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Reed College

Reed College
3203 Southeast Woodstock Boulevard
Portland, OR 97202

Official telephone: (503) 771-1112
Fax number: (503) 777-7769
Website: www.reed.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,430
Full-time undergraduates: 1,394
Part-time undergraduates: 36
Total graduate students: 23
Part-time graduate students: 23
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 92%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
61.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
5.5% Nonresident Alien
2.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.5% Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
60.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
6.9% Nonresident Alien
5.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 110 acres
City or town school is located in: Portland, OR
Population of city/town: 609,456
Online campus map: www.reed.edu/
facilities_services/
reed_static_map.html

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing
  • other housing including Language, theme, and wellness housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 99%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 67%
Percent of students who live off campus: 33%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 434
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, externships, industry/career field trips, industry panel discussions, graduate and professional school preparation, pre-professional advising.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, interpreters for hearing-impaired, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
School newspaper(s): The Quest
Number of honor societies: 1
Total number of registered organizations: 107
Campus-based religious organizations:
Christian Fellowship, Jewish Student Organization
Minority student organizations:
Latino/Latina club, Native American Student Group, Black and African Student Union
International student organizations:
International Student Advisory Board
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Choral groups, dance, orchestra, coffeehouse, darkroom, poetry, improv, games society, educational policy committee, women's center, community service; human rights, ecological, and social sustainability groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Michael Lombardo,
Athletic Director
School mascot: Griffin

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballno 
Men's crewno 
Men's rugbyno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's squashno 
Men's ultimate Frisbeeno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's crewno 
Women's rugbyno 
Women's squashno 
Women's ultimate Frisbeeno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 10%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 10%
Athletic facilities:
athletic fields, dance studio, indoor swimming pool, martial arts room, ski cabin, sports center; racquetball and squash courts
Club sports for men:
basketball, rowing, rugby, soccer, squash, ultimate Frisbee
Club sports for women:
basketball, rowing, rugby, squash, ultimate Frisbee

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Portland, OR
Nearest passenger train service: Portland, OR
Nearest passenger bus service: Portland, OR

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 17% immediately, 60% within 5 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Case Western Reserve University, Columbia University, Harvard University, Lewis & Clark & Law School, New York University, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland State University, Stanford University, University of California--Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Oregon, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, University of Washington, Washington University-- St. Louis, Yale University.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 81% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Boeing, City of Portland, IBM Corporation, Intel Corporation, Kaiser Permanente, Microsoft Corporation, Portland Public Schools, State of Oregon, US Department of the Interior, US Department of State.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Gary Snyder, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
  • Richard Danzig, 71st Secretary of the Navy
  • Peter Norton, creator of the Norton Utilities and arts philanthropist.

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