Reed

Source: reed.md

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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

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