Babson College is one of the nation’s leading undergraduate business colleges, so students at this Wellesley, MA-based private college know a thing or two about competition. With the Class of 2030 recently admitted, Babson has, in all likelihood, continued on a path toward greater selectivity and greater interest from prospective students set by recent admissions cycles. While we’re still awaiting the data to confirm whether this year was indeed record-setting for Babson, let’s review the historical acceptance rate data to assess how competitive past admissions cycles have been at this elite school. 

Babson College Acceptance Rate and Admissions Statistics (Classes of 2030 – 2026)

Babson College Class Year	Total Applications Received	Total Applications Accepted	Overall Acceptance Rate
Class of 2030	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published
Class of 2029	10,552	Not Yet Published	~16%
Class of 2028	9,381	1,603	17.09%
Class of 2027	7,995	1,578	19.74%
Class of 2026	7,607	1,700	22.35%

Babson College’s Class of 2030 in Historical Perspective

The data shared above, compiled from the (limited but nonetheless informative!) Babson Common Data Sets available online paint a picture of a college that is on the upswing. Over the past four cycles, applications to Babson have increased every year, and the acceptance rate has, in turn, decreased. It wouldn’t be surprising, given this optimistic outlook, if the Class of 2030 broke these records and produced the largest application pool and lowest acceptance rate on record. But until the publication of the next Common Data Set, all we can do is speculate.

The Demographics of the Babson Class of 2030

Unlike our educated guesses regarding the acceptance rate, we can’t say much about the projected demographic information on Babson admits to the Class of 2030. However, we can take a look at the Class of 2029 Profile to assess the demographics of the previously admitted cohort, which may give us a sense of what to expect this time around:

Class Size	692
Percentage of Women	46%
Percentage of Domestic Minority Students	53%
Percentage of First-Generation Students	21%
Percentage of International Students	26%
Number of Countries Represented	54
Number of States Represented	39

Getting Started with Ivy Coach on the Babson Waitlist

If you or your child were waitlisted for the Babson College Class of 2030, you needn’t lose hope now! As long as you don’t delay in taking action, you’ll still have a shot at making some lemonade out of these lemons you’ve been dealt. And that starts with Ivy Coach.

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