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Reed College Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics

What Does the Admissions Department at Reed College Look For?

By analyzing the admissions figures of recent freshman cohorts, get a better grasp of your likelihood of gaining admission to Reed College, located in Portland, OR.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Reed College
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Reed College
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

What Admissions Stats Mean to You

Admission statistics can help you understand the likelihood of being accepted. Compare your SAT and ACT scores to previously accepted students. If your scores are lower than average, that may mean you should try to retake the exam or look at schools that better fit your scores. A college’s acceptance rates and selectivity are a good way to judge how difficult it is to be admitted.

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Selectivity: Are You the Right Type of Student For This College?

Selectivity measures how competitive it is to gain admission to a school.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Very Selective (20-30%)
Acceptance Rate	25%

Acceptance and Enrollment Stats

Reed College received 9,431 total applications. Among these applicants, 2,321 gained acceptance, and 303 decided to attend.

Applicant Total	9,431
Accepted	2,321
Enrolled	303
Enrolled Full-Time	303

Admission to Reed College is 24.6%. This makes the school very selective and competitive. Gender-specific acceptance rates at Reed College: women are accepted at a rate of 28% versus 18% for men.

The yield rate at Reed College is 13%. This means that 13% of students who were accepted decided to enroll. By gender, women enroll at a rate of 9% versus 15% for men.

Boys vs. Girls: Who’s Applying More?

Here is the gender distribution for Reed College.

	Men	Women
Applicants	4,099	4,597
Admitted	729	1,303
Enrolled	106	123

SAT and ACT Score Profile

About 52% of students accepted to Reed reported SAT scores (158 students).

When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 680 and 750. SAT Math scores ranged from 610 and 770.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Critical Reading	680	750
Mathematics	610	770
Combined Total	1290	1520

Reed received ACT scores from 21% of its admitted class (65 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students earned ACT Composite scores between 30 and 34.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Composite	30	34
English	32	35
Mathematics	27	34

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

Notes and References

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.