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.
- Top 6%Acceptance rate
- Top 8%Average SAT
- Top 13%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
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
- $39,9511,917th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $67,0202,028th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $67,0202,028th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $83,3101,959th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,500813th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,927439th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,6071,320th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 75.9%274th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 85.8%394th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 27.2%101st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 142081st highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,4071,153rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 12.3%2,025th highest of 2,140 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
- EDNov 15
- ED IIJul 15
- EANov 15
- RDJan 15
- 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $67,660 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $42,682 | $30,409 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $28,055 | $16,874 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $28,019 | $52,107 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $24,035 | $26,739 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $22,892 | $28,598 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $21,508 | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $20,140 | $18,771 |
| AnthropologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websitereed.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 209922)
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