Academics at Reed College

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Reed College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

26 Majors With Completions

9:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

94% Full-Time Faculty

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

With 9 students for every instructional faculty member, Reed College ranks among the best colleges for instructional attention when compared with the national average of 15 to 1. Reed College employs 94% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Reed College offers 26 majors with reported completions across 14 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Reed College are summarised below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	✓
Doctorate	—

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Reed College.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
English Language and Literature, General	26
Research and Experimental Psychology	24
Economics	21
Biology, General	19
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	17

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at Reed College, a few more questions are worth asking:

Looking for flexibility? Reed College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 0 undergraduates take at least some classes online. See distance learning options.
Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Reed College retains and graduates its students — 88% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics on Reed College

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Reed College in more detail:

Academic Majors at Reed College — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
Faculty Composition at Reed College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
Graduation & Retention at Reed College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
Online Learning at Reed College — what online and distance learning is available
Accreditation at Reed College — regional and program accreditation status