How hard is Reed College to get into?
Reed College acceptance rate is 27.16% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 10,045 students applied and 2,728 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively low, making it somewhat difficult to get into Reed.
Reed's acceptance rate places 1st out of 26 Oregon colleges with competitive admission.
The median SAT score is 1410 and the ACT score is 32 at Reed. Reed's SAT score ranks 1st out of 10 Oregon colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
To apply to Reed, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Reed College is 27.16% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 12.87%. 4,095 men and 5,103 women applied to Reed and 879 men and 1,506 women students were accepted.
847 applicants who has another gender applied and 343 were accepted.
Among them, 130 men and 154 women were enrolled in Reed (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
In 2024, 169 students (48% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 81 students (23%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Reed.
The median SAT score is 1,410 with 710 SAT EBRW and 700 SAT Math median scores. The 75th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 760 and the 25th percentile is 670. The SAT Math 75th percentile score is 750 and 25th percentile is 630 .
The median ACT composite score is 32 with 75th percentile score of 34 and 25th percentile score of 29 at Reed. The median ACT math score is 29 and the ACT English score is 34.
How competitive is Reed's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at Reed College are relatively high compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,283, ACT: 28 - private (not-for-profit) baccalaureate college - arts & sciences).
The institutional SAT code for Reed is 4654 and 4-digt code ACT code is 3494.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Reed. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Reed College.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
Application fee is $75 for applying graduate schools. The following table provides general admission information for applying to Reed.