Gallaudet University Overview

Located in Washington, District of Columbia, Gallaudet University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Washington makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Gallaudet University Known For?

• Gallaudet has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 6 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at Gallaudet is 0%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at Gallaudet is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Gallaudet with a bachelor's degree make about $43,101 a year. That's 6% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Gallaudet University?

Contact details for Gallaudet are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 Florida Ave, Ne, Washington, DC 20002-3695
Phone:	202-651-5000
Website:	www.gallaudet.edu

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How Do I Get Into Gallaudet?

You can apply to Gallaudet online at: https://www.gallaudet.edu/undergraduate-admissions/im-ready-to-apply

Admission Requirements for Gallaudet

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	3

How Hard Is It To Get Into Gallaudet?

With an acceptance rate of 59%, Gallaudet does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 47% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Average Test Scores

About 24% of students accepted to Gallaudet submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 370 and 572. Math scores were between 382 and 517.

Gallaudet received ACT scores from 71% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 11 and 16. Math scores were between 14 and 0. Composite scores were between 14 and 20.

Can I Afford Gallaudet University?

The overall average net price of Gallaudet is $19,577. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Gallaudet, approximately 27% of students took out student loans averaging $6,225 a year. That adds up to $24,900 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Gallaudet is 0.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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Gallaudet University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,019 undergraduate students at Gallaudet, with 905 being full-time and 114 being part-time.

There are also 432 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 905 full-time undergraduates at Gallaudet, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Gallaudet University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	49
Black or African American	149
Hispanic or Latino	162
White	399
International Students	53
Other Races/Ethnicities	93

Geographic Diversity

District of Columbia students aren't the only ones who study at Gallaudet University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 38 countries are represented at Gallaudet. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Canada, and China.

Gallaudet University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
American Sign Language	18	0	43	2	63
Communication Sciences	0	0	30	14	44
Ethnic Studies	30	5	7	0	42
Social Work	13	0	20	0	33
General Psychology	21	0	7	0	28
Special Education	0	8	13	0	21
Business Administration & Management	10	0	8	0	18
Communication & Media Studies	16	0	0	0	16
General Biology	13	0	0	0	13
Computer Information Systems	13	0	0	0	13
General Visual & Performing Arts	12	0	0	0	12
History	10	0	0	0	10
International Studies	10	0	0	0	10
Health & Physical Education	10	0	0	0	10
Insurance	8	0	0	0	8
Mathematics	8	0	0	0	8
Economics	0	0	8	0	8
Political Science & Government	8	0	0	0	8
Accounting	7	0	0	0	7
General English Literature	7	0	0	0	7
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	6	6
General Education	3	0	2	0	5
Human Development & Family Studies	5	0	0	0	5
Romance Languages	3	0	0	0	3
Public Health	2	0	0	0	2
Liberal Arts General Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Drama & Theater Arts	2	0	0	0	2
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0	1	1
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	1	0	0	0	1
Chemistry	1	0	0	0	1
Sociology	1	0	0	0	1
Human Services	1	0	0	0	1
Journalism	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0	0
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0	0
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	235	13	138	23	409

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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