Babson College

Babson -- with an enrollment of some 3,400 students on its campus in Wellesley, Massachusetts -- is lauded as one of the nation's leading business schools. The school's undergraduate programs combine liberal arts with business curriculum; The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship offers graduate and undergraduate courses in entrepreneurial leadership. Babson students in their first year receive the practical experience of creating for-profit ventures. Babson's entrepreneurship program has been ranked at the top of such programs in publications including Entrepreneur and U.S. News & World Report. Babson was founded in 1908 (as Babson Institute) by philanthropist, educator, and businessman Roger Babson.