Reed College

Portland, OR
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Class of 2029
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    69 faculty · 100 courses · data as of 2026-07-02

    English15 faculty avg h-index 2.3 #7 of 8 in English
    Michael Faletra, Professor of English and Humanities h-index 5
    Notable: “Narrating the Matter of Britain: Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Norman Colonization of Wales” (2000) · 25 citations
    Lucía Martínez Valdivia, Associate Professor of English and Humanities h-index 1
    Notable: “Mere Meter: A Revised History of English Poetry” (2019) · 18 citations
    Kritish Rajbhandari, Assistant Professor of English and Humanities h-index 1
    Notable: “Vernacular English: Reading the Anglophone in Postcolonial India” (2023) · 6 citations
    Dustin Simpson, Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Humanities
    Biology13 faculty avg h-index 16.7 #61 of 68 in Biology
    Jay Mellies, Professor of Biology (sabbatical 2026-27) h-index 26
    Notable: “Quorum sensing controls expression of the type III secretion gene transcription and protein secretion in enterohemorrhagic and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli” (1999) · 512 citations
    Sarah Schaack, Professor of Biology (sabbatical spring 2026) h-index 25
    Notable: “The Ecoresponsive Genome of Daphnia pulex” (2011) · 1,236 citations
    Jeremy Coate, Professor of Biology h-index 21
    Notable: “Polyploidy, the Nucleotype, and Novelty: The Impact of Genome Doubling on the Biology of the Cell” (2018) · 382 citations
    Anna Ritz, Professor of Biology (Chair) h-index 21
    Notable: “Transforming the Language of Life” (2020) · 97 citations
    Mathematics and Computer Science13 faculty avg h-index 6.3 #13 of 13 in Interdisciplinary Studies
    Alexander Moll, Assistant Professor of Mathematics h-index 17
    Notable: “The Multi-pursuer Single-Evader Game” (2019) · 54 citations
    Kyle Ormsby, Associate Professor of Mathematics (Chair) h-index 8
    Notable: “Convergence of the Motivic Adams Spectral Sequence” (2011) · 65 citations
    Angélica Osorno, F. L. Griffin Professor of Mathematics h-index 8
    Notable: “Infinite loop spaces, and coherence for symmetric monoidal bicategories” (2013) · 48 citations
    Jerry Shurman, Professor of Mathematics h-index 6
    Notable: “Geometry and Number Theory on Clovers” (2005) · 10 citations
    Psychology10 faculty avg h-index 19.9 #72 of 89 in Psychology
    Kristen G. Anderson, Professor of Psychology h-index 37
    Notable: “On the sins of short-form development.” (2000) · 756 citations
    Michael Pitts, Professor of Psychology (Chair) h-index 29
    Notable: “Isolating neural correlates of conscious perception from neural correlates of reporting one's perception” (2014) · 274 citations
    Greg Jensen, Assistant Professor of Psychology h-index 26
    Notable: “Protein control of iron-sulfur cluster redox potentials.” (1992) · 169 citations
    Kathryn C. Oleson, Dean of the Faculty and Patricia and Clifford Lunneborg Professor of Psychology h-index 16
    Notable: “Maintaining stereotypes in the face of disconfirmation: Constructing grounds for subtyping deviants.” (1995) · 282 citations
    Government9 faculty avg h-index 11.1 #73 of 100 in Political Science
    Chris Koski, Daniel B. Greenberg Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies h-index 23
    Paul Gronke, Professor of Political Science h-index 20
    Alexander H. Montgomery, Professor of Political Science h-index 19
    Peter J. Steinberger, Robert H. and Blanche Day Ellis Professor of Political Science and Humanities h-index 14
    Anthropology6 faculty · 35 courses avg h-index 10.5 #95 of 127 in Social Sciences
    Anand Vaidya, Associate Professor of Anthropology
    Betsey Brada, Associate Professor of Anthropology (Chair)
    Charlene E. Makley, Elizabeth C. Ducey Professor of Anthropology
    Daniela Maria Raillard Arias, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
    Courses: Topics in Contemporary Anthropology · Introduction to Anthropology: History, Theory, Method · Archaeological Practice & Interpretation · African Technoscience · Musical Ethnography · Social Movements, Protests, and Historical Change in South Asia +29 more

    Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Partial — enrichment ongoing.

