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Reed College - SAT Scores, Costs and Admissions Data

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Reed College

Reed College

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Reed College Description:

Reed is a suburban college located about 15 minutes from downtown Portland, Oregon. Reed consistently ranks high for the number of students who go on to earn PhDs, as well as their number of Rhodes scholars. The Reed faculty takes pride in teaching, and the college can boast of a 10 to 1 student / faculty ratio and an average class size of 15. Reed often finds itself on lists of the country's best liberal arts colleges in the country. For its strengths in the liberal arts and sciences, Reed was awarded a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.

Admissions Data (2012):

Enrollment (2011):

  • Total Enrollment: 1,474
  • Gender Breakdown: 46% Male / 54% Female
  • 98% Full-time

Costs (2012 - 13):

  • Tuition and Fees: $44,460
  • Books: $950 (why so much?)
  • Room and Board: $11,460
  • Other Expenses: $900
  • Total Cost: $57,770

Reed Financial Aid (2010 - 11):

  • Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 58%
  • Percentage of New Students Receiving Types of Aid
    • Grants: 47%
    • Loans: 45%
  • Average Amount of Aid
    • Grants: $33,933
    • Loans: $4,803

Most Popular Majors:

Anthropology, Biology, English, History, Psychology

Graduation and Retention Rates:

  • First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 92%
  • 4-Year Graduation Rate: 59%
  • 6-Year Graduation Rate: 80%

Data Source:

National Center for Educational Statistics

Reed and the Common Application

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