After Babson College: graduation, pay and debt
Wellesley, Massachusetts · Private · 2,728 undergrads
92% of Babson College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $138,950 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,293 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$138.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
92%
finish within six years.
88%
finish in four years.
95%
of first-years come back for year two.
$18.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
91%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
88%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
92%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
95%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
91%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
94%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
550
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
92%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
0%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
566
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$98,525
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$138,950
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
92%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$18,293
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$19,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
91%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
91%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
94%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: babson.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Test rule: babson.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers