Reed College vs University of the Pacific

Portland, OR · Stockton, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair OR:CA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE OR × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Reed College: average net price rose +56.8% from $25,487 (2013) to $39,951 (2023), r² 0.80.
  • University of the Pacific: average net price fell -14.5% from $30,318 (2013) to $25,926 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • Reed College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.17).
  • University of the Pacific: acceptance rate eased +30.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Reed College vs University of the Pacific

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Reed College leads on acceptance rate (24.6% vs 71.3% at University of the Pacific)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of the Pacific leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($62,672 vs $38,607 at Reed College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of the Pacific leads on avg net price ($25,447 vs $33,013 at Reed College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Reed College and University of the Pacific?
Reed College leads on acceptance rate at 24.6% versus 71.3% at University of the Pacific. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Reed College and University of the Pacific?
University of the Pacific leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $62,672 versus $38,607 at Reed College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Reed College and University of the Pacific?
University of the Pacific leads on avg net price at $25,447 versus $33,013 at Reed College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025