Gallaudet University
Washington, DC · Private four-year · City: Large
919undergraduates
58%admitted
Test scores requiredSAT/ACT
$15,025average net price per year
47%graduate in 6 years
77%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 425
- Admitted
- 259
- Admit rate
- 58%
- Admit rate, women
- 59%
- Admit rate, men
- 63%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 58%
- First-year students
- 149
- SAT/ACT
- Test scores required
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 27%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 370-463
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 380-470
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 75%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 14-18
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Not considered |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
31 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (4)
- American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Linguistics Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (3)
- Deaf Studies Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Disability Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (3)
- Accounting Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Insurance Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work, Other Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (2)
- Directing and Theatrical Production Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Information Technology Bachelor's (9 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (2)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Social sciences (2)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- International/Globalization Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
History (1)
- History, Other Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Education (1)
- Education, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (16)
- American Sign Language (ASL) Master's
- Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages Master's
- Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Audiology/Audiologist Master's, Doctorate (research), Doctorate (other)
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's
- Social Work Master's
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master's
- Clinical Psychology Doctorate (research)
- Psychology, General Master's
- School Psychology Doctorate (other)
- Human-Centered Technology Design Master's
- Deaf Studies Master's
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Development Economics and International Development Master's
- Neuroscience Doctorate (research)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $18,382
- Housing and food on campus
- $14,892
- Books and supplies
- $1,600
- Other on-campus costs
- $5,600
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $40,474
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $40,474
- Total cost living at home
- $25,582
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $12,221 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $12,603 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $15,210 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $10,318 |
| Over $110,000 | $21,557 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 77%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 76%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $24,446
- Got a grant from the college
- 65%
- Average grant from the college
- $11,209
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 54%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 36%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,301
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 17%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 40%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 47%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 63%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 47%
- Transferred to another college
- 15%
- Came back for year two
- 77%
| Pell grant students | 39% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 68% |
| Neither | 59% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 148 | 53% |
| Men | 99 | 36% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 25% (small group) |
| Asian | 9 | 67% (small group) |
| Black | 45 | 31% |
| Hispanic | 14 | 43% (small group) |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 50% (small group) |
| White | 122 | 54% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 36% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 30 | 37% |
| International | 7 | 71% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 189 | 63% | 19% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 137 | 64% | 10% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 1 | 100% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 1,364
- Undergraduates
- 919
- Full-time undergraduates
- 823
- Part-time undergraduates
- 96
- Graduate students
- 445
- Students per faculty member
- 6 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 3%
- From out of state
- 96%
- From other countries
- 0%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 24%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 5%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 10%
| Women | 52% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 5% |
| Black | 17% |
| Hispanic | 22% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1% |
| White | 41% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Race unknown | 7% |
| International | 5% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Large
- Address
- 800 Florida Ave, NE, Washington, DC, 20002-3695
- County
- District of Columbia
- Type
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.