Babson College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, other

Remedial

study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 81% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• In total, there are 13 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 75% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Spring Weekend, Winter Weekend, Greek Week, East Meets West, Multicultural Week, Family Weekend, Homecoming, Founders Day
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 64 organizations on campus.
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Babson Christian Fellowship, Babson Friends of Israel, Babson Islamic Organization, Hillel, Babson Olin Catholic Association
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Babson Asian Pacific Student Association, Babson Brazilian Association, Black Student Union, AMAN, Young Black Entrepreneurs, Babson Korean Student Association, Transatlantic Community
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) 2005 Steering Committee, Admission Assistant Program, Amnesty International, Babson Billiards Club, Babson Cheerleaders, Babson Chess Club, Babson Chamber of Commerce, Babson College Radio, Babson Conservatives, Babson Cricket Club, Babson Culinary Arts, Babson Cyclying Club, Babson Dance Ensemble, Babson Entrepreneurial Exchange, Babson Entrepreneurial Teaching Alliance, Babson Fine Arts Appreciation, Babson Francophone Society, Babson Improv Group, Babson Literary Magazine, Babson Martial Arts Club, Babson Outdoors Association, Babson Players, Babson Republicans, Babson United Rugby, Babson Wrestling, Babsonian Yearbook, Bowling Club, Campus Activities Board, Financial Management Association, Gays Lesbians and Everyone Else, Greek Council, Habitat for Humanity, Hacki-Sack Club, Interfraternity Council, Investmests Club, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Luxury and Fashion, Open Societies Initiative, Panhellenic Council, Russian Club, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Student Government Association, Steering Committee of 2006, Steering Committee of 2007, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Theta Chi, Women Giving Back, Women’s Ice Hockey, Women’s Rugby
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Babson Free Press (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Boston (14), Boston (14)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Boston (14)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Boston (14)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 68% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 31% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,764
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 3 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 10% of students are fraternity members
• There are 3 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 12% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Boston University)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited