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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?

209 Undergraduate Awards
$19,577 Avg Cost After Aid
63% Acceptance Rate
  • Gallaudet has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 6 to 1.
  • The highest award offered at Gallaudet is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2019-2020, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

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Gallaudet University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Gallaudet.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best American Sign Language Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Most Popular American Sign Language Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Best Value Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Gallaudet has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best American Sign Language Schools College Factual
#1 Best Sign Language Interpretation & Translation Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best American Sign Language (ASL) Schools College Factual
#1 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for American Sign Language College Factual
#6 Best Value Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics College Factual
#12 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Degree Schools College Factual

Where Is Gallaudet University?

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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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gallaudet-University/62082505853
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gallaudetu

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 required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Gallaudet?

63% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
23% Submit SAT Scores
Gallaudet has an acceptance rate of 63%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 42%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 23% 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 385 and 510. Math scores were between 405 and 530.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Gallaudet University  ( 385 to 510 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Gallaudet University  ( 405 to 530 )
200
800
Gallaudet received ACT scores from 75% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 11 and 16. Math scores were between 15 and 17. Composite scores were between 14 and 18.

ACT English Scores for Gallaudet University  ( 11 to 16 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Gallaudet University  ( 15 to 17 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Gallaudet University  ( 14 to 18 )
1
36

Can I Afford Gallaudet University?

$19,577 Net Price
33% Take Out Loans
8.4% Loan Default Rate
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 33% of students took out student loans averaging $5,514 a year. That adds up to $22,056 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Gallaudet is 8.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Gallaudet University Undergraduate Student Diversity

905 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,019 undergraduate students at Gallaudet, with 905 being full-time and 114 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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.

Online Learning at Gallaudet University

36 Took All Classes Online
471 Took At Least One Class Online
-9.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 471 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Gallaudet has changed over the last few years.

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Online Affordability Rankings of Gallaudet

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Gallaudet University was $17,038 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Gallaudet is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
American Sign Language #7 #1
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #25 #1
Ethnic Studies #28 #1
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies #34 #1
Mental & Social Health Services #52 #19
Student Counseling #61 #25

Online Growth Rankings of Gallaudet

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Gallaudet University was -9.4%. This is the #1,988 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Gallaudet regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Gallaudet ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Gallaudet.

Major Growth Rate Rank
American Sign Language #13
Ethnic Studies #37
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies #53
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #120
Special Education #447

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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 28 0 46 3 77
Communication Sciences 0 0 22 14 36
General Psychology 19 0 7 0 26
Social Work 10 0 16 0 26
Ethnic Studies 16 0 5 0 21
Special Education 0 7 9 3 19
Business Administration & Management 8 0 10 0 18
Communication & Media Studies 16 0 0 0 16
General Visual & Performing Arts 16 0 0 0 16
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 14 0 0 0 14
Computer Information Systems 13 0 0 0 13
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 4 0 9 13
General English Literature 11 0 0 0 11
Political Science & Government 11 0 0 0 11
General Education 5 0 4 0 9
Mathematics 6 0 0 0 6
History 5 0 0 0 5
International Studies 5 0 0 0 5
Economics 0 0 5 0 5
General Biology 4 0 0 0 4
Insurance 4 0 0 0 4
Sociology 4 0 0 0 4
Student Counseling 0 0 3 0 3
Chemistry 3 0 0 0 3
Drama & Theater Arts 3 0 0 0 3
Romance Languages 2 0 0 0 2
Public Health 2 0 0 0 2
Philosophy 2 0 0 0 2
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 1 1
Educational Administration 1 0 0 0 1
Multilingual Education 1 0 0 0 1
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 1 0 1
Accounting 0 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0 0
Other Education 0 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0 0
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 0 0
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 209 11 128 30 378

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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