D-Schools 2007

Babson College*

Babson Park, Mass.

3,300 students, both grad and undergrad
Business

Partnerships
Academic: Olin College of Engineering, RISD (new this year)
Business: OXO—Babson students designed its salad spinner.
Top Employers: Fidelity Investments

Claim to Fame: Home Depot co-founder and Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank is an alumnus.

Signature Programs: In the creativity program, there is a mandatory arts class in the first year of the MBA, to instill creative principles that are invoked in second-year courses on entrepreneurship, innovation, and new-product development.