Babson College, Boston, USA

Overview

History, Affiliations & Rankings

Babson College is a private college founded by Roger W. Babson in the year 1919 in Massachusetts. The college started with total students of 27. The institute used to train students in practical economics, financial management, business psychology, and personal efficiency. The education motive was more practical than theory. During the 21st century, the college attained collaboration with three colleges namely Olin College and Wellesley College. The college has achieved the 30th position in Business programs US News & World Report 2019, and 1st position in Entrepreneurship by the US News Ranking 2020. 

Infrastructure, Campus & Courses

The main campus is in Babson Park in Massachusetts where students who are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate courses benefit from the library, student center, multiple centers, fitness center, art center, and centennial park. Babson Boston has a space for events that connect with several organisations and firms where students can work. Babson San Francisco campus includes MBA programmes and Babson Miami where Masters of Science in Business Analytics and Certificate in Advanced Management, and Blended Learning of MBA are provided. 

Accomplishments & Alumni 

The accomplishment of the college is that it attained number 1 position as an undergraduate school in entrepreneurship continuously for 21 times. Apart from that, the college is known for acknowledging the hard work of students by giving them “Merit awards”, Scholarships, and so on. There are approximately 41,000 alumni from this college who are working around the world and still connected with the college. Notable alumni include Arthur Blank, Akio Toyoda, Alberto Perlman, Roger Enrico, Matt Coffin and many more.

Student Diversity & Visiting Companies

The Babson College was a male college in the starting, however, later on, it became co-ed. The college is also known as the number one college among international students. Babson college helps in the recruitment process of students by making students learn about career development, connecting them with the alumni, and eventually getting students for the recruitment process. Top employers include Siemens, Dell Technologies, AirB&B, P&G, Microsoft, Wells Fargo and many more.