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# Babson College Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Updated October 21, 2026

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## How much does Babson College cost after financial aid?

Babson College lists a published cost of attendance of $80,192, including tuition and fees of $57,152 and room and board of $21,550. For the average aid recipient here, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) is $40,514, a savings of $39,678 off the published cost.

That net price is $13,143 above the $27,371 median at comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth ranks the university #1,315 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Attending Babson College carries a published cost of attendance of $80,192. After grants and scholarships, aid recipients pay $40,514 on average, $13,143 above the median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth places the affordability pillar in the 7th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. By income band, the lowest averages $23,641 and the highest averages $80,192.

Borrowers who finish carry a median of $20,000 in federal loans, $4,199 below the peer median. [Net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)s are above the peer median, yet debt is below it.

Average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)s by family income are highest at the top of the scale. About 16.3% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants.

Aid recipients earning under $30,000 average $23,641; those earning $30,001–$48,000 average $17,077; $48,001–$75,000 average $16,861; $75,001–$110,000 average $55,470; and over $110,000 average $80,192. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $56,551.

Average net price by family income

**$0–30K**
$23,641

**$30–48K**
$17,077

**$48–75K**
$16,861

**$75–110K**
$55,470

**$110K+**
$80,192

Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Overall average annual net price: **$40,514**. After grants and scholarships, including living costs. [Source and coverage](#cost-data-notes).

Aid covers about 49% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, but the discount is concentrated at lower incomes. The lowest three bands see average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)s below the sticker price, while the top two bands pay far more.

In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported that for the 2024-25 academic year, first-year students determined to have need received an average need-based grant of $51,791. The average total aid package was $55,844, and the average share of need met was 100%.

Of the 625 first-year students in the cohort, 215 were determined to have need, and all 215 had that need fully met. Among students without need, 27 received merit awards averaging $27,174.

The published cost of attendance at Babson College is $80,192. Azimuth ranks the university #1,315 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

After grants and scholarships, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $23,641, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $16,861, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $80,192. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $56,551.

Aid covers about 49% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. The average net price across all aid recipients is $40,514, which is $13,143 above the $27,371 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Borrowers who complete a degree carry a median of $20,000 in federal student loans. That is $4,199 below the $24,199 median for comparable institutions.

91.7% of federal aid recipients take federal loans. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $41,699 in [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) loans.

If repaid over ten years, the median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $227 a month.

## Student loans: what does repayment look like?

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of Babson College who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $117,794. That figure is $49,544 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size), and it places the university at the 99th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

On the debt side, the median federal student loan balance at completion is $20,000, which is $4,199 below the peer median. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $227 a month if repaid over ten years.

For the separate population of parent borrowers, median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is $41,699. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $227 a month if repaid over ten years.

[Repayment figures](#combined-borrowing) are in the Financial GPS card below. [Borrowing populations and model assumptions](#cost-data-notes).

## Parent loans: what can the family afford?

[How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/)

**Median Parent PLUS debt**
$41,699

**Estimated parent payment**
$530/mo

Modeled Parent PLUS pressure by income

| Household income | Share of income above basic expenses | Risk level |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $35,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $50,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $75,000 | 31.2% | High pressure |
| $100,000 | 14.0% | High pressure |
| $150,000 | 6.7% | Caution |
| $200,000 | 4.4% | Safe |

The 10-year payment on the median Parent PLUS balance, as a share of household income above basic expenses ($54,640 a year: 200% of the 2026 federal poverty guideline for a household of three). No room is High pressure. [Open the parent tool for your own numbers](/financial-gps/?tool=parent&school=babson-college#parent-tool). [Read the assumptions and limits](#cost-data-notes).

## Student and parent loans: the monthly payments

Financial GPS

### What does repayment look like?

**Institution median student debt**
$20,000

**Institution Parent PLUS debt**
$41,699

Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.

**Estimated student payment · monthly**
$227/mo

**Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly**
$530/mo

**Modeled student + parent payments**
$757/mo

Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.

#### Student payment as a share of available income

At median graduate earnings of $117,794, with a $23,940 annual allowance for basic expenses:

**2.9%** of income above the allowance · Excellent

1.  Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
2.  Good 8–under 12%
3.  Concerning 12–20%
4.  High risk Over 20%

How this estimate works

These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $23,940, uses the published framework’s 2026 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.

[Read the framework and its limits](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Payment assumptions

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.

[Explore your own numbers in Financial GPS](/financial-gps/?tool=student&school=babson-college#student-tool)

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).

**Net price and borrowing.** The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. [College Scorecard data and documentation](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/).

A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.