Reed College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon, renowned for its exceptional academic rigor and intellectual culture. Reed is one of only a handful of liberal arts colleges with a nuclear research reactor, operated entirely by undergraduate students. Every student must complete a yearlong senior thesis, and the college produces one of the highest per-capita rates of future Ph.D. holders in the nation.
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Steve Jobs (co-founder of Apple)•Larry Sanger (co-founder of Wikipedia)•Gary Snyder (Pulitzer Prize-winning poet)
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Reed has Community Safety Officers on duty 24/7 who are well-regarded by students. Most incidents are non-violent; elevated numbers partly reflect Reed's rigorous reporting culture.
Reed is located in Eastmoreland, a safe and leafy residential area of southeast Portland. Occasional bike theft and property crime occur, but violent crime is uncommon.
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