Reed College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 87% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 47% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 44% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 22% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• biology
• English literature
• history

Policies

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August and January.

• 33% continue immediately.
• 70% continue within 2 years.

• Law School: 7%
• Medical School: 7%
• Graduate Business Programs: 4%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 15%

• Columbia University, Harvard University, Princeton University, Stanford University, Yale U.

• Microsoft Corp., high-tech firms, law firms.

• Howard Vollum, co-founder, Tectronix; Marchese Emilio Pucci, fashion designer, former member of Italian parliament; Barry Hansen, "Dr. Demento"; Robert Morris, sculptor; Gary S. Snyder, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet; Dr. Lendon Smith, pediatrician, author; J.E. Bud Clark, mayor of Portland; Barbara Ehrenreich, author.