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Gallaudet University

Gallaudet University is a private campus in Washington proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$12,221

family income
under $30k

$12,603

$30–48k

$15,210

$48–75k

$10,318

$75–110k

$21,557

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$15,8452023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Gallaudet University rose from $10,627 (2008) to $15,845 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$10,627
2009	$10,346
2010	$9,335
2011	$8,252
2012	$11,804
2013	$14,203
2014	$14,764
2015	$19,384
2016	$14,205
2017	$15,157
2018	$14,595
2019	$16,833
2020	$22,616
2021	$12,167
2022	$14,085
2023	$15,845

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$40,3742024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Gallaudet University rose from $26,018 (2009) to $40,374 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$26,018
2010	$26,500
2011	$26,898
2012	$27,974
2013	$29,852
2014	$31,988
2015	$34,298
2016	$35,288
2017	$36,218
2018	$37,188
2019	$38,084
2020	$38,892
2021	$39,166
2022	$39,402
2023	$39,416
2024	$40,374

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$7,660
2001	$8,180
2002	$9,115
2003	$9,000
2004	$11,255
2005	$11,610
2006	$12,260
2007	$12,780
2008	$12,924
2013	$13,800
2014	$15,024
2015	$15,604
2016	$16,078
2017	$16,558
2018	$17,038
2019	$17,038
2020	$17,038
2021	$17,712
2022	$17,712
2023	$18,382

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Gallaudet University reports published tuition of $19,654 in this record. Gallaudet University's $19,654 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Gallaudet University reports 812 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

47.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Gallaudet University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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47.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Gallaudet University rose from 33% (entered 1991) to 47.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	33%
1992 cohort	24.5%
1993 cohort	27.8%
1994 cohort	17.5%
1995 cohort	24%
1996 cohort	36.6%
1997 cohort	28.9%
1998 cohort	25.7%
1999 cohort	28%
2000 cohort	31.9%
2001 cohort	25.4%
2002 cohort	29.4%
2003 cohort	39.8%
2004 cohort	34.8%
2005 cohort	41.4%
2006 cohort	33.5%
2007 cohort	48.3%
2008 cohort	45.8%
2009 cohort	46.5%
2010 cohort	42.9%
2011 cohort	52.5%
2012 cohort	47.2%
2013 cohort	51%
2014 cohort	43.6%
2015 cohort	57.9%
2016 cohort	43.7%
2017 cohort	46.6%
2018 cohort	47.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$8,724	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$7,750	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$7,945	$3,000
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$9,345	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$9,771	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$9,000	$2,925
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$8,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$9,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$10,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$12,061	$3,395
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,273	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$11,990	$3,604
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$10,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$10,999	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$11,277	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$12,300	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$14,528	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$16,900	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$16,500	$6,300
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$15,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$16,949	$5,624
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$18,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$18,935	$8,775
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$18,000	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$36,578

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$39,294

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$43,101

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Gallaudet University admitted 234 of 403 applicants in Fall 2024. The 58.1% rate describes that application pool.

58.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $18,382 tuition · 2023–24 812 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests required · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 780–10221600

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Admissions

Gallaudet University reported required test scores for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. Gallaudet University's ranges describe enrolled submitters, not all applicants or admitted students.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	380	430	502
SAT Math	400	460	520
ACT Composite	14	14	17

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Gallaudet University received 403 applications and admitted 234 (58.1%), with 142 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

58.1%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read Gallaudet University's change from 70.3% to 58.1% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	70.3%
Fall 2002	66.6%
Fall 2003	68.8%
Fall 2004	74.9%
Fall 2005	75.5%
Fall 2006	72.5%
Fall 2007	69.4%
Fall 2008	64.2%
Fall 2009	68.5%
Fall 2010	55%
Fall 2011	68.8%
Fall 2012	61.5%
Fall 2013	65.6%
Fall 2014	65.3%
Fall 2015	61.9%
Fall 2016	66.1%
Fall 2017	59%
Fall 2018	57.1%
Fall 2019	61.2%
Fall 2020	62.6%
Fall 2021	61.7%
Fall 2022	59.2%
Fall 2023	60.9%
Fall 2024	58.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

