Reed College
Portland, Oregon
39.47%
Admission Rate
Moderately Selective
1,429 Undergraduates Enrolled
- Private nonprofit
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
- Four-year, small, highly residential
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Reed College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus in the Eastmoreland neighborhood, with Tudor-Gothic style architecture, and a forested canyon nature preserve at its center.
Reed is known for its mandatory first-year humanities program, senior thesis, progressive politics, de-emphasis on grades, academic rigor, grade deflation, and unusually high proportion of graduates who go on to earn doctorates and other postgraduate degrees. The college has many prominent alumni, including over a hundred Fulbright Scholars, 67 Watson Fellows, and three Churchill Scholars; its 32 Rhodes Scholars are the second-highest count for a liberal arts college. Reed is ranked fourth in the United States for all postsecondary institutions for the percentage of its graduates who go on to earn a Ph.
D.
"Reed College." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_College.
Reed is known for its mandatory first-year humanities program, senior thesis, progressive politics, de-emphasis on grades, academic rigor, grade deflation, and unusually high proportion of graduates who go on to earn doctorates and other postgraduate degrees. The college has many prominent alumni, including over a hundred Fulbright Scholars, 67 Watson Fellows, and three Churchill Scholars; its 32 Rhodes Scholars are the second-highest count for a liberal arts college. Reed is ranked fourth in the United States for all postsecondary institutions for the percentage of its graduates who go on to earn a Ph.
D.
"Reed College." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_College.
Location
City
Portland, Oregon
Locale
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Academics
Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree
Most Popular Fields
| Field | % Students |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 20.4% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 13.1% |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics | 9.9% |
| Visual And Performing Arts | 7.6% |
| Physical Sciences | 7.6% |
| Philosophy And Religious Studies | 6.7% |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 6.7% |
| History | 6.1% |
| Psychology | 5.8% |
| English Language And Literature/Letters | 5.8% |
| Mathematics And Statistics | 4.1% |
| Natural Resources And Conservation | 3.8% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 1.8% |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies | 0.6% |
Cost
Tuition
$58,440.00
Percentage Students Receiving Aid
38.71%
Average Net Cost After Aid
$33,767.00
Admissions
SAT Scores
1433
Composite Average
| Percentile | 75% | 50% | 25% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 770 | 713 | 655 |
| Verbal | 750 | 710 | 670 |
ACT Scores
32
Cumulative Average
| Percentile | 75% | 50% | 25% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 33 | 30 | 27 |
| English | 35 | 33 | 31 |
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