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    About Reed College. Reed College in Portland, OR reports an overall acceptance rate of 24.6%, an early-round acceptance rate of 15.2%, an SAT middle 50% of 1310–1490, a class size of 303, and a yield of 13.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Intensely academic college famous for its required year-long humanities course and mandatory senior thesis. Steve Jobs attended briefly. Produces more future PhDs per capita than all but Caltech and Harvey Mudd.

    Admissions and cost data as of July 3, 2026 (CDS 2024–25 cycle), from the most recent Common Data Set, IPEDS, and College Scorecard.

    Reed College: key admissions facts

    Reed College's overall acceptance rate is 24.6% (the most recent Common Data Set). Reed College's early-round acceptance rate is 15.2% (the most recent Common Data Set). Reed College's SAT middle-50% range is 1310–1490 (the most recent Common Data Set). The average unweighted GPA of admitted students at Reed College is about 3.88 (the most recent Common Data Set). Reed College's yield rate (the share of admitted students who enroll) is 13.0% (the most recent Common Data Set). The average net price at Reed College for families earning under $75,000 is about $8,789 per year (U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data).

    Sources: Common Data Set (commondataset.org) · Reed College on College Scorecard · NCES IPEDS · full source table

    How much does Reed College cost for a family earning $75,000?

    A family earning under $30,000 pays about $4,567 per year in net price at Reed College, while families earning over $110,000 pay about $52,567 (source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data). A family earning $75,000 falls in the $48,001–$75,000 bracket and pays about $14,567 per year after grants and scholarships.

    Reed College: average annual net price by household income (most recent College Scorecard/IPEDS data)
    Household incomeAverage net price per year
    Under $30,000$4,567
    $30,001–$48,000$7,234
    $48,001–$75,000$14,567
    $75,001–$110,000$28,234
    Over $110,000$52,567

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the acceptance rate at Reed College?

    Reed College's overall acceptance rate is 24.6%, based on the most recent Common Data Set. Its early-round (early decision or early action) acceptance rate is 15.2%.

    What SAT score and GPA do you need for Reed College?

    Admitted students at Reed College typically have an SAT middle-50% range of 1310–1490 and an average unweighted GPA of about 3.88, according to the most recent Common Data Set. These are the middle of the range, so scores above them strengthen an application.

    Is it hard to get into Reed College?

    Getting into Reed College is very difficult: it admits 24.6% of applicants. Your realistic odds depend on how your GPA and test scores compare to its middle-50% ranges and on your application round — you can estimate them with the free College Monte Carlo chances calculator.

    Does Reed College offer early decision or early action?

    Reed College offers early decision (binding) and early action (non-binding). Applying early can help: its early-round acceptance rate is 15.2%, versus 24.6% overall.

    How much does Reed College cost after financial aid?

    The average net price at Reed College — the real cost after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price — is about $8,789 per year for families earning under $75,000, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data. Higher-income families generally pay more; see the full net-price-by-income breakdown.

    How much does Reed College cost for a family earning $75,000?

    A family earning under $30,000 pays about $4,567 per year in net price at Reed College, while families earning over $110,000 pay about $52,567 (source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data). A family earning $75,000 falls in the $48,001–$75,000 bracket and pays about $14,567 per year after grants and scholarships.

    Not sure how to read these numbers? Start with our guide on how to estimate your admission chances. Reed College offers a binding early-decision round, so weigh the trade-offs in our early decision vs. regular decision guide before committing.