Private nonprofitFour-year

Reed College

Portland, OR · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$33,013
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$69,350
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
71.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$62,927
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$86,376
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$69,350
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$69,350
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$17,660
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$12,690
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,050
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00012,674
$30,001–48,00012,514
$48,001–75,00014,513
$75,001–110,00023,421
$110,001+46,711

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
71.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
80.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
87.6%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$38,607
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$62,927
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$21,500
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$227.94
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
84.8%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $62,927 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
24.6%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,437
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
30–34
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
1,320
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
Not reported
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
14.6%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
39.8%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$93,231
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White58%
Hispanic12%
Black2%
Asian8%
Two or more races10%
Nonresident / international8%

Other Four-year institutions in OR

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
American College of Healthcare SciencesNot reported100.0%Not reported
Bushnell UniversityNot reported56.0%$53,623
Bushnell University - Roseburg CampusNot reportedNot reported$53,623
Chemeketa Community College$8,20021.3%$40,968
Corban UniversityNot reported60.6%$48,917
Eastern Oregon University$17,14843.0%$50,112
George Fox UniversityNot reported72.0%$59,761
Lane Community College$9,12320.4%$38,075
Lewis & Clark CollegeNot reported75.4%$62,205
Linfield UniversityNot reported70.5%$78,638
Mount Angel SeminaryNot reported50.0%$57,436
Mt Hood Community College$7,82123.7%$41,125

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Economics.$92,453$82,686$22,842
Psychology, General.$36,430$50,706$22,844
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, General.Not reported$92,374Not reported
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.Not reported$49,984$21,250
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$51,642Not reported
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$62,169Not reported
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$55,000Not reported
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$49,429Not reported
English Language and Literature, General.Not reported$48,590$19,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reported$65,716Not reported
Biology, General.Not reported$57,214Not reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Not reported$65,466Not reported
Neurobiology and Neurosciences.Not reported$62,451Not reported
Mathematics.Not reported$69,562Not reported
Mathematics and Computer Science.Not reported$118,943Not reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.Not reported$55,693$19,250
Philosophy.Not reported$54,455Not reported
Religion/Religious Studies.Not reported$41,390Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10