Reach University

Oakland, California Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Reach University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Oakland, California. All of its programs are delivered through distance education. It enrolled 2,230 students in fall 2024, including 2,124 undergraduates and 106 graduate students.

Reach University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Teacher Education, Multiple Levels, and Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. It awarded 274 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 30 to 1.

Key figures

2,230

Students enrolled

80%

First-year retention

274

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

30:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Online

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 6

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2

Liberal Arts and Sciences Bachelor Online option 127 graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Bachelor Online option 54 graduates

Education 4

Teacher Education, Multiple Levels BachelorMaster Online option 74 graduates
Education, General Master Online option 16 graduates
Educational Leadership and Administration Master Online option 3 graduates
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Certificate Online option

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 80%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 30:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 252
Master's degrees: 22

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 2,230
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 2,124
Graduate students, fall 2024: 106
Full-time, fall 2024: 84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 3,158
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 3,035
Graduate students, 2024-25: 123
Full-time, 2024-25: 77%
Size category: 1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 86%
Men: 14%
White: 47%
Hispanic or Latino: 16%
Black or African American: 26%
Asian: 3%
Two or more races: 3%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 1%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Delivery: All programs are offered fully online
Programs that can be completed fully online: 6
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 100%
Students taking some online courses: 0%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
President: Joe Ross
Services and opportunities: Teacher certification, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience