when applying
Members
400500600700800 2.02.53.03.54.0 GPAGMAT

Work before the MBA

  • High Tech19%
  • Other16%
  • Financial Services13%
  • Consulting11%
  • Sales / Business Development8%
  • Entrepreneurship6%

College major

  • Engineering46%
  • Business Administration24%
  • Other10%
  • Economics7%
  • Sciences6%
  • Social Sciences6%

Home country

  • India42%
  • United States31%
  • Thailand3%
  • Brazil2%
  • Mexico2%
  • Bangladesh2%
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of1%
  • China1%

Recent member profiles

Applied 2020No result posted
Round
1
GMAT (old exam)
700
GPA
3.44
Age
30
Gender
Female
From
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Major
Business Administration
Work
Other, 54 months
Goal after the MBA
Other
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
1
GMAT (old exam)
610
GPA
3.63
Age
32
Gender
Male
From
Colonial Heights, VA, United States
Major
Sciences
Work
Military, 48 months
Goal after the MBA
Entrepreneurship
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
3.32
Age
37
Gender
Male
From
Lagos, Nigeria
Major
Engineering
Work
Sales / Business Development, 60 months
Goal after the MBA
Entrepreneurship
Applied 2018Accepted
Round
3
GMAT (old exam)
470
GPA
3
Age
30
Gender
Male
From
Accra, Ghana
Major
Business Administration
Work
High Tech, 47 months
Goal after the MBA
Advertising / Marketing
Applied 2018No result posted
Round
3
GPA
3.5
Age
34
Gender
Male
From
Boston (and vicinity), MA, United States
Major
Engineering
Work
High Tech, 120 months
Goal after the MBA
Research and Development
Applied 2015No result posted
Round
Later
GMAT (old exam)
760
GPA
3.4
Age
27
Gender
Male
From
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Major
Other
Work
Military, 60 months
Goal after the MBA
Financial Services
Applied 2015No result posted
Round
2
GMAT (old exam)
640
GPA
4
Age
28
Gender
Male
From
huddersfield, United Kingdom
Major
Engineering
Work
Research and Development, 32 months
Goal after the MBA
Entrepreneurship
Applied 2015No result posted
Round
3
GMAT (old exam)
600
GPA
2.96
Age
24
Gender
Female
From
Delhi, India
Major
Other
Work
Other, 72 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2015No result posted
Round
2
GMAT (old exam)
530
GPA
3.38
Age
25
Gender
Male
From
Killeen, TX, United States
Major
Business Administration
Work
Military, 60 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2015No result posted
Round
2
GMAT (old exam)
630
GPA
3
Age
26
Gender
Male
From
Muntinlupa City, Philippines
Major
Engineering
Work
Financial Services, 45 months
Goal after the MBA
Entrepreneurship
Applied 2015Accepted
Round
1
GMAT (old exam)
550
GPA
3.1
Age
20
Gender
Male
From
Mumbai, India
Major
Economics
Work
Consumer Products, 24 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2015No result posted
Round
2
GPA
3.82
Age
30
Gender
Female
From
Boston, MA, United States
Major
Other
Work
Military, 96 months
Goal after the MBA
Non-Profit
Applied 2015No result posted
Round
2
GMAT (old exam)
510
GPA
2.92
Age
27
Gender
Male
From
patna, India
Major
Engineering
Work
Other, 39 months
Goal after the MBA
Other
Applied 2015No result posted
Round
Later
GPA
3.4
Age
25
Gender
Male
From
Porto alegre, Brazil
Major
Business Administration
Work
Financial Services, 65 months
Goal after the MBA
Entrepreneurship
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