Gallaudet University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 4,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,528 (38%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 797
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 3%
From Region 20%
Athletes 235 (30.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 42%
Hispanic 26%
Black 18%
Asian 5%
International 4%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Gallaudet University 193 38% 45% 8% 15% 22% 5% $44,548 0 -1.76 29 94% 8.2%
Information Technology 9 — 89% 11% 11% 11% 22% 22% $55,203 1 -2.09 57 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,864 9 -0.96 67 — — — — —
Biology 10 — 30% 40% 0% 20% 30% 0% $42,039 0 -2.83 22 — — — — —
American Sign Language (ASL) 6 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 17% 17% $64,481 63 +0.31 74 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 14 — 86% 43% 7% 29% 14% 0% $45,185 2 -1.94 31 95% — — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $47,800 4 -1.61 38 — — — — —
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 8 — 25% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $64,481 63 +0.31 74 100% — — — —
Accounting 5 — 80% 0% 40% 0% 60% 0% $50,348 0 -2.37 45 — — — — —
Business Administration 15 — 60% 53% 7% 13% 7% 13% $40,037 0 -1.95 18 86% — — — —
Risk Management and Insurance 5 — 60% 40% 20% 0% 40% 0% $61,949 0 -2.87 70 — — — — —
Deaf Studies 23 — 22% 43% 9% 26% 17% 4% $46,492 7 -1.01 34 94% 8.2% — — —
English 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $40,928 4 -1.40 20 — — — — —
Ethnic Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,343 6 -1.10 31 — 8.2% — — —
History 5 — 40% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $41,346 1 -1.52 21 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $42,077 2 -1.46 23 — — — — —
Latin American Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,297 6 -1.11 31 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $41,805 2 -1.49 22 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 2 — 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% $41,750 2 -1.49 22 — — — — —
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies — — — — — — — — $55,837 46 -0.20 59 — — — — —
Linguistics — — — — — — — — $55,910 46 -0.19 59 — — — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $44,584 4 -1.27 29 — — — — —
Spanish 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,745 46 -0.20 58 — — — — —
Communication Studies 8 — 38% 38% 12% 25% 12% 0% $43,367 2 -1.73 26 95% — — — —
Disability Studies — — — — — — — — $46,492 6 -0.94 34 94% 8.2% — — —
Human Development and Family Studies — — — — — — — — $42,468 8 -1.28 24 — — — — —
Human Services — — — — — — — — $43,295 8 -1.18 26 — — — — —
International Studies 6 — 50% 33% 17% 17% 33% 0% $43,874 1 -1.50 27 — — — — —
Political Science 7 — 43% 43% 0% 0% 43% 0% $42,765 0 -2.17 24 — — — — —
Psychology 24 — 12% 54% 4% 8% 25% 4% $29,468 0 -3.88 4 95% 8.3% — — —
Social Sciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,374 2 -1.22 26 — — — — —
Social Work 7 — 29% 29% 0% 14% 43% 14% $46,837 14 -0.76 35 90% — — — —
Sociology 6 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $43,110 2 -1.25 25 — — — — —
Education 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $41,495 5 -1.59 21 — — — — —
Art 10 — 30% 40% 20% 20% 10% 10% $38,349 11 -0.91 15 — — — — —
Playwriting and Screenwriting — — — — — — — — $37,601 17 -0.73 13 — — — — —
Theatre Arts 3 — 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $37,321 16 -0.77 13 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $21,030
ROI Percentile 29th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 20%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 30.6% 59 24% 46% 5% 10% 31% 3% $38,079 0 -2.46 14 94% 8.3%
Humanities 20.7% 40 28% 45% 10% 20% 20% 5% $45,602 5 -1.10 32 94% 8.2%
Health Sciences 16.6% 32 56% 59% 3% 16% 12% 3% $53,954 1 -0.91 54 98% —
Business & Economics 13.0% 25 64% 40% 16% 8% 24% 8% $46,482 0 -2.22 34 86% —
Arts 6.7% 13 31% 31% 15% 31% 8% 8% $38,112 4 -0.88 14 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 10 30% 40% 0% 20% 30% 0% $42,039 0 -2.83 22 — —
Computer Science 4.7% 9 89% 11% 11% 11% 22% 22% $55,203 0 -2.09 57 — —
Education 2.1% 4 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $41,495 2 -1.59 21 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,864 4 -0.96 67 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.8M #218 50% $0 6 #269 24 —
Computer Science $3.0M #166 51% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $1.7M #211 81% $0 2 #219 8 —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #441 53% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #442 52% $0 1 #231 5 —
Education $0 #457 — $0 3 #399 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $9.3M #315 56% $0 12 #446 37 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 65 $454K $429K $25K
Soccer 23 $125K $125K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 20 $47K $47K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 18 $34K $34K $0
Basketball 12 $162K $154K $8K
Volleyball 11 $119K $119K $0
Swimming 10 $64K $64K $0
Cross Country 8 $36K $36K $0
Total 147 $1.0M $1.0M $33K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 46 $140K $140K $0
Basketball 17 $163K $155K $8K
Softball 14 $144K $144K $0
Swimming 14 $64K $64K $0
Volleyball 13 $147K $139K $8K
Cross Country 8 $36K $36K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 8 $47K $47K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 3 $34K $34K $0
Total 88 $777K $761K $16K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 65 $454K $429K $25K
Other Sports 46 $140K $140K $0
Basketball 29 $325K $309K $16K
Track & Field (outdoor) 28 $94K $94K $0
Swimming 24 $128K $128K $0
Volleyball 24 $267K $258K $8K
Soccer 23 $125K $125K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 21 $68K $68K $0
Cross Country 16 $72K $72K $0
Softball 14 $144K $144K $0
Total 235 $3.0M $2.9M $49K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 66%
Yield (non-ED) 64%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 66% 66% 66%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 29%
SAT Range 762 – 898
SAT Math Range 373 – 458
SAT RW Range 370 – 470