Reed College

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Reed College is a small, highly selective liberal arts college known for its rigorous academics, strong emphasis on independent scholarship, and distinctive intellectual culture.


Statements (61)
Predicate Object
instanceOf educational institution
private liberal arts college
academicFocus liberal arts and sciences
accepts Coalition Application
Common Application
admissionsPolicy need-sensitive
athleticsAffiliation NCAA Division III (historically, limited participation)
campusSetting urban campus
campusSize approximately 116 acres
cityRegion Eastmoreland neighborhood of Portland
controlType private
country United States of America
financialAidPolicy meets full demonstrated need for many admitted students
foundedBy Amanda Reed
Simeon Gannett Reed
foundingDate 1908
governance Board of Trustees
gradingPolicy grades de-emphasized and not routinely disclosed
hasAlumni Gary Snyder
Hope Jahren
James Beard
Larry Sanger
Steve Jobs
hasFacility nuclear research reactor
hasHonorPrinciple yes
hasPresident Audrey Bilger
hasProgram Bachelor of Arts
Humanities 110 core curriculum
hasResidentialRequirement first-year students required to live on campus
honorSystem community-enforced Honor Principle instead of detailed conduct code
knownFor conference-style classes
distinctive intellectual culture
high proportion of graduates earning PhDs
rigorous academics
strong emphasis on independent scholarship
undergraduate thesis requirement
library Vollum Library
locatedIn Oregon
Portland, Oregon
mascot Griffin
motto Communis Mens Consilium
mottoEnglish The community of the mind
mottoLanguage Latin
namedAfter Simeon Gannett Reed
notableTradition Paideia
Renn Fayre
Thesis Parade
offersDegree BA in fine arts
BA in humanities
BA in mathematics
BA in natural sciences
BA in social sciences
openedIn 1911
presidentStartDate 2019
reactorType TRIGA research reactor
religiousAffiliation nonsectarian
schoolColors gray
red
selectivity highly selective
studentBodyType primarily undergraduate
undergraduateThesis required for all students


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