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.
• Students at Reed have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Reed.
• In <nil>, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Reed makes roughly $52,236 a year. This is 28% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• 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

How Do I Get Into Reed?

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

Admission Requirements for Reed

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Reed?

The acceptance rate of Reed College is 44%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 40%, and the acceptance rate for women is 46%.

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 $7,366 a year. That adds up to $29,464 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Reed is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Reed College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,548 undergraduate students at Reed, with 1,515 being full-time and 33 being part-time.

There are also 18 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,515 full-time undergraduates at Reed, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	121
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	169
White	894
International Students	134
Other Races/Ethnicities	177

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.

Online Learning at Reed College

In 2020-2021, 54 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Reed has changed over the last few years.

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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