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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Portland, OR
Population 2,200,000
Website http://www.reed.edu/
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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%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2012 Men: 44.7% 44.7% 2013 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2014 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2015 Men: 43.0% 43.0% 2016 Men: 47.0% 47.0% 2017 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2018 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2019 Men: 47.0% 47.0% 2020 Men: 43.3% 43.3% 2021 Men: 36.3% 36.3% 2022 Men: 38.8% 38.8% 2023 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2024 Men: 46.3% 46.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 8.0% 8.0% 2012 Asian: 8.6% 8.6% 2013 Asian: 6.5% 6.5% 2014 Asian: 7.0% 7.0% 2015 Asian: 6.8% 6.8% 2016 Asian: 5.6% 5.6% 2017 Asian: 4.3% 4.3% 2018 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2019 Asian: 6.5% 6.5% 2020 Asian: 6.4% 6.4% 2021 Asian: 7.4% 7.4% 2022 Asian: 8.2% 8.2% 2023 Asian: 4.9% 4.9% 2024 Asian: 11.9% 11.9% 2011 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2012 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2013 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2014 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2015 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2016 Black: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2018 Black: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2020 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2021 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2022 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2011 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2012 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2013 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2014 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2015 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4% 2016 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2017 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2018 Hispanic: 14.4% 14.4% 2019 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4% 2020 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2021 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3% 2022 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3% 2023 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2024 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2011 White: 63.8% 63.8% 2012 White: 61.7% 61.7% 2013 White: 56.1% 56.1% 2014 White: 49.8% 49.8% 2015 White: 52.6% 52.6% 2016 White: 66.0% 66.0% 2017 White: 62.4% 62.4% 2018 White: 62.8% 62.8% 2019 White: 57.1% 57.1% 2020 White: 58.3% 58.3% 2021 White: 61.9% 61.9% 2022 White: 58.1% 58.1% 2023 White: 58.0% 58.0% 2024 White: 57.9% 57.9% 2011 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2012 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2013 International: 5.0% 5.0% 2014 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2015 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2016 International: 4.6% 4.6% 2017 International: 6.2% 6.2% 2018 International: 5.6% 5.6% 2019 International: 9.3% 9.3% 2020 International: 8.1% 8.1% 2021 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2022 International: 9.1% 9.1% 2023 International: 14.7% 14.7% 2024 International: 8.0% 8.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 7.3% 7.3% 2021 Asian: 7.4% 7.4% 2022 Asian: 8.1% 8.1% 2023 Asian: 7.8% 7.8% 2024 Asian: 8.3% 8.3% 2025 Asian: 7.9% 7.9% 2020 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2021 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7% 2022 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2023 Hispanic: 11.9% 11.9% 2024 Hispanic: 11.6% 11.6% 2025 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2020 White: 58.8% 58.8% 2021 White: 57.8% 57.8% 2022 White: 58.8% 58.8% 2023 White: 60.0% 60.0% 2024 White: 60.0% 60.0% 2025 White: 57.5% 57.5% 2020 International: 11.0% 11.0% 2021 International: 10.9% 10.9% 2022 International: 9.1% 9.1% 2023 International: 8.3% 8.3% 2024 International: 7.7% 7.7% 2025 International: 8.9% 8.9%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Reed College 406 38% / 62% 8% $52,744 9 89%
Computer Science 10 +1 80% / 20% 20% $109,394 96 —
Mathematics-Computer Science 6 — 100% / 0% 0% $107,317 95 —
Chemistry 10 — 60% / 40% 20% $61,811 28 —
Mathematics 27 — 74% / 26% 15% $85,321 80 —
Physics 13 — 54% / 46% 23% $77,447 69 —
Biochemistry 12 — 33% / 67% 8% $52,642 9 —
Biology 34 — 35% / 65% 0% $35,417 1 89%
Neuroscience 23 — 22% / 78% 9% $49,490 6 —
Environmental Studies 21 — 14% / 86% 0% $49,551 6 —
Economics 14 — 57% / 43% 21% $86,120 81 95%
Anthropology 18 — 44% / 56% 0% $59,012 20 —
Chinese 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $36,223 2 —
Classics 7 — 29% / 71% 14% $38,143 2 —
Comparative Literature 9 — 44% / 56% 11% $35,323 1 86%
English 43 — 28% / 72% 2% $29,297 1 88%
Ethnic Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,619 6 —
French 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $36,225 2 —
German — — — — $36,159 2 —
History 18 — 56% / 44% 6% $47,746 5 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 38% / 62% 12% $42,608 3 91%
International Relations 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $57,382 17 —
Linguistics 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $35,323 1 86%
Philosophy 9 — 67% / 33% 44% $48,404 5 —
Political Science 17 — 35% / 65% 0% $57,006 16 —
Psychology 37 — 11% / 89% 8% $51,976 8 —
Religion 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $47,444 5 —
