Reed College
Portland, Oregon

About
Reed College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus in the Eastmoreland neighborhood, Tudor-Gothic style architecture, and a forested canyon nature preserve at its center. Reed maintains a 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio and has approximately 1,300 undergraduate students. Reed's curriculum includes programs in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and arts. The college operates the Reed Research Reactor, a TRIGA research reactor used for undergraduate education and research, and in 2025 was classified as a Research College and University by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$71,770
- Estimated total for international students
- US$89,016
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,320
- Graduate students
- 12
- International undergraduates
- 8%
- Students per teacher
- 9 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 25%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 680–750 · Maths 610–770
- ACT
- 30–34
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 74%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$64,977
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (34)
Bachelor's degrees33 subjects
Master's degrees1 subject
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.