The student population at Reed College is 1,358 (1,346 undergraduate and 12 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 95 (6.54%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,463 where 1,358 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 1,566 students in 2022 and was lowest at 1,358 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,453 to 1,358 students, a net loss of 95 (6.5%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Reed College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,453 | 1,430 | 651 | 779 | 23 | 12 | 11 |
| 2016-17 | 1,427 -26 | 1,410 -20 | 637 -14 | 773 -6 | 17 -6 | 8 -4 | 9 -2 |
| 2017-18 | 1,470 43 | 1,447 37 | 668 31 | 779 6 | 23 6 | 11 3 | 12 3 |
| 2018-19 | 1,503 33 | 1,483 36 | 682 14 | 801 22 | 20 -3 | 10 -1 | 10 -2 |
| 2019-20 | 1,471 -32 | 1,457 -26 | 687 5 | 770 -31 | 14 -6 | 5 -5 | 9 -1 |
| 2020-21 | 1,385 -86 | 1,366 -91 | 637 -50 | 729 -41 | 19 5 | 10 5 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | 1,566 181 | 1,548 182 | 644 7 | 904 175 | 18 -1 | 11 1 | 7 -2 |
| 2022-23 | 1,534 -32 | 1,523 -25 | 640 -4 | 883 -21 | 11 -7 | 6 -5 | 5 -2 |
| 2023-24 | 1,458 -76 | 1,439 -84 | 601 -39 | 838 -45 | 19 8 | 9 3 | 10 5 |
| 2024-25 | 1,358 -100 | 1,346 -93 | 557 -44 | 789 -49 | 12 -7 | 8 -1 | 4 -6 |
| Average | 1,463 | 1,445 | 640 | 805 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,445 where 1,346 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Reed College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,430 | 1,394 | 636 | 758 | 36 | 15 | 21 |
| 2016-17 | 1,410 | 1,379 | 624 | 755 | 31 | 13 | 18 |
| 2017-18 | 1,447 | 1,408 | 649 | 759 | 39 | 19 | 20 |
| 2018-19 | 1,483 | 1,453 | 671 | 782 | 30 | 11 | 19 |
| 2019-20 | 1,457 | 1,420 | 670 | 750 | 37 | 17 | 20 |
| 2020-21 | 1,366 | 1,338 | 623 | 715 | 28 | 14 | 14 |
| 2021-22 | 1,548 | 1,515 | 631 | 884 | 33 | 13 | 20 |
| 2022-23 | 1,523 | 1,492 | 628 | 864 | 31 | 12 | 19 |
| 2023-24 | 1,439 | 1,404 | 584 | 820 | 35 | 17 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | 1,346 | 1,317 | 545 | 772 | 29 | 12 | 17 |
| Average | 1,445 | 1,445 | 626 | 786 | 1,445 | 14 | 19 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 18 where 12 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Reed College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 |
| 2016-17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| 2017-18 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| 2021-22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Average | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
The percentage of white students is 57.36%. The percentage was 59.81% 10 years ago and Reed still has a high percentage of white students. 8.10% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.69% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.08% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.81% to 57.36%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.37% to 8.10%. Black student enrollment decreased from 2.34% to 1.69%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.01% to 12.08%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6393 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6211 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Reed College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 5 | 78 | 34 | 160 | 4 | 869 | 109 |
| 2016-17 | 5 | 89 | 31 | 161 | 4 | 836 | 110 |
| 2017-18 | 5 | 89 | 31 | 148 | 3 | 866 | 113 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 106 | 34 | 150 | 1 | 871 | 134 |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 112 | 21 | 142 | 0 | 848 | 135 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 93 | 19 | 144 | 0 | 810 | 137 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 124 | 21 | 171 | 0 | 920 | 158 |
| 2022-23 | 3 | 115 | 16 | 181 | 0 | 920 | 151 |
| 2023-24 | 6 | 120 | 20 | 171 | 0 | 857 | 142 |
| 2024-25 | 4 | 110 | 23 | 164 | 0 | 779 | 137 |
| Average | 4 | 104 | 25 | 159 | 1 | 858 | 133 |
Reed College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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