Reed College

Portland, OR

According to its mission statement, "Reed College is an institution of higher education in the liberal arts devoted to the intrinsic value of intellectual pursuit and governed by the highest standards of scholarly practice, critical thought, and creativity. Its undergraduate program of study, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, is demanding and intense and balances breadth of knowledge across the curriculum with depth of knowledge in a particular field of study. The goal of the Reed education is that students learn and demonstrate rigor and independence in their habits of thought, inquiry, and expression." [Source]

Website: http://www.reed.edu/

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1,548
Undergraduate
Enrollment

61%
4-Year
Graduation Rate

$62,730
Tuition & Fees
(annually)

9:1
Student to Faculty Ratio

2.1%
Student Loan Default Rate

General Education Requirements

Composition

Literature

YES

Foreign Language

U.S. Government/History

Economics

Mathematics

HALF

Science

HALF

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Curriculum last evaluated: 6/24/2022

2021-22 enrollment and tuition data, and four-year graduation rates for first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled in Fall 2012, are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.