780–1022Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2005	675	1070
Fall 2010	790	1068
Fall 2011	630	905
Fall 2012	700	1060
Fall 2013	693	930
Fall 2014	790	960
Fall 2015	725	928
Fall 2016	700	1070
Fall 2017	805	1110
Fall 2018	792	1078
Fall 2019	785	1045
Fall 2020	790	1040
Fall 2021	765	1158
Fall 2022	752	1089
Fall 2023	750	933
Fall 2024	780	1022

IPEDS Fall 2005–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

14–17Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2003	14	18
Fall 2004	14	18
Fall 2005	14	18
Fall 2006	14	18
Fall 2007	14	19
Fall 2008	15	20
Fall 2009	15	20
Fall 2010	15	20
Fall 2011	15	21
Fall 2012	15	20
Fall 2013	15	20
Fall 2014	15	20
Fall 2015	16	21
Fall 2016	14	20
Fall 2017	15	19
Fall 2018	15	20
Fall 2019	14	19
Fall 2020	14	18
Fall 2021	14	20
Fall 2022	14	20
Fall 2023	14	18
Fall 2024	14	17

IPEDS Fall 2003–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

812Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Gallaudet University fell from 1,174 (Fall 2002) to 812 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,174
Fall 2003	1,154
Fall 2004	1,136
Fall 2005	1,213
Fall 2006	1,139
Fall 2007	1,018
Fall 2008	964
Fall 2009	1,053
Fall 2010	1,064
Fall 2011	1,078
Fall 2012	1,097
Fall 2013	1,053
Fall 2014	1,001
Fall 2015	989
Fall 2016	1,112
Fall 2017	1,111
Fall 2018	1,112
Fall 2019	1,058
Fall 2020	1,004
Fall 2021	998
Fall 2022	910
Fall 2023	879
Fall 2024	812

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

71%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Gallaudet University rose from 60% (Fall 2002) to 71% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	60%
Fall 2003 cohort	70%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	64%
Fall 2006 cohort	55%
Fall 2007 cohort	60%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	73%
Fall 2010 cohort	70%
Fall 2011 cohort	77%
Fall 2012 cohort	69%
Fall 2013 cohort	67%
Fall 2014 cohort	67%
Fall 2015 cohort	80%
Fall 2016 cohort	63%
Fall 2017 cohort	72%
Fall 2018 cohort	75%
Fall 2019 cohort	74%
Fall 2020 cohort	80%
Fall 2021 cohort	73%
Fall 2022 cohort	77%
Fall 2023 cohort	71%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Gallaudet University

Faculty pay at Gallaudet University averages $131,268 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Gallaudet University as a primarily residential campus of 812 undergraduates — and 71.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Gallaudet University's SAT section-percentile sums are 780–1022 — their midpoint is below the DC four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Gallaudet University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Gallaudet University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Gallaudet University58.1%

District of Columbia median58.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Gallaudet University$19,654

District of Columbia median$31,210

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Gallaudet University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Gallaudet University$43,101

District of Columbia median$63,066

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Gallaudet University, District of Columbia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Gallaudet University	District of Columbia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	58.1%	58.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$19,654	$31,210	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$43,101	$63,066	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Gallaudet University report?

Gallaudet University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 780–1022 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Gallaudet University's acceptance rate?

58.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 234 admitted from 403 applicants.

How much does Gallaudet University cost?

At Gallaudet University, tuition is $19,654. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Gallaudet University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $43,101. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in District of Columbia

George Washington University — 47.1% admitted
Howard University — 41.3% admitted
Georgetown University — 12.9% admitted
University of the District of Columbia

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.