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Reed College

Portland, Oregon Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Portland, Oregon, Reed College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,358, made up of 1,346 undergraduates and 12 graduate students.

Reed College offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 35 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are English Language and Literature, General, Experimental Psychology, and Biology. It awarded 408 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

1,358
Students enrolled
88%
First-year retention
408
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
35
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 35

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Social Sciences 5
English Language and Literature 1
Psychology 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 8
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
History 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
88%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
406
Master's degrees
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,358
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,346
Graduate students, fall 2024
12
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,480
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,457
Graduate students, 2024-25
23
Full-time, 2024-25
97%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
59%
Men
41%
White
57%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
11%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
President
Audrey Bilger
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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