Reed

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Reed

Overview

  • Location: Portland, OR
  • Type: Private liberal arts college
  • Category: Top LAC
  • Total Enrollment: ~1,278 (Fall 2025)
  • Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 9:1
  • Average Class Size: 14.5

Admissions (Fall 2024)

  • Total Applicants: 9,431
  • Admitted: 2,321
  • Enrolled: 303
  • Acceptance Rate: 24.6%
  • Early Decision Acceptance Rate: ~40% (ED applicants are "twice as likely to gain admission")
  • Yield Rate: 13%
  • Early Round: Offers both ED I (Nov 1) and ED II (Jan 1); also offers EA
  • Testing Policy: Test-optional (neither required nor recommended)
  • Percent in Top 10% of HS Class: 51%

Academic Profile

  • SAT Middle 50%: 1310-1490 (EBRW 680-750, Math 610-770)
  • ACT Middle 50%: 30-34
  • Average GPA: 3.9 unweighted (82.6% of admitted students have 3.75+)
  • Average SAT Mean: 1,392

Demographics (First-Year 2025)

  • White: 53%
  • Asian: 16%
  • Hispanic: 11%
  • International: 11%
  • Black: 7%
  • Native American: 2%
  • Gender: 44% women, 34% men, 22% nonbinary

Financial Aid

  • Meets 100% of demonstrated need
  • Average Aid Package: $59,053
  • 60% of students receive financial aid
  • Net Price by Income:
  • $0-30,000: $13,630
  • $30,001-48,000: $13,123
  • $48,001-75,000: $19,277
  • $75,001-110,000: $26,961
  • Over $110,000: $47,974

Athletics

  • No varsity athletics -- Reed does not participate in NCAA or any intercollegiate athletic conference
  • Has club sports (basketball, rugby, soccer, Ultimate Frisbee) with volunteer coaches
  • Founded as a reaction against East Coast Ivy League model including varsity athletics

Notable

  • Highest PhD production rate per capita of any US college
  • Honor Principle governs academic and social life (no proctored exams)
  • Mandatory freshman humanities course (Hum 110)
  • Known for intellectual rigor and countercultural ethos
  • Steve Jobs attended briefly; alumni include Nobel laureates and MacArthur fellows
  • Tuition-free for Oregon/Washington families under $100K income (new program)

Sources

  • Reed IR: https://www.reed.edu/ir/admission.html
  • Reed IR Enrollment: https://www.reed.edu/ir/enrollment.html
  • Reed IR First-Year Ethnicity: https://www.reed.edu/ir/firstyearstuethnic.html
  • College Factual Net Price: https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/reed-college/paying-for-college/net-price/
  • CollegeData: https://waf.collegedata.com/college-search/reed-college/admission
  • BigFuture: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/colleges/reed-college/admissions