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Gallaudet University

Basic Information

Type Private
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%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 51%
Life & Natural Sciences 25%
Business & Economics 9%
Engineering, Computing & Math 8%
Arts 6%
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 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,528 (38th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 61%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $3M #194
Engineering, Computing & Math $3M #257
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #392
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 9 #502
Life & Natural Sciences 3 #575

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 780 – 1,022
ACT Range 14 – 17

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Gallaudet University 195 43% / 57% 5% $42,999
Information Technology 9 78% / 22% 11%
Mathematics 6 50% / 50% 0%
American Sign Language (ASL) 6 50% / 50% 0% $51,835
Biology 5 40% / 60% 0%
Kinesiology 18 72% / 28% 17% $42,392
Public Health Education and Promotion 5 0% / 100% 0%
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 14 36% / 64% 0% $51,835
Accounting 2 100% / 0% 0%
Business Administration 7 71% / 29% 14%
Risk Management and Insurance 9 78% / 22% 0%
Communication Studies 11 18% / 82% 9%
Deaf Studies 17 12% / 88% 6% $43,619
Disability Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $43,619
English 8 50% / 50% 0%
History 3 100% / 0% 0%
Human Development and Family Studies 5 0% / 100% 0%
Human Services
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
International Studies 4 0% / 100% 0%
Liberal Arts 5 60% / 40% 40%
Liberal Studies 2 100% / 0% 0%
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies
Linguistics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Philosophy 1 100% / 0% 0%
Political Science 3 67% / 33% 0%
Psychology 18 11% / 89% 0% $27,706
Social Work 15 27% / 73% 7% $49,559
Sociology 4 50% / 50% 0%
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0%
Education 2 50% / 50% 0%
Art 8 50% / 50% 0%
Playwriting and Screenwriting
Theatre Arts 4 75% / 25% 0%