<p>It is hard to measure workload by statistics. Those who have studied elsewhere provide some insight. Here are some comparisons of Reed to foreign universities:</p>
<p>OXFORD:
“My tutors asked as much of me as my Reed profs, and the tutorial system can be taxing, though more usually thrilling.
I also now don’t understand why Reedies complain so much. Oxford students have as much work but are much more at peace with themselves.”
[Reed</a> College | International Programs | Oxford University](<a href=“http://www.reed.edu/ipo/patricks%20blurbs/oxford%20university.html]Reed”>http://www.reed.edu/ipo/patricks%20blurbs/oxford%20university.html)</p>
<p>SUSSEX:
“I only took 4 classes the whole year, and I had read almost all of the books that I had to read. The only academically challenging aspect of this past year was learning how to take care of all those little things that a small community makes easy
I took this year as a break, and now it is kicking my ass being back here.”
[Reed</a> College | International Programs | University of Sussex](<a href=“http://www.reed.edu/ipo/patricks%20blurbs/sussex.html]Reed”>http://www.reed.edu/ipo/patricks%20blurbs/sussex.html)</p>
<p>MADRID:
“Academic quality was first-rate. Being used to Reed’s high standard, I expected the bar to be lowered, but it was not in the slightest. Professors were all Spaniards, native speakers, and often high-achieving in their own fields. I was taught by several ‘catedráticos’ - the highest kind of professor in Spain. The workload was intense, but doable.”
[Reed</a> College | International Programs | Hamilton College in Madrid](<a href=“http://www.reed.edu/ipo/patricks%20blurbs/hamilton%20college%20madrid.html]Reed”>http://www.reed.edu/ipo/patricks%20blurbs/hamilton%20college%20madrid.html)</p>