Facts about Reed

C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

Applications
C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2008. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

C2.Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)

Admission Requirements
C3. High school completion requirement

Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering students:

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

Basis for Selection

C6. Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? No

If so, check which applies:

C7.Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

SAT and ACT Policies
Note: The SAT I is now called SAT Reasoning or the SAT; SAT II Tests are now called SAT Subject Tests.

C8.Entrance exams
A. Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Tests scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? Yes

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2011.

B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for the first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2010, please indicate which ONE of the following applies (regardless of whether the writing score will be used in the admissions process):

C. Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT essay component; check all that apply:

D. In addition, does your institution use applicant's test scores for academic advising? No

E. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: March 1

Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission: March 1

F. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students):

G. Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2009, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

C9.Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2009 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not critical reading for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. Do not convert SAT scores to ACT score and vice versa.
The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom you collected high school rank information).

C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale). Report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA.

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.9

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA: 81%

Admission Policies

C13.Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee? Yes

Amount of application fee: $50.00

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:

Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes

C14.Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date? Yes

Application closing date (fall):January 15

Priority date:

C15.Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? No

C16.Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)

On a rolling basis beginning (date):

By (date): April 1

Other:

C17.Reply policy for admitted applicants

Must reply by (date): May 1

No set date:

Must reply by May 1 or within 2 weeks if notified thereafter

Other:


Deadline for housing deposit (MM/DD): 06/15

Amount of housing deposit: $100

Refundable if student does not enroll?

C18.Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement: 1 year

C19.Early admission of high school students: Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation? Yes

C20.Question removed from CDS.

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21.Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment? Yes

If "yes," please complete the following:

First or only early decision plan closing date: November 15

First or only early decision plan notification date: December 15

Other early decision plan closing date: January 2

Other early decision plan notification date: February 1

For the Fall 2009 entering class:

Number of early decision applications received by your institution: 214

Number of applicants matriculating under early decision plan: 110

Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:

C22.Early action: Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college? No

If "yes," please complete the following:

Early action closing date:

Early action notification date:

Is your early action plan a "restrictive" plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?