Russian 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $36,291 2 —
Sociology 7 — 14% / 86% 14% $59,236 21 —
Spanish — — — — $36,269 2 —
Art 19 — 16% / 84% 5% $43,560 3 —
Dance 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $37,089 2 —
Music 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $35,538 1 —
Theatre 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $35,930 1 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $76,504
ROI Percentile 9th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 80.2% 80.2% 2012 Graduated: 74.1% 74.1% 2013 Graduated: 81.9% 81.9% 2014 Graduated: 79.3% 79.3% 2015 Graduated: 81.7% 81.7% 2016 Graduated: 78.0% 78.0% 2017 Graduated: 79.8% 79.8% 2018 Graduated: 81.2% 81.2% 2019 Graduated: 75.7% 75.7% 2020 Graduated: 76.5% 76.5% 2021 Graduated: 72.7% 72.7% 2022 Graduated: 79.6% 79.6% 2023 Graduated: 75.9% 75.9% 2024 Graduated: 71.5% 71.5%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 74.8% 74.8% 2012 Men: 72.0% 72.0% 2013 Men: 78.7% 78.7% 2014 Men: 78.5% 78.5% 2015 Men: 84.0% 84.0% 2016 Men: 74.5% 74.5% 2017 Men: 76.2% 76.2% 2018 Men: 83.2% 83.2% 2019 Men: 70.9% 70.9% 2020 Men: 70.0% 70.0% 2021 Men: 67.2% 67.2% 2022 Men: 77.2% 77.2% 2023 Men: 79.6% 79.6% 2024 Men: 66.9% 66.9% 2011 Women: 84.3% 84.3% 2012 Women: 75.8% 75.8% 2013 Women: 84.5% 84.5% 2014 Women: 79.9% 79.9% 2015 Women: 79.7% 79.7% 2016 Women: 80.7% 80.7% 2017 Women: 83.4% 83.4% 2018 Women: 79.7% 79.7% 2019 Women: 80.2% 80.2% 2020 Women: 82.2% 82.2% 2021 Women: 76.8% 76.8% 2022 Women: 81.7% 81.7% 2023 Women: 72.5% 72.5% 2024 Women: 75.1% 75.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 96.4% 96.4% 2012 Asian: 68.8% 68.8% 2013 Asian: 72.7% 72.7% 2014 Asian: 82.6% 82.6% 2015 Asian: 72.0% 72.0% 2016 Asian: 81.0% 81.0% 2017 Asian: 87.5% 87.5% 2018 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Asian: 73.9% 73.9% 2020 Asian: 68.2% 68.2% 2021 Asian: 64.5% 64.5% 2022 Asian: 82.8% 82.8% 2023 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2024 Asian: 90.7% 90.7% 2011 Hispanic: 68.2% 68.2% 2012 Hispanic: 78.3% 78.3% 2013 Hispanic: 70.8% 70.8% 2014 Hispanic: 73.3% 73.3% 2015 Hispanic: 77.4% 77.4% 2016 Hispanic: 60.9% 60.9% 2017 Hispanic: 82.4% 82.4% 2018 Hispanic: 71.7% 71.7% 2019 Hispanic: 86.4% 86.4% 2020 Hispanic: 72.2% 72.2% 2021 Hispanic: 78.7% 78.7% 2022 Hispanic: 77.5% 77.5% 2023 Hispanic: 65.9% 65.9% 2024 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2011 White: 81.1% 81.1% 2012 White: 76.0% 76.0% 2013 White: 82.0% 82.0% 2014 White: 79.9% 79.9% 2015 White: 84.5% 84.5% 2016 White: 80.1% 80.1% 2017 White: 79.3% 79.3% 2018 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2019 White: 75.2% 75.2% 2020 White: 78.6% 78.6% 2021 White: 69.8% 69.8% 2022 White: 82.0% 82.0% 2023 White: 78.8% 78.8% 2024 White: 66.5% 66.5% 2011 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 International: 73.7% 73.7% 2013 International: 88.2% 88.2% 2014 International: 92.3% 92.3% 2015 International: 77.8% 77.8% 2016 International: 82.4% 82.4% 2017 International: 73.9% 73.9% 2018 International: 83.3% 83.3% 2019 International: 75.8% 75.8% 2020 International: 89.3% 89.3% 2021 International: 90.0% 90.0% 2022 International: 78.1% 78.1% 2023 International: 88.3% 88.3% 2024 International: 82.8% 82.8%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 50.5% 205 33% / 67% 6% $45,203 3 88%
Life & Natural Sciences 17.0% 69 30% / 70% 4% $43,104 3 89%
Physical Sciences & Math 12.3% 50 66% / 34% 18% $78,572 71 —
Arts 7.6% 31 23% / 77% 3% $40,668 2 —
Agriculture & Food Science 5.2% 21 14% / 86% 0% $49,551 6 —
Computer Science 3.9% 16 88% / 12% 12% $108,615 96 —
Business & Economics 3.4% 14 57% / 43% 21% $86,120 81 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 (Unbound) 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%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 39.8% 39.8% 2012 Acceptance: 35.9% 35.9% 2013 Acceptance: 48.5% 48.5% 2014 Acceptance: 38.7% 38.7% 2015 Acceptance: 35.0% 35.0% 2016 Acceptance: 31.3% 31.3% 2017 Acceptance: 35.6% 35.6% 2018 Acceptance: 35.0% 35.0% 2019 Acceptance: 39.5% 39.5% 2020 Acceptance: 42.3% 42.3% 2021 Acceptance: 43.8% 43.8% 2022 Acceptance: 30.8% 30.8% 2023 Acceptance: 27.2% 27.2% 2024 Acceptance: 24.6% 24.6% 2011 Yield: 30.7% 30.7% 2012 Yield: 28.4% 28.4% 2013 Yield: 25.2% 25.2% 2014 Yield: 22.7% 22.7% 2015 Yield: 22.3% 22.3% 2016 Yield: 19.9% 19.9% 2017 Yield: 20.5% 20.5% 2018 Yield: 17.4% 17.4% 2019 Yield: 17.2% 17.2% 2020 Yield: 15.3% 15.3% 2021 Yield: 16.3% 16.3% 2022 Yield: 14.2% 14.2% 2023 Yield: 12.9% 12.9% 2024 Yield: 13.1% 13.1%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 3,059 3,059 2012 Applicants: 3,131 3,131 2013 Applicants: 2,893 2,893 2014 Applicants: 3,956 3,956 2015 Applicants: 5,396 5,396 2016 Applicants: 5,705 5,705 2017 Applicants: 5,652 5,652 2018 Applicants: 5,957 5,957 2019 Applicants: 5,815 5,815 2020 Applicants: 5,647 5,647 2021 Applicants: 7,010 7,010 2022 Applicants: 9,023 9,023 2023 Applicants: 10,045 10,045 2024 Applicants: 9,431 9,431 2011 Admitted: 1,219 1,219 2012 Admitted: 1,125 1,125 2013 Admitted: 1,404 1,404 2014 Admitted: 1,532 1,532 2015 Admitted: 1,888 1,888 2016 Admitted: 1,786 1,786 2017 Admitted: 2,014 2,014 2018 Admitted: 2,087 2,087 2019 Admitted: 2,295 2,295 2020 Admitted: 2,391 2,391 2021 Admitted: 3,071 3,071 2022 Admitted: 2,779 2,779 2023 Admitted: 2,728 2,728 2024 Admitted: 2,321 2,321 2011 Enrolled: 374 374 2012 Enrolled: 320 320 2013 Enrolled: 354 354 2014 Enrolled: 347 347 2015 Enrolled: 421 421 2016 Enrolled: 355 355 2017 Enrolled: 413 413 2018 Enrolled: 363 363 2019 Enrolled: 394 394 2020 Enrolled: 365 365 2021 Enrolled: 502 502 2022 Enrolled: 394 394 2023 Enrolled: 351 351 2024 Enrolled: 303 303

