Carleton College, MN
Colorado College, CO
Davidson College, NC
Grinnell College, IA
Hamilton College, NY
Haverford College, PA
Lewis & Clark College, OR
Oberlin College, OH
Occidental College, CA
Pomona College, CA
Swarthmore College, PA
Whitman College, WA
Unlike colleges that seem to have choosen their comparison schools largely by identifying an aspirational zone in U.S. News rankings, Reed appears to have chosen comparison schools largely based on academic atmosphere and educational mission. This seems like a Reed thing to do.
Interesting. Grinnell and Oberlin I 100% see, excellent comparison. Occidental is certainly a competitor school, different vibes. But Lewis and Clark? Much less academically demanding, much more focus on sports. And Pomona is not nearly as close as Pitzer, which made the longer list. And where is Hampshire?
Speaking of the longer list, I don’t understand the inclusion of CMC (Claremont McKenna College, formerly Claremont Men’s College). I never took a class there but had ample opportunity to observe from the outside, and the culture is so frat in style (if not in actuality) that I really think anyone who was happy there would be miserable at Reed, and vice versa. Willamette is academically non-demanding, not sure what that has in common with Reed other than proximity.