Reed College Overview

Located in Portland, Oregon, Reed College is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Reed College Known For?

• Students at Reed may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Reed.
• In a recent academic period95% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Reed bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $62,927 a year. That's about 54% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average Reed student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Reed College?

Contact details for Reed are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3203 Se Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR 97202-8199
Phone:	503-771-1112
Website:	www.reed.edu

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How Do I Get Into Reed?

You can apply to Reed online at: https://www.reed.edu/apply/guide-to-applying/

Admission Requirements for Reed

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Reed?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Reed. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 31%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 25%, and the acceptance rate for women is 34%.

Average Test Scores

About 47% of students accepted to Reed submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 690 and 750. Math scores were between 630 and 750.

Reed received ACT scores from 27% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 31 and 36. Math scores were between 27 and 0. Composite scores were between 30 and 33.

Can I Afford Reed College?

The overall average net price of Reed is $57,899. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Reed, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $6,315 a year. That adds up to $25,260 over four years for those students.

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Reed College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,366 undergraduate students at Reed, with 1,338 being full-time and 28 being part-time.

There are also 19 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,338 full-time undergraduates at Reed, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Reed College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	91
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	141
White	784
International Students	145
Other Races/Ethnicities	159

Geographic Diversity

Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at Reed College. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at Reed. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Reed College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Child Development & Psychology	24	24
General Biology	20	20
Computer Information Systems	20	20
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	19	19
General English Literature	18	18
Mathematics	16	16
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	16	16
Economics	16	16
Anthropology	15	15
Natural Resources Conservation	14	14
History	13	13
Sociology	13	13
Fine & Studio Arts	13	13
Physics	12	12
Political Science & Government	11	11
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	10	10
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	9	9
Chemistry	8	8
Classical Languages & Literature	7	7
Mathematics & Computer Science	6	6
Philosophy	6	6
Religious Studies	4	4
Drama & Theater Arts	4	4
East Asian Languages	3	3
Music	3	3
Ethnic Studies	2	2
Romance Languages	2	2
International Relations & National Security	2	2
Germanic Languages	1	1
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	1	1
Dance	1	1
Area Studies	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0
TOTAL	309	309

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

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