Gallaudet University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Gallaudet University is located in Washington, D.C., United States. It was originally established in 1856 as a school for deaf and blind children. In fact, it was the world’s first school of its kind. In 1864, the school was authorized to grant college degrees. In 1865, it became the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb. The school's name was changed to Gallaudet College in 1954. It became a university in 1986 and received its current name. Gallaudet University was named after Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.

Gallaudet University has many student clubs including the Asian-Pacific Association, Genesis and Science Organization, Latter-day Saints Student Association, Alpha Sigma Pi, Student Body Government, Black Deaf Student Union, Delta Zeta, Greek President Council, English Language Institute Student Organization, Phi Kappa Zeta, and Campus Crusade for Christ.

Gallaudet University competes in the Capital Athletic Conference as a Division III member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The sports teams are known as the Bison.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in family and social work and media.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,389 in 2009-2010 (1,284 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 71% of enrolled students and graduate students are 29%.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Gallaudet provides on-campus housing for 1,114 of its 1,284 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Capital Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Gallaudet offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (20 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

DESIGN (8 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (57 awarded)

• Administration of Special Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Multicultural Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (33 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (7 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (67 awarded)

• American Government and Politics (United States)
• American Sign Language (ASL)
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Language Interpretation and Translation
• Linguistics
• Political Science and Government
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (24 awarded)

• Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (28 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (7 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Film/Video and Photographic Arts

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (12 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (31 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Clinical Psychology
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
• Psychology
• School Psychology