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Gallaudet University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Washington, DC
Population 4,500,000
Map of the United States

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
Humanities & Social Sciences 51%
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