Reed College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 2,200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,342 (18%)
Days Without Precipitation 211 (8% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,433
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 15%
From Region 39%

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Hispanic 12%
Mixed 11%
International 9%
Asian 8%
Black 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Reed College 406 38% 62% 7% 2% 11% 8% $52,669 2 -1.37 5 89%
Computer Science 10 +1 80% 40% 0% 0% 20% 20% $115,183 44 -0.29 95 — — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 6 — 100% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $116,382 53 -0.13 95 — — — — —
Chemistry 10 — 60% 50% 0% 0% 10% 20% $55,461 3 -1.56 7 — — — — —
Mathematics 27 — 74% 67% 7% 0% 4% 15% $87,725 65 +0.09 75 — — — — —
Physics 13 — 54% 77% 0% 0% 0% 23% $87,803 67 +0.30 75 — — — — —
Biochemistry 12 — 33% 42% 17% 0% 0% 8% $49,957 3 -1.92 3 — — — — —
Biology 34 — 35% 53% 18% 0% 24% 0% $35,416 0 -3.60 1 89% — — — —
Neuroscience 23 — 22% 39% 13% 9% 17% 9% $44,292 5 -1.99 2 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 21 — 14% 76% 10% 0% 10% 0% $47,234 6 -1.43 3 — — — — —
Economics 14 — 57% 57% 7% 0% 7% 21% $86,120 37 -0.45 73 95% — — — —
Chinese 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,003 3 -1.61 1 — — — — —
Classics 7 — 29% 71% 0% 0% 14% 14% $39,133 1 -1.74 1 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 9 — 44% 78% 0% 0% 11% 11% $35,323 1 -2.08 1 86% — — — —
English 43 — 28% 77% 5% 0% 9% 2% $29,297 0 -2.82 1 88% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $47,229 9 -0.95 3 — — — — —
French 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,726 3 -1.63 1 — — — — —
German — — — — — — — — $39,880 3 -1.62 1 — — — — —
History 18 — 56% 67% 6% 6% 11% 6% $44,112 4 -1.25 2 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 38% 75% 0% 0% 12% 12% $42,608 2 -1.41 2 91% — — — —
Linguistics 8 — 25% 62% 0% 0% 12% 0% $35,323 1 -2.03 1 86% — — — —
Philosophy 9 — 67% 44% 0% 0% 0% 44% $45,567 5 -1.20 2 — — — — —
Religion 8 — 38% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,072 25 -0.59 2 — — — — —
Russian 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,663 3 -1.64 1 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $39,984 3 -1.61 1 — — — — —
Anthropology 18 — 44% 56% 6% 0% 22% 0% $54,697 48 -0.20 6 — — — — —
International Relations 7 — 14% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $61,355 22 -0.59 16 — — — — —
Political Science 17 — 35% 82% 12% 0% 6% 0% $70,978 50 -0.09 40 — — — — —
Psychology 37 — 11% 59% 5% 8% 11% 8% $48,028 7 -1.46 3 — — — — —
Sociology 7 — 14% 57% 0% 14% 0% 14% $55,440 51 -0.13 7 — — — — —
Art 19 — 16% 42% 11% 0% 5% 5% $40,415 19 -0.69 1 — — — — —
Dance 3 +1 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $39,731 30 -0.45 1 — — — — —
Music 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $40,393 15 -0.68 1 — — — — —
Theatre 5 — 20% 60% 40% 0% 0% 0% $38,866 24 -0.56 1 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $76,504
ROI Percentile 5th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 72%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Humanities 29.3% 119 39% 71% 3% 1% 9% 8% $37,146 0 -1.94 1 88% —
Social Sciences 21.2% 86 23% 64% 6% 5% 12% 5% $55,649 38 -0.75 7 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 17.0% 69 30% 46% 16% 3% 17% 4% $40,904 0 -2.77 2 89% —
Physical Sciences & Math 12.3% 50 66% 66% 4% 0% 4% 18% $81,292 53 -0.18 65 — —
Arts 7.6% 31 23% 42% 13% 0% 13% 3% $40,096 7 -0.64 1 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 5.2% 21 14% 76% 10% 0% 10% 0% $47,234 5 -1.43 3 — —
Computer Science 3.9% 16 88% 56% 6% 0% 12% 12% $115,633 59 -0.23 95 — —
Business & Economics 3.4% 14 57% 57% 7% 0% 7% 21% $86,120 64 -0.45 73 95% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.5M #311 71% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.4M #292 15% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.3M #294 82% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #375 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #497 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $4.3M #403 55% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 29%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Early Decision 2 Dec 20
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 35% 49% 6%
Early Decision 69% 98% 13%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind
Submitted Test Scores 86%
SAT Range 1320 – 1490
SAT Math Range 630 – 740
SAT RW Range 680 – 760