The student population at Gallaudet University is 1,335 (875 undergraduate and 460 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 142 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Gallaudet is 65.54% which is decreased by 136 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 6 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.56 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
245 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 775.00% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,457 where 1,335 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
65.54% of total students is undergraduate students and 34.46% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 136 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 6 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.56 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Gallaudet than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Gallaudet University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,477 | 1,011 | 479 | 532 | 466 | 119 | 347 |
| 2016-17 | 1,566 89 | 1,121 110 | 541 62 | 580 48 | 445 -21 | 107 -12 | 338 -9 |
| 2017-18 | 1,578 12 | 1,129 8 | 492 -49 | 637 57 | 449 4 | 124 17 | 325 -13 |
| 2018-19 | 1,557 -21 | 1,138 9 | 518 26 | 620 -17 | 419 -30 | 120 -4 | 299 -26 |
| 2019-20 | 1,485 -72 | 1,075 -63 | 491 -27 | 584 -36 | 410 -9 | 104 -16 | 306 7 |
| 2020-21 | 1,451 -34 | 1,019 -56 | 457 -34 | 562 -22 | 432 22 | 103 -1 | 329 23 |
| 2021-22 | 1,433 -18 | 1,012 -7 | 462 5 | 550 -12 | 421 -11 | 105 2 | 316 -13 |
| 2022-23 | 1,322 -111 | 914 -98 | 436 -26 | 478 -72 | 408 -13 | 110 5 | 298 -18 |
| 2023-24 | 1,364 42 | 919 5 | 440 4 | 479 1 | 445 37 | 111 1 | 334 36 |
| 2024-25 | 1,335 -29 | 875 -44 | 412 -28 | 463 -16 | 460 15 | 109 -2 | 351 17 |
| Average | 1,457 | 1,021 | 473 | 549 | 436 | 111 | 324 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,021 where 875 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Gallaudet University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,011 | 959 | 458 | 501 | 52 | 21 | 31 |
| 2016-17 | 1,121 | 1,082 | 524 | 558 | 39 | 17 | 22 |
| 2017-18 | 1,129 | 1,074 | 470 | 604 | 55 | 22 | 33 |
| 2018-19 | 1,138 | 1,066 | 491 | 575 | 72 | 27 | 45 |
| 2019-20 | 1,075 | 1,005 | 460 | 545 | 70 | 31 | 39 |
| 2020-21 | 1,019 | 905 | 406 | 499 | 114 | 51 | 63 |
| 2021-22 | 1,012 | 911 | 421 | 490 | 101 | 41 | 60 |
| 2022-23 | 914 | 852 | 409 | 443 | 62 | 27 | 35 |
| 2023-24 | 919 | 823 | 394 | 429 | 96 | 46 | 50 |
| 2024-25 | 875 | 766 | 373 | 393 | 109 | 39 | 70 |
| Average | 1,021 | 1,021 | 441 | 504 | 1,021 | 32 | 45 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 436 where 460 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Gallaudet University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 466 | 295 | 66 | 229 | 171 | 53 | 118 |
| 2016-17 | 445 | 297 | 66 | 231 | 148 | 41 | 107 |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 288 | 73 | 215 | 161 | 51 | 110 |
| 2018-19 | 419 | 275 | 73 | 202 | 144 | 47 | 97 |
| 2019-20 | 410 | 267 | 59 | 208 | 143 | 45 | 98 |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 256 | 53 | 203 | 176 | 50 | 126 |
| 2021-22 | 421 | 239 | 41 | 198 | 182 | 64 | 118 |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 257 | 61 | 196 | 151 | 49 | 102 |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 256 | 60 | 196 | 189 | 51 | 138 |
| 2024-25 | 460 | 269 | 63 | 206 | 191 | 46 | 145 |
| Average | 436 | 436 | 62 | 208 | 436 | 50 | 116 |
The percentage of white students is 43.97% and the percentage of black students is 15.36% at Gallaudet University. 4.94% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 21.12% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 50.17% to 43.97%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.18% to 4.94%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.83% to 15.36%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.70% to 21.12%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7355 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7123 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Gallaudet University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 8 | 47 | 160 | 158 | 1 | 741 | 160 |
| 2016-17 | 7 | 62 | 212 | 156 | 6 | 838 | 50 |
| 2017-18 | 9 | 68 | 213 | 151 | 8 | 835 | 61 |
| 2018-19 | 9 | 64 | 215 | 186 | 6 | 815 | 57 |
| 2019-20 | 9 | 73 | 224 | 200 | 9 | 738 | 52 |
| 2020-21 | 10 | 70 | 204 | 233 | 11 | 692 | 56 |
| 2021-22 | 10 | 77 | 205 | 259 | 11 | 678 | 41 |
| 2022-23 | 8 | 69 | 207 | 247 | 8 | 610 | 29 |
| 2023-24 | 7 | 70 | 207 | 267 | 6 | 630 | 25 |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 66 | 205 | 282 | 7 | 587 | 28 |
| Average | 8 | 67 | 205 | 214 | 7 | 716 | 56 |
245 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 775.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Gallaudet University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,477 | 28 | 192 | 1,257 |
| 2016-17 | 1,566 | 65 | 298 | 1,203 |
| 2017-18 | 1,578 | 68 | 328 | 1,182 |
| 2018-19 | 1,557 | 52 | 412 | 1,093 |
| 2019-20 | 1,485 | 66 | 237 | 1,182 |
| 2020-21 | 1,451 | 36 | 435 | 980 |
| 2021-22 | 1,433 | 84 | 559 | 790 |
| 2022-23 | 1,322 | 131 | 389 | 802 |
| 2023-24 | 1,364 | 186 | 484 | 694 |
| 2024-25 | 1,335 | 245 | 553 | 537 |
| Average | 1,457 | 96 | 389 | 972 |
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