Basic Information

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

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 37.9%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Gallaudet University 193 38% / 62% 5% $44,353 36 93%
Information Technology 9 89% / 11% 22% $67,765 83
Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0% $59,215 72
Biology 10 30% / 70% 0% $46,700 43
American Sign Language (ASL) 6 50% / 50% 17% $43,411 33 96%
Kinesiology 14 86% / 14% 0% $45,188 39 95%
Public Health Education and Promotion 4 25% / 75% 0% $47,360 45
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 8 25% / 75% 0% $43,411 33 96%
Accounting 5 80% / 20% 0% $60,481 74
Business Administration 15 60% / 40% 13% $40,041 24 86%
Risk Management and Insurance 5 60% / 40% 0% $75,848 89
Communication Studies 8 38% / 62% 0% $36,078 14 90%
Deaf Studies 23 22% / 78% 4% $46,496 43 94%
Disability Studies $46,496 43 94%
English 3 33% / 67% 0% $41,708 28
Ethnic Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
History 5 40% / 60% 0% $42,455 30
Human Development and Family Studies $43,370 33
Human Services $46,376 42
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $41,398 27
International Studies 6 50% / 50% 0% $48,392 48
Latin American Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Liberal Arts 1 100% / 0% 0% $42,281 30
Liberal Studies 2 50% / 50% 50% $42,424 30
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies $44,905 38
Linguistics $45,002 38
Philosophy $42,192 30
Political Science 7 43% / 57% 0% $47,700 46
Psychology 24 12% / 88% 4% $29,469 6 95%
Social Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0%
Social Work 7 29% / 71% 14% $46,840 44 90%
Sociology 6 0% / 100% 0% $42,310 30
Spanish 3 0% / 100% 0% $44,665 37
Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $44,321 36
Art 10 30% / 70% 10% $38,152 19
Playwriting and Screenwriting $36,750 16
Theatre Arts 3 33% / 67% 0% $36,327 15

Financial

Tuition & Fees $21,030
ROI Percentile 36th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 51.3% 99 25% / 75% 4% $40,742 26 93%
Health Sciences 16.6% 32 56% / 44% 3% $44,682 37 96%
Business & Economics 13.0% 25 64% / 36% 8% $51,290 56 86%
Arts 6.7% 13 31% / 69% 8% $37,731 18
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 10 30% / 70% 0% $46,700 43
Computer Science 4.7% 9 89% / 11% 22% $67,765 83
Education 2.1% 4 0% / 100% 0% $44,321 36
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 1 0% / 100% 0% $59,215 72

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 #401
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Total $9.3M #315 56% $0 12 #447 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.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (Unbound) 61%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 780 – 1020
SAT Math Range 400 – 520
SAT RW Range 380 – 500