Admission

Applying to Reed

Each year, Reed enrolls students who will contribute to—and benefit from—our distinctive academic and social environment.

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Reed does not charge an application fee and we have continued our test-blind policy through the current admission cycle. When applying to Reed, you will not be required to submit ACT or SAT scores. These actions support our efforts to remove barriers to higher education.

We admit students who are serious about intellectual inquiry and scholarship, who will thrive in a conference-style classroom or lab, who will honor the diversity of thought that comes with a range of philosophical and cultural differences, and who will be passionate about pursuing their own interests and questions. While we do not require a specific set of secondary school courses, the most competitive applicants have pursued the most demanding program of study available to them at the secondary level.

Admission is based on a close examination of your credentials, including your academic performance; your unique accomplishments, pursuits, and perspective. 

Application Deadlines

  Early Decision I Early Decision II Early Action Regular Decision
Applications Due November 15 December 20 November 15 January 15
Decisions Mailed December February February April 1
Reply Date  Within 2 weeks of admission or 10 days of receipt of financial aid, whichever is later Within 2 weeks of admission or 10 days of receipt of financial aid, whichever is later May 1 May 1
Deadline to Complete Optional Interview December 1 December 31 December 10 February 1

Transfer Deadlines

Spring Transfer 2021 Fall Transfer 2021
Applications Due November 15 

Priority deadline: March 1

Regular deadline: May 1

Decisions Mailed Early December

Priority deadline: mid-May

Regular deadline: mid-June

Reply Date December 10 Three weeks after admission
Deadline to Complete Optional Interview November 15

Priority deadline: March 15

Regular deadline: May 15

Financial Aid Deadlines

  Early Decision I Early Decision II Early Action Regular Decision
File the 2022-23 CSS Profile (all biological/adoptive parents, regardless of marital status) November 15 December 20 November 15 January 15
File the 2022-23 FAFSA November 15 December 20 November 15 January 15
Upload parent and student 2020 tax documents and Verification Worksheet to IDOC (domestic students only) November 22 December 27 November 22 January 22

Transfer Financial Aid Deadlines

Spring Transfer 2022 Fall Transfer 2022
File the 2022-23 CSS Profile (all biological/adoptive parents, regardless of marital status) November 15 March 1
File the 2022-23 FAFSA November 15 March 1
Upload parent and student 2020 tax documents and Verification Worksheet to IDOC (domestic students only) November 22 March 8

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a federal law that requires colleges to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Community safety at Reed is responsible for overall security on the Reed campus and issues the disclosures required by the Clery Act in the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. A physical copy of the report can be obtained at Reed's community safety office in building 28 West on the Reed campus.