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Gallaudet University

Washington, DC · Private · Large city · Gallaudet University

Private institution in Washington, DC · 879 undergraduates · 61% acceptance rate · $43,101 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$14,085601st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$18,3821,065th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$18,382740th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$39,4161,200th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,000456th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$43,1011,459th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,5781,440th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
46.6%1,284th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
77.0%835th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
60.9%419th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
8571,021st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
17932nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
8791,434th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
6.0:194th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
54.3%296th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 5 mi (DCA)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 29 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
American Sign LanguageForeign Languagesbachelors$37,208$39,729
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors$28,598—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$27,295—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$26,353—
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$25,194$29,685
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$23,207—
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$8,333—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors—$25,194
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Gallaudet University’s 879 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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