Babson College - Campus Life

• The Northeastern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
• The campus area is 450 acres.
• Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.

Description:

450-acre, suburban campus in Wellesley (population: 33,000), 15 miles

from Boston. Major airport, bus, and train serve Boston. School operates

shuttle Wellesley College and to public transportation serving Boston.

Types of Housing

• Coed Dorms are used by 90% of the on-campus students.
• Men's Dorms are used by 8% of the on-campus students.
• Sorority housing are used by 1% of the students.
• Fraternity housing are used by 1% of the students.
• On-campus Married-student housing.
• Other: Single-sex floors and wings for women.
• 90% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
• 87% of all students live in school housing of some type.
• 13% of all students live off campus or commute.
• On average, 75% of all students are on campus during the weekend.

• Freshmen must live on campus unless living with family within 25 miles of campus.

• All students may have cars on campus.
• 46% of all students have cars on campus.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age but certain restrictions apply.

Other Policies

• Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
• Hazing Prohibited

• 38% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
• Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1200 per year working part-time on campus.
• This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
• Institutional employment is available.
• Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are fair.
• Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.