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What should I know about housing at Babson College in Wellesley, MA?

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Babson houses undergraduates in 18 residence halls on campus, with options ranging from traditional halls to suite-style living, plus special-interest communities and female-only housing. For parking, first-year students are not permitted to have vehicles on campus, and student permits are requested online and picked up at Reynolds Campus Center 136.

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  • If you want housing, compare standard halls, suite-style housing, and any special-interest community that matches your interests.
  • If you need parking, check whether your class year is allowed to keep a car on campus before applying.
  • If you’re planning meals or daily routines, confirm current dining hours on Babson’s dining page before you go.

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Babson undergraduate housing

Babson says undergraduate students live in one of 18 residence halls on campus. The halls vary in appearance, amenities, room layouts, square footage, and size, and the smallest holds 3 residents while the largest holds 215.

  • Housing includes traditional residence halls and suite-style accommodations.
  • Babson also offers special-interest housing tied to themes like entrepreneurship, equality, Fraternity and Sorority Life, healthy living, philanthropy, and service.
  • Female-only housing is available, and undergraduates can propose additional special-interest communities.

Parking if you live on campus

Babson’s current parking policy says first-year students are not permitted to have vehicles on campus. For other students, parking permits must be requested online and picked up at the Parking Office in Reynolds Campus Center 136, with the vehicle’s current registration required to receive the sticker.

  • Resident student parking permits are listed at $175 per year.
  • Commuter student permits for undergraduate and graduate students are listed at $125 per year.
  • Parking office hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Getting around and dining

Babson’s campus pages point students to current dining updates, menus, and hours on dineoncampus.com/babson, and the main campus pages point visitors to transit, parking, area hotels, and shuttle information for Wellesley campus trips.

  • Use the dining site for the latest menus and hours, since Babson directs students there for current updates.
  • The campus maps page shows campus entrances and parking lots, which helps with day-to-day movement around campus.
  • Babson’s parking page also says parking exemptions are reserved for extreme circumstances and require an intake form.

Sources

  1. Parking at Babson
  2. Undergraduate Dining - Babson College
  3. Wellesley Main Campus | Babson College
  4. [PDF] babson-campus-map-wellesley.pdf
  5. Residence halls at Babson College vary to fit needs of our students | Babson College

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