Does Reed require the SAT? No, it's test blind
Reed is test blind: it won't read an SAT or ACT score, even if you send one. It admits 25% of applicants, so grades, courses and essays decide.
Reed doesn't read SAT or ACT scores
A score won't be read even if you send one, so it can't help or hurt. With a 25% admit rate, Reed is a Target for everyone; grades, courses and essays decide.
Reed by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 25%
- Middle 50% SAT
- Not read
- Test policy
- Test blind
Test blind · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Reed admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS
Reed admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 75%, from 5,396 in 2015 to 9,431 in 2024, and Reed's admit rate went from 35% to 25%.
- 35%
- 25%
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| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,431 | 2,321 | 25% |
| 2023 | 10,045 | 2,728 | 27% |
| 2022 | 9,023 | 2,779 | 31% |
| 2021 | 7,010 | 3,071 | 44% |
| 2020 | 5,647 | 2,391 | 42% |
| 2019 | 5,815 | 2,295 | 39% |
| 2018 | 5,957 | 2,087 | 35% |
| 2017 | 5,652 | 2,014 | 36% |
| 2016 | 5,705 | 1,786 | 31% |
| 2015 | 5,396 | 1,888 | 35% |
In fall 2024, 303 of the 2,321 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
Reed class rank
What enrolled first-year students brought from high school.
- Top 10% of their class
- 51%
- of new students who reported a rank
Common Data Set 2024–25.
Reed early decision and waitlist
Early decision
80 of 526 early decision applicants were admitted.
- Early decision15%
- All applicants25%
Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.
Waitlist
5,170 applicants were offered a spot, 2,237 took it, and 101 were admitted from it.
4.5%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in
Common Data Set 2024–25.
Reed cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $33,013
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 71%
- Median earnings
- $62,927
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 1,457
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like Reed
Other colleges that don't read scores, with similar admit rates.
- PitzerClaremont, CA · 25% admittedTest blind
- UC San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · 27% admittedTest blind
- UC IrvineIrvine, CA · 29% admittedTest blind
- UC Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA · 33% admittedTest blind
- San Diego StateSan Diego, CA · 36% admittedTest blind
- UC BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · 11% admittedTest blind
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Sources
- Reed Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- Reed admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
- Reed website
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