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Reed College

  • A
    Overall Grade
  • 4 Year
  • Portland, OR
  • 248 reviews
A
Overall Niche Grade
How are grades calculated?
  1. Academics
    A+
  2. Value
    A-
  3. Diversity
    A
  4. Campus
    B+
  5. Athletics
    NG
  6. Party Scene
    B+
  7. Professors
    A+
  8. Location
    A
  9. Dorms
    B
  10. Campus Food
    B+
  11. Student Life
    A-
  12. Safety
    B-
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Reed College is ...
Private not-for-profit
Athletic Division
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Athletic Conference
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Address
3203 SE Woodstock Blvd
Portland, OR 97202
Website
reed.edu
From Reed College

Intellectual. Intense. Inspiring. Transformative. For over 100 years, Reed has sought to provide the finest educational program in the country, offering students an extraordinary environment in which to discover their passions and pursue them with depth and determination.

Reed students are creative, self-propelled, passionate, and analytical. They have a boundless enthusiasm for learning and an unexpected ability to embrace paradoxes. And they love Reed, one of the most intellectual colleges in the country.

Reed College Rankings

Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.

Admissions

Application Deadline
January 17
Acceptance Rate
31%
SAT Range
1280-1480
ACT Range
29-33
Application Fee
$0
SAT/ACT
Required
High School GPA
Required
Accepts Common App
Yes

Cost

Net Price
$27,805/ year
National
$15,523
Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Net Price by Household Income
  • <$30k
    $11,963/ year
  • $30-48k
    $16,630/ year
  • $49-75k
    $17,437/ year
  • $76-110k
    $24,046/ year
  • $110k+
    $39,301/ year
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  • 1% Cash Back + affordable rates starting at 3.82% APR w/auto debit discount
  • No application, origination or disbursement fees

Academics

Professors
A+
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
9:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
96%
of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.24 responses
84%
of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.25 responses
32%
of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.25 responses

Majors

Most Popular Majors
  • English
    29 Graduates
  • Liberal Arts and Humanities
    25 Graduates
  • Biology
    24 Graduates
  • Arts
    22 Graduates
  • Mathematics & Statistics
    20 Graduates
  • Psychology
    19 Graduates
  • Economics
    16 Graduates
  • Political Science and Government
    16 Graduates
  • Physics
    15 Graduates
  • History
    14 Graduates

Students

Full-Time Enrollment
1,379Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
1%
Pell Grant
14%
Varsity Athletes
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Poll
What one word or phrase best describes the typical student at this school?
Based on 13 responses
Report
  • Intellectual
    69%
  • Elitist
    15%
  • White
    15%

Campus Life

Freshmen Live On-Campus
99%
Poll
100%
of students say they don't have Greek life.16 responses
Poll
94%
of students say no one pays attention to varsity sports.31 responses
Poll
What one word or phrase best describes your school?
Based on 13 responses
Report
  • Alternative
    31%
  • Special
    31%
  • Eclectic
    15%
  • White
    15%
  • Intense
    8%

After College

Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$37,900/ year
National
$33,028
Graduation Rate
78%
National
49%
Employed 2 Years After Graduation
88%
National
83%
82%
of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.11 responses
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I graduated from Reed recently and I now work in financial services in NYC. Reflecting on my undergrad experience, I received a wonderful liberal arts education from a faculty of amazing professors. Reed offers a rigorous academic program, but also has a wonderfully quirky and liberal culture / social scene. Other miscellaneous thoughts: students have lots of autonomy, most campus dorms are nice or new, the campus is very safe and scenic, renn fayre is fun, the cafeteria (Commons) has good food, and Portland is an awesome city with lots to do, great food to eat, and lots of beer to drink.
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Reed college is a beautiful, unique intellectual community. People are kind, passionate, warm and genuinely care about one another. The workload is tough, but there is a great variety of programs and resources to make use of to stay on track. Though notoriously liberal, it is not an "echo chamber" because students all form their own opinions and ideas within that "liberal" umbrella. Professors are engaged and care deeply for students. The living situation is incredibly nice - dorms are "divided doubles" most of the time, meaning that you get both a roommate and your own room. Reed is the best education that this nation offers if you are able to fit it.
The Reed experience is definitely very subjective in that you need to have a Reedie mindset before actually attending the school. In my time here, I've found that most students here have a strong "work hard, play hard" mindset. This definitely doesn't mean we're a party school (we're far too nerdy for that), but we do some... interesting things to pass the time (I was recently approached by a concerned Campus Safety Officer who wanted to know if I was feeling a bit hot. When I replied "girl, I'm always hot," she nodded and walked away. I was standing in the middle of a parking lot wearing a hat that was on fire). Do keep in mind that the "work hard" portion of the saying is not messing around: practically everyone here sees a therapist because we're all so overwhelmed with work.

Also, we have a nuclear reactor.