Gallaudet University Student Population

How many students at Gallaudet?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Gallaudet University has a total enrollment of 1,335 students, including 875 undergraduate and 460 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 521 male students (39%) and 814 female students (61%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 587 White students (44%) and 282 Hispanic students (21.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 875 undergraduate students (65.5%) and 460 graduate students (34.5%).
• Class Delivery: 245 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 553 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Gallaudet's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 521 male (39.03%) and 814 female (60.97%) students are attending Gallaudet University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 64.00.

By class level, 875 (65.54%) are undergraduate students and 460 (34.46%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.09% are male and 52.91% are female, while among graduate students, 23.70% are male and 76.30% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 587 White, 205 Black, and 66 Asian students out of a total of 1,335 are attending at Gallaudet University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Gallaudet University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Gallaudet has 25 students under 18 years old and 31 students over 65 years old. There are 768 students under 25 years old, and 558 students over 25 years old out of 1,335 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 25 students are younger than 18 and 30 students are older than 65. Gallaudet has 651 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 215 students aged 25 and over.

It has 117 graduate students aged under 25 and 343 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Gallaudet University, 245 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 553 students are enrolled in some online courses.

22 students who live in District of Columbia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 223 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 875 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 60 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.86%.55 students have transferred in as full-time status and 5 students transferred in as part-time status.