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):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 36%
- GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Reed
- What Are Your Chances? (from Cappex.com)
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 670 / 770
- SAT Math: 630 / 720
- SAT Writing: 650 / 740
- ACT Composite: 28 / 32
- ACT English: 29 / 34
- ACT Math: 26 / 32
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
Reed College uses the Common Application. These articles can help guide you:Admissions Information for Other Top Liberal Arts Colleges:
Amherst | Bowdoin | Carleton | Claremont McKenna | Davidson | Grinnell | Haverford | Middlebury | Pomona | Reed | Swarthmore | Vassar | Washington and Lee | Wellesley | Wesleyan | Williams
