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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My impression of Reed is that it has an "intellectual" sub-culture, which fits with the high number of students who go on to get PhDs.  It's also know to be more progressive/far left than your typical college campus.

Have also heard about the drug culture. Not sure if it's worse than other colleges.

The one thing that I'd suggest you look into more is the 4 year graduation rate, which hovers around 60%.  That's pretty low.  Anecdotally I've known two students who went to Reed and then transferred out, and I wonder if that's a meaningful factor in the 4-year grad numbers.  (At least one of those kids has some underlying mental health issues, which is why he left--he stopped out of college.) The small sample of kids I know who have gone to Reed would be best described as a little quirky.  (I say that as a parent of a quirky kid, not with judgment.)

My impression is that it's a unique culture and if that culture is a good fit, it can be a great place, but look closely and ask a lot of questions to find out if your kid is a good match.  [/quote]

The five-year graduation rate is 81%.  That's a very unremarkable number for a good SLAC.  There is a small number of top SLACs that have 90%+ graduation rates, but most the vrey good SLACs are in the 80-90% range.

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