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Reed College

Portland, OR · Private · Large city · Reed

Private institution in Portland, OR · 1,407 undergraduates · 27% acceptance rate · $62,927 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$39,9511,903rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$67,0202,010th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$67,0202,010th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$83,3101,943rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,927438th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,6071,315th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
75.9%273rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
85.8%391st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
27.2%100th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
142081st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
1,4071,153rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
12.3%2,009th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 137 mi (SEA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
Yes

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 31 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$67,660—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$42,682$30,409
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$28,055$16,874
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$28,019$52,107
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$24,035$26,739
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$22,892$28,598
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$21,508—
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$20,140$18,771
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Reed College’s 1,407 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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