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Ricketts Great Books College

Omaha, Nebraska Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

Ricketts Great Books College is a private for-profit four-year institution based in Omaha, Nebraska. All of its programs are delivered through distance education. Fall 2024 enrollment was 6 students.

Ricketts Great Books College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 1 program.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Mission

We teach students how to think, not just what to think.” These are the words that inspire Ricketts Great Books College. For 2,500 years the great books have been the foundation of teaching students how to think. By engaging deeply with these challenging texts — reading, analyzing, discussing - we provide students the most comprehensive college education there is - one that enables them to think critically and creatively, preparing them for life and work in the Information Age.

Mission statement as reported by Ricketts Great Books College

Key figures

Students enrolled

Programs and majors

6:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Online

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 1

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 1

Liberal Arts and Sciences CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster Online option

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio: 6:1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 6
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 6
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 22
Full-time, 2024-25: 73%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

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

Women: 64%
Men: 36%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 100%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Delivery: All programs are offered fully online
Programs that can be completed fully online: 1
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 100%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Other academic year
Chief Academic Officer / Provost: Raymond Ravaglia
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit