Gallaudet University Teaching Programs

Located in Washington, District of Columbia, Gallaudet University is a private not-for-profit institution. Washington is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Gallaudet University?

Contact details for Gallaudet are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 Florida Ave, Ne, Washington, DC 20002-3695
Phone:	202-651-5000
Website:	www.gallaudet.edu

How Do I Get Into Gallaudet?

You can apply to Gallaudet online at: https://www.gallaudet.edu/undergraduate-admissions/im-ready-to-apply

Admission Requirements for Gallaudet

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	3

How Hard Is It To Get Into Gallaudet?

With an acceptance rate of 59%, Gallaudet does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 47% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Average Test Scores

About 24% of students accepted to Gallaudet submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 370 and 572. Math scores were between 382 and 517.

Gallaudet received ACT scores from 71% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 11 and 16. Math scores were between 14 and 0. Composite scores were between 14 and 20.

Can I Afford Gallaudet University?

The overall average net price of Gallaudet is $19,577. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Gallaudet, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $6,558 a year. That adds up to $26,232 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Gallaudet is 0.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Gallaudet University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,012 undergraduate students at Gallaudet, with 911 being full-time and 101 being part-time.

There are also 421 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 911 full-time undergraduates at Gallaudet, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Gallaudet University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	50
Black or African American	143
Hispanic or Latino	195
White	385
International Students	53
Other Races/Ethnicities	85

Geographic Diversity

District of Columbia students aren't the only ones who study at Gallaudet University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 38 countries are represented at Gallaudet. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Canada, and China.

Online Learning at Gallaudet University

In 2022-2023, 520 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Gallaudet has changed over the last few years.

Gallaudet University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Education of the Deaf	1	4	9	14
General Education	4	0	2	6
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	1	1
Administration of Special Education	0	0	0	0
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0
General Special Education	0	0	0	0
Other Special Education & Teaching	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	0	0	0	0
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	5	4	12	21

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By AgnosticPreachersKid under License

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