Reach University

Private · Moderately Selective · CA

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationCA · West

SettingUrban

Undergrads1,946

Student:faculty30:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate—

6-yr grad rate—

Drop-out rate19.5%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$12k

Out-of-state tuition$12k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity46.7%

Gender diversity92.5%

International0.3%

IdentityCommuter

Overview

Reach University is a nonprofit institution built specifically around apprenticeship degrees: students earn a bachelor's degree while working, most commonly as paraprofessional teacher aides already employed in K-12 classrooms, on a path toward becoming fully credentialed teachers.

Academics

Coursework is delivered online and is explicitly job-embedded, designed around a working adult's schedule rather than a traditional campus calendar, with the teaching-credential pathway as the university's central offering.

Worth knowing

Reach is not a traditional-student option. It serves working adults, often already employed in schools, rather than recent high school graduates choosing among residential colleges, so it fits a narrow and specific use case rather than a general college search.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate100%

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot used

Rec letters—

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

AdmissionRolling

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