Babson College - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  1	Secondary School Record
  2	Class Rank
  5	School's Recommendation
  3	Standardized Test Scores
  4	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  I	Character and Personality
  E	Extracurricular participation
  I	Particular talent or ability
  C	Geographical distribution
  C	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top tenth	20%
  Second tenth	18%
  Third tenth	10%
  Fourth tenth	9%
  Fifth tenth	6%
  Sixth tenth	3%
  Bottom four-tenths	2%
  Unknown/Unreported	32%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• The majority of accepted applicants took the ACT test.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Contact the school directly.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the SAT I:
  SAT verbal scores over 500 97%, SAT math scores over 500 99%, SAT verbal scores over 600 53%, SAT math scores over 600 80%, SAT verbal scores over 700 5%, SAT math scores over 700 17%