- The Inkwell
- Oregon
- Reed College
Portland, ORCity: largeZIP 97202Founded 1908
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1908
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.reed.edu
OregonPrivate nonprofit
Reed College
Reed College is a private nonprofit college in Portland, Oregon, with 1,320 undergraduates. It admits 25% of applicants, graduates 74% within six years and costs $32,800 a year after aid.
74%graduate
Admission rate25%
Retention88%
4-year graduation59%
Pell Grant share16%
Federal loans39%
$32,800net price / year
25%admission rate
1437average SAT
74%graduate in 6 years
$64,977median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,122median debt
#565 of 1,704 for earnings#1,539 of 1,739 for lowest net price#294 of 1,738 for graduation rate#89 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $89,016tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $71,770
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $71,770
- Average net price
- $32,800national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,122
$30,001–48,000$12,616
$48,001–75,000$24,048
$75,001–110,000$31,820
$110,001+$45,711
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 25%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1437
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 680–750
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 610–770
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 30–34
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college25%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college74%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college16%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 74%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 59%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 78%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,058
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,977middle 50%: $44,742–$94,060
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,122
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$94,060
Median, Reed College$64,977
Lower quarter$44,742
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,320
- Part-time
- 0.6%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 19.4
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 16%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 95%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,578 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $30,286
- Endowment, end of year
- $790,961,122
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White58%
Hispanic12%
Black1.7%
Asian8.1%
Two or more races10%
U.S. nonresident8.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Unknown0.6%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences17%
Social sciences16%
English language & literature11%
Psychology9.1%
Foreign languages & linguistics7.6%
Visual & performing arts7.6%
Mathematics & statistics6.7%
Physical sciences5.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's College Annapolis, MD | $32,917 | 71% | $52,985 |
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| University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA | $32,507 | 69% | $71,918 |
| Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA | $33,015 | 79% | $80,119 |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY | $31,617 | 71% | $80,471 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 209922. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1140775.