College Benchmark
Gallaudet University
Overview
Out of 1600
Out of 36
Gallaudet University is located in Washington, District of Columbia. It is a small private not-for-profit school and offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It has 1,129 undergraduate students enrolled and admission is somewhat competitive as the acceptance rate is 59.0%.
Popular majors include Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, and Psychology. 53% of students graduate and go on to earn an average starting salary of $25,400.
Map
About
| 🗺 |
800 Florida Avenue, Ne Washington, District of Columbia 20002 |
|---|---|
| State | District of Columbia |
| 🌐 | www.gallaudet.edu |
Test Score Range
Out of 1600
Out of 36
SATs or the ACTs?
A lot more students take the ACTs than the SATs.
Admissions
Gallaudet University has around 583 applicants.
Of the students admitted, 72% decide to enroll at Gallaudet University. This is the admissions yield. A higher admisssions yield means students want to attend the school. A lower one means that they decided to attend another school.
Out of the 583 applicants 44% are men and 56% are women. This means that for every 100 male applicants, there are 128 women, or for every 100 female applicants, there are 78 men.
Gallaudet University's acceptance rate is 59.0%. The acceptance rate for men is 56.6% and the acceptance rate for women is 60.9%.
Applicants
Acceptance Rate
School Popularity
Application
| Admission Test Scores | Required |
|---|---|
| High School GPA | Required |
| High School Rank | Neither required nor recommended |
| High School Record | Required |
| Complete High School | Recommended |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
Graduation Rate
Cost
Note: This is the median monthly payment a graduate of Gallaudet University would expect to pay over 10 years.
The 3-year repayment rate is the percentage of students who are able to repay some of their student debt.
Why does this matter? A high rate means that students are making enough money so that they can pay down their student debt. A low rate means that students are having trouble paying down their loans.
To learn more and apply for financial aid at Gallaudet University you can visit www.gallaudet.edu/financial-aid.
Career & Salary
Gallaudet University students, on average, make $34,300 10-years after they start school (this is approximately 6 years after graduation).
Their salary grows by around 8% in the several years after graduation.
Note: Data is for the number of years after you start at Gallaudet University. If this is a 4-year college, then 10 years after entry would be 6 years after graduation. If this is a 2-year college, then 10 years after entry would be 8 years after graduation.
Note: Based on average salary 6 years and 10 years after starting school at Gallaudet University.
Note: Salary data is for the number of years after you start at Gallaudet University.
Note: Salary data is for the number of years after you start at Gallaudet University.
Note: Salary data is for the number of years after you start at Gallaudet University.
Note: Salary data is for the number of years after you start at Gallaudet University.
Return on Education
Is it worth your money to attend Gallaudet University? There are many ways to estimate the financial return on your education.
We use the 10-year average earnings (the 10 years start when you enroll, so if you attend a 4-year college, this would be approximately 6 years after you graduate) and the all in one year cost of attending the school. The all in cost is the sum of tuition, fees, and on-campus housing.
By comparing the two, you can get a sense if what the average graduate in early to mid career makes at least covers your cost of attending one year of school.
A higher number is better.
Note: This is the full-on cost of on year at Gallaudet University. Salary is for the number of years after you start at Gallaudet University. If this is a 4-year college, then 10 years after entry would be 6 years after graduation. If this is a 2-year college, then 10 years after entry would be 8 years after graduation.
Note: This is the full-on cost of on year at Gallaudet University. Salary is for the number of years after you start at Gallaudet University. If this is a 4-year college, then 10 years after entry would be 6 years after graduation. If this is a 2-year college, then 10 years after entry would be 8 years after graduation.
Note: Housing costs are for on-campus housing.
Teaching
Graduate School
Students
Student Diversity
Gallaudet University has slightly more female students than male students.
This means that for every 100 women, there are 79 men. Or that for every 100 men, there are 127 women.
Popular Majors
The most popular majors at Gallaudet University are:
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
- Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
- Psychology
Student Satisfaction
Student retention rate is an indicator of student satisfaction. Retention rate is the percentage of students who continue to study at the college the following year.
Higher retention rates mean students tend to stay at the college, while lower retention rates students are unsatisfied and leave.
Gallaudet University has a retention rate of 63% for full-time undergrads, which is neither high nor low.
Transfers
Gallaudet University has around 99 students who transfer into the school each year. This is somewhat low at approximately 9% of total undergraduates.
Higher transfer in rates mean that students see Gallaudet University as better than the college they were previously enrolled in. Higher rates also mean that there will be more new faces on campus.
Living in Washington, District of Columbia
Politics in District of Columbia
Politically, District of Columbia tends to be More Democratic. In the 2016 Presidential election, 91% of the state voted for the Democratic party, 4% voted for the Republican party, and 2% voted for neither.