| Location: | Mid-Atlantic |
| Setting: | Large City Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Bison |
Gallaudet University is a federally chartered, quasi-governmental university for the education of the deaf and hard-of-hearing, located in Washington, D.C. It was the first school for the advanced education of the deaf and hard-of-hearing in the world, and is still the world's only university in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students. The university was named after Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, a notable figure in the advancement of deaf education.
Gallaudet University is a bilingual community in which American Sign Language (ASL) and English exist side-by-side. While there are no specific ASL requirements for undergraduates, many graduate programs have sign language proficiency requirements.
In 1856, philanthropist and former United States Postmaster General Amos Kendall became aware of several deaf and blind children in Washington, DC who were not receiving proper care. Kendall had the courts declare the children to be his wards, and donated two acres of his land to establish housing and a school for them.
In 1857, the 34th Congress passed HR 806, which chartered Kendall's school as the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind and provided funding for the tuition of indigent deaf, dumb, or blind children belonging to the District.
In 1864, the 38th Congress authorized the Institution to grant and confirm college degrees.
In 1865, the 38th Congress removed the instruction that the Institution was to educate the blind, and renamed it the "Columbia Institution for the instruction of the Deaf and Dumb"
In 1954, Congress amended the charter of the Institution and changed the corporate name to "Gallaudet College" to match the name that had been the official name of the collegiate department since 1894.
In 1986, Congress again amended the charter of the Institution, and renamed it "Gallaudet University".
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| Percent of Students International: | 11% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 79% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Capital Athletic Conference) Baseball (Capital Athletic Conference) Track (Capital Athletic Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 11,610 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 9,920 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,690 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,147 | 38% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 8,570 | 58% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 5,037 | 57% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,299 | 28% | |
Any Aid: |
76% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 76% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 13% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 320, Math: 355 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 550, Math: 520 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 87% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 14, Verbal: 11, Math: 15 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 18, Verbal: 17, Math: 19 |
| Application Fee: | $ 50.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Recommended |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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wondering if a lot of deaf people graduate from Galladuet University then get a job immediatley or fail to get a job beasue of poor teaching or low education... i am just collecting information from other people's opinions ... Galladuet Univeristy is in Washington, D.C. (nation's captial ) www.galladuet.edu.
12 months ago
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I've always heard that Gallaudet is an excellent university, so I was surprised by your question. I checked wikipedia, and yeah I can see where you might have some concerns regarding their recent accreditation issues. However, especially if you're not from the DC area, Gallaudet is still an excellent choice that offers lots of opportunities to get to know the area. So how about going to Gallaudet and then transferring to another university if you're not happy with it? There are lots of colleges in the DC and Northern Virginia area. I say this because it'll be much easier for you to know by then whether or not it's a good place for you, you'll meet some great people, and you won't always wonder if you should have gone there.
Hopefully someone who attended Gallaudet or knows someone who has will see this question and give you their opinion on their experience. That would be helpful.
Whatever you decide, good luck to you. :)
*edit: Okay I just checked out the university's website, and found this:
"If you want a taste of real life at Gallaudet, read the gBLOGs - written by real students from all walks of life about what it's like to be a Gallaudetian and a Washingtonian."
http://www.gallaudet.edu/x3747.xml
Here's a gBlog I found with current postings:
http://admissions.gallaudet.edu/gblog/
Perhaps you can email her and ask her some questions regarding your concerns. She seems pretty nice, and mentions in this posting that someone contacted her after reading one of her postings and she doesn't seem to mind at all:
http://admissions.gallaudet.edu/gblog/index.php/2007/07/06/people-do-read-this/
More gBLOGS here:
http://www.googlesyndicatedsearch.com/u/Gallaudet?quicklinks=0&q=gBLOG&hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1
**I also found Gallaudet students' postings at studentreviews.com:
http://www2.studentsreview.com/search.php3?START=0&RANGE=20&SEARCH=gallaudet
Another resource is ratemyprofessor.com. It might give you an idea of how students feel about some of the professors, which will be helpful to you if you register there.
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would i have to have really good grades, lots of money, etc?
14 months ago
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From their website:
The University also admits a small number of hearing, degree-seeking undergraduate students–up to 5 percent of an entering class.
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