Enrollment Trends at Babson

The student population at Babson College is 3,932 (2,793 undergraduate and 1,139 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 875 (28.62%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Babson is 71.03% which is increased by 652 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 223 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 134 male students for every 100 female students, up from 127 in 2015.
287 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 36.02% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,512 where 3,932 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 3,989 students in 2023 and was lowest at 3,057 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 3,057 to 3,932 students, a net gain of 875 (28.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Babson College since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,057	2,141	1,105	1,036	916	604	312
2016-17	3,165 108	2,283 142	1,198 93	1,085 49	882 -34	584 -20	298 -14
2017-18	3,329 164	2,342 59	1,210 12	1,132 47	987 105	611 27	376 78
2018-19	3,357 28	2,361 19	1,220 10	1,141 9	996 9	599 -12	397 21
2019-20	3,325 -32	2,386 25	1,274 54	1,112 -29	939 -57	581 -18	358 -39
2020-21	3,340 15	2,457 71	1,360 86	1,097 -15	883 -56	507 -74	376 18
2021-22	3,684 344	2,576 119	1,465 105	1,111 14	1,108 225	644 137	464 88
2022-23	3,989 305	2,761 185	1,599 134	1,162 51	1,228 120	700 56	528 64
2023-24	3,943 -46	2,752 -9	1,572 -27	1,180 18	1,191 -37	695 -5	496 -32
2024-25	3,932 -11	2,793 41	1,560 -12	1,233 53	1,139 -52	694 -1	445 -51
Average	3,512	2,485	1,356	1,129	1,027	622	405

Babson College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,485 where 2,793 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Babson College since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,141	2,141	1,105	1,036	0	0	0
2016-17	2,283	2,283	1,198	1,085	0	0	0
2017-18	2,342	2,342	1,210	1,132	0	0	0
2018-19	2,361	2,361	1,220	1,141	0	0	0
2019-20	2,386	2,386	1,274	1,112	0	0	0
2020-21	2,457	2,457	1,360	1,097	0	0	0
2021-22	2,576	2,551	1,454	1,097	25	11	14
2022-23	2,761	2,737	1,592	1,145	24	7	17
2023-24	2,752	2,720	1,555	1,165	32	17	15
2024-25	2,793	2,734	1,537	1,197	59	23	36
Average	2,485	2,485	1,351	1,121	2,485	6	8

Babson College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,027 where 1,139 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Babson College since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	916	427	284	143	489	320	169
2016-17	882	404	280	124	478	304	174
2017-18	987	441	296	145	546	315	231
2018-19	996	544	349	195	452	250	202
2019-20	939	459	310	149	480	271	209
2020-21	883	345	219	126	538	288	250
2021-22	1,108	561	347	214	547	297	250
2022-23	1,228	668	403	265	560	297	263
2023-24	1,191	662	412	250	529	283	246
2024-25	1,139	630	413	217	509	281	228
Average	1,027	1,027	331	183	1,027	291	222

Babson College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 27.67% and the percentage of black students is 4.68% at Babson College. 10.27% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 13.45% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 38.96% to 27.67%. Asian enrollment grew from 10.24% to 10.27%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.12% to 4.68%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.37% to 13.45%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8921 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.8286 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Babson College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	3	313	126	256	2	1,191	64
2016-17	4	326	149	264	3	1,206	61
2017-18	3	338	150	304	2	1,231	63
2018-19	2	339	138	330	4	1,219	67
2019-20	2	305	135	358	2	1,128	69
2020-21	1	362	141	394	3	1,273	72
2021-22	3	401	154	406	3	1,238	75
2022-23	5	427	144	481	1	1,223	85
2023-24	2	421	157	511	0	1,164	83
2024-25	2	404	184	529	0	1,088	85
Average	3	364	148	383	2	1,196	72

Babson College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

287 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has increased 36.02% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Babson College from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	3,057	211	13	2,833
2016-17	3,165	189	19	2,957
2017-18	3,329	0	216	3,113
2018-19	3,357	3	47	3,307
2019-20	3,325	0	37	3,288
2020-21	3,340	263	2,389	688
2021-22	3,684	218	1,364	2,102
2022-23	3,989	404	515	3,070
2023-24	3,943	297	462	3,184
2024-25	3,932	287	590	3,055
Average	3,512	187	565	2,760

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Enrollment Trends at Babson

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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