Reed recruits top students nationally, and it is pretty much the only school in the state of Oregon that can do that. So Reed – with a total enrollment of about 1500 – dominates in terms of Rhodes scholarships statewide. The Rhodes list shows 32 winners from Reed. That’s more than all other Oregon schools combined (I counted 29 at UO, OSU, Lewis & Clark, Linfield, and Willamette).
These are all LACs that may not be highly ranked nationally, but which are nonetheless among the most elite schools in their respective states. The College of Idaho, for example, isn’t particularly elite by national LAC standards - but it compares favorably with University of Idaho and Boise State, which are the only other schools in Idaho with Rhodes scholarship winners.