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Gallaudet University is a private national university located in Washington, District of Columbia. Gallaudet University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Gallaudet University is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $33,841 10 years after enrolling, 8th in District of Columbia, and in the bottom 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Gallaudet University bachelor students earn 2% more than the national average. Gallaudet University is ranked 6th in District of Columbia.
Gallaudet University’s median net annual cost of $16,833 and average years to graduate of 4.7 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 3 programs at Gallaudet University sorted by number of graduates - Sign language, Comms & Media Studies, Biology - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$16,833
Average years to graduate
4.7
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at Gallaudet University - Sign language, Communication disorder sciences, Social Work, Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.7 years. 59% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Gallaudet University is 7% lower than the state average, and 9% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Gallaudet University, Pell Grant recipients represent 50% of the measured graduating class, 15% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Gallaudet University graduates within 4.7 years.
Gallaudet University is in the top 10% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Gallaudet University’s economic mobility score of 4.54 is calculated by adjusting the 11.94 economic score of lower-income students by the 50% pell grant recipients within the student body. Gallaudet University’s EMS of 4.54 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Gallaudet University pays $16,833 a year, $22,333 less than the $39,166 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $16,833
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Gallaudet University, 74% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $16,833 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 9% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,558. This is 45% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,021
Pell grants
$4,975
State grants
$6,773
Institutional grants
$7,766
Gallaudet University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 62% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 402 applicants, of which 248 were admitted and 152 enrolled. Gallaudet University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
52%
59%
First time
69%
59%
In-state
N/A
68%
1st generation
34%
35%
White
45%
52%
Black
16%
14%
Hispanic
18%
15%
Asian
5%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
14%
12%