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

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

SAT Composite

25th 75th
1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1300 1300 2012 25th: 1300 1300 2013 25th: 1280 1280 2014 25th: 1290 1290 2015 25th: 1290 1290 2016 25th: 1280 1280 2017 25th: 1310 1310 2018 25th: 1310 1310 2019 25th: 1325 1325 2022 25th: 1320 1320 2023 25th: 1300 1300 2024 25th: 1290 1290 2011 75th: 1470 1470 2012 75th: 1490 1490 2013 75th: 1470 1470 2014 75th: 1480 1480 2015 75th: 1480 1480 2016 75th: 1480 1480 2017 75th: 1500 1500 2018 75th: 1520 1520 2019 75th: 1520 1520 2022 75th: 1500 1500 2023 75th: 1510 1510 2024 75th: 1520 1520

SAT Math

25th 75th
600 650 700 750 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 630 630 2012 25th: 630 630 2013 25th: 620 620 2014 25th: 630 630 2015 25th: 620 620 2016 25th: 620 620 2017 25th: 640 640 2018 25th: 640 640 2019 25th: 655 655 2022 25th: 630 630 2023 25th: 630 630 2024 25th: 610 610 2011 75th: 720 720 2012 75th: 720 720 2013 75th: 720 720 2014 75th: 730 730 2015 75th: 720 720 2016 75th: 730 730 2017 75th: 760 760 2018 75th: 770 770 2019 75th: 770 770 2022 75th: 750 750 2023 75th: 750 750 2024 75th: 770 770

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
600 650 700 750 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 670 670 2012 25th: 670 670 2013 25th: 660 660 2014 25th: 660 660 2015 25th: 670 670 2016 25th: 660 660 2017 25th: 670 670 2018 25th: 670 670 2019 25th: 670 670 2022 25th: 690 690 2023 25th: 670 670 2024 25th: 680 680 2011 75th: 750 750 2012 75th: 770 770 2013 75th: 750 750 2014 75th: 750 750 2015 75th: 760 760 2016 75th: 750 750 2017 75th: 740 740 2018 75th: 750 750 2019 75th: 750 750 2022 75th: 750 750 2023 75th: 760 760 2024 75th: 750 750

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 74.0% 74.0% 2023 Submitted: 71.0% 71.0% 2024 Submitted: 73.0% 73.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.