<p>Reed’s four year graduation rate for the most recent class was 58%. The six year grad rate was 75%.</p>
<p>The methodology for determining these rates understates the real grad rates by a bit. Students who transfer out of a college count against the rates, but students who transfer into a college do not help the rates (they are not counted at all).</p>
<p>Reed’s graduation rates are a bit low given its high median SAT scores. That’s not necessarily a bad thing; it could simply mean that the school is demaning academically. CalTech’s grad rate is low, too, and nobody is suggesting that CalTech would be a better school if it had more gut courses.</p>
<p>However, I think asking Reed about it’s grad rate and hearing what they have to say is a legitimate question. It would be a good question for an interview or during an admissions info session – good in the sense that you’ve done your homework about the school and can ask specific questions.</p>