Gallaudet University
Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Location
Washington, DC
Population
4,500,000
Website
http://www.gallaudet.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
879
Men / Women
48% / 52%
White
47%
Hispanic
23%
Black
18%
Asian
6%
International
4%
Mixed
2%
Native American
1%
From State
3%
From Region
20%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences
22%
Business & Economics
9%
Arts
6%
Computer Science
5%
Life & Natural Sciences
3%
Physical Sciences & Math
3%
Education
1%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$19,654
Est. Cost of Attendance
$40,374
10-Year ROI
$133,000
ROI Percentile
42th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
71%
4-Year Graduation Rate
20%
6-Year Graduation Rate
47%
Transfer-Out Rate
17%
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,528 (38%)
Days Without Precipitation
252 (60%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
62%
Yield (Unbound)
61%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R3
Expenditure
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $3M | #193 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $3M | #253 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $2M | #385 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 0 | #258 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 9 | #481 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 3 | #541 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
100%
SAT Range
820
–
990
SAT Math Range
400
–
520
SAT RW Range
380
–
502
ACT Range
14
–
17
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallaudet University | 195 | 43% / 57% | 5% | $45,712 | 93% | ||
| Information Technology | 9 — | 78% / 22% | 11% | $68,769 | 85 | — | |
| Mathematics | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $54,413 | 65 | — | |
| Biology | 5 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $47,553 | 48 | — | |
| American Sign Language (ASL) | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $44,251 | 39 | 96% | |
| Kinesiology | 18 — | 72% / 28% | 17% | $47,055 | 47 | 95% | |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $47,560 | 48 | — | |
| Sign Language Interpretation and Translation | 14 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | $44,251 | 39 | 96% | |
| Accounting | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $57,251 | 70 | — | |
| Business Administration | 7 — | 71% / 29% | 14% | $42,054 | 32 | 86% | |
| Risk Management and Insurance | 9 — | 78% / 22% | 0% | $69,081 | 85 | — | |
| Communication Studies | 11 — | 18% / 82% | 9% | $37,333 | 19 | 90% | |
| Deaf Studies | 17 — | 12% / 88% | 6% | $48,417 | 51 | 94% | |
| Disability Studies | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $48,417 | 51 | 94% | |
| English | 8 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $39,813 | 26 | — | |
| History | 3 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $42,846 | 34 | — | |
| Human Development and Family Studies | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $41,928 | 32 | — | |
| Human Services | — — | — | — | $45,511 | 42 | — | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $43,144 | 35 | — | |
| International Studies | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $46,781 | 46 | — | |
| Liberal Arts | 5 — | 60% / 40% | 40% | $42,131 | 32 | — | |
| Liberal Studies | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $42,215 | 32 | — | |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies | — — | — | — | $45,098 | 41 | — | |
| Linguistics | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $45,175 | 41 | — | |
| Philosophy | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $42,818 | 34 | — | |
| Political Science | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $47,997 | 50 | — | |
| Psychology | 18 — | 11% / 89% | 0% | $30,754 | 8 | 95% | |
| Social Work | 15 — | 27% / 73% | 7% | $49,663 | 54 | 90% | |
| Sociology | 4 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $43,264 | 36 | — | |
| Spanish | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $44,911 | 41 | — | |
| Education | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $45,298 | 42 | — | |
| Art | 8 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $36,730 | 18 | — | |
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | — — | — | — | $33,488 | 11 | — | |
| Theatre Arts | 4 — | 75% / 25% | 0% | $33,313 | 11 | — |