Babson College Ranks Ninth for Long-Term Return on Investment

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Babson College continues to rank among the best colleges and universities for return on investment.

In a new report released this week by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW), Babson College ranked ninth in return on investment 40 years after enrollment, with a net present value of $2,242,000—a 13% increase from the CEW’s first rankings in 2019.

The report—which examined 4,500 colleges and universities based on new College Scorecard data—also ranks Babson ninth for net present value 30 years after enrollment and 12th 20 years following enrollment.

Babson, the best undergraduate school for entrepreneurship and the best MBA for entrepreneurship, routinely ranks as the No. 1 business school for salary potential and No. 1 private business school for overall ROI.

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