Reed College

9/10 Overall Rating
4 Year
Portland, OR
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#1 Best Value in Oregon

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Overview

Total enrollment

1,358

Location Portland, Oregon
Website reed.edu
Type Private 4 Year
Setting Large City

Best Colleges Rank

#77

Size Small
Status Non-profit
Housing Yes
Level of Study Undergrad/Graduate

Reed College sits on a 116-acre wooded campus in southeast Portland, Oregon, approximately 4 miles from downtown. Founded in 1908, this private liberal arts college maintains a distinctive academic environment centered on small classes and intensive scholarship, with all students completing a year-long humanities course and a senior thesis requirement. The campus combines Tudor-Gothic academic buildings with Pacific Northwest modernist residence halls, where most students live for all four years. Reed is recognized for its rigorous academic programs in the sciences, particularly biology and physics, as well as its strong offerings in classics, literature, and philosophy. The college operates without varsity athletic programs or Greek life, instead emphasizing intellectual pursuits and maintaining a strong honor principle that governs academic and social life.

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Ratings

Reed is rated within the top 17% of four-year colleges nationally and earns a CollegeSimply grade of 9 out of 10.

Overall Rating

9 out of 10
Academics

10 out of 10
Resources

10 out of 10
Outcomes

8 out of 10
Value

10 out of 10

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Rankings

Rankings for Reed College within the 2027 CollegeSimply Best Colleges Lists.

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Admissions

Admission Standards

Elite

SAT (enrolled mid-50) 1290/1520
ACT (enrolled mid-50) 30/34
GPA 4.0

Acceptance Rate

24.6%

Applications Due -
Enrollment Rate 13.1%
Application Fee $0

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Annual Cost to Attend

Tuition

$69,350

Costs for Reed College
Fee		Cost
Tuition		$69,350
Books and Supplies		$1,050
Other Fees		$310
Room and Board		$17,660
Budget for Other Expenses		$1,550
Total One Year Cost		$89,920

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Student Outcomes

Average Salary After 10 Years

$47,200 per year

Bachelor's Degree Graduation Rate

80% within 6 years

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Popular Areas of Study

Popular majors at Reed College are Social Sciences, Foreign Languages, and Biology. 20% of students major in Social Sciences, 15% in Foreign Languages, and 10% in Biology.