Student Population at Gallaudet

Total Enrollment

1,322

Undergraduate

914

Graduate

408

Online Enrollment

131

Men Students

546

Women Students

776

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,322 students have enrolled at Gallaudet University - 914 undergraduate and 408 graduate.

By gender, 546 male and 776 female students are attending Gallaudet University. By attendance status, there are 1,109 full-time students and 213 part-time students.

The number of students at Gallaudet University is very small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in District of Columbia.

Gallaudet University offers online degree/certificate programs and 131 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Gallaudet University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 546 male and 776 female students attending Gallaudet. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.70 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Gallaudet.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Gallaudet
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	914	852	62
Men	436	409	27
Women	478	443	35

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Gallaudet
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	408	257	151
Men	110	61	49
Women	298	196	102

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 610 White students (46.14%) and 247 Hispanic students (18.68%) at Gallaudet University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Gallaudet University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Gallaudet University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	4	2
Asian	46	24	22
Black or African American	160	92	68
Hispanic	199	87	112
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	5	3
White	383	171	212
Two or More Races	19	7	12
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	40	13	27
Total	914	436	478

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Gallaudet University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	23	6	17
Black or African American	47	10	37
Hispanic	48	21	27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	227	47	180
Two or More Races	10	5	5
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	25	8	17
Total	408	110	298

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 770 students whose age under twenty five and 327 students whose age is over thirty years old at Gallaudet University.

Especially, 3 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Gallaudet University.

Population by Student Age at Gallaudet University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	914	436	478
18-19	162	70	92
20-21	241	109	132
22-24	266	140	126
25-29	117	59	58
30-34	55	31	24
35-39	27	13	14
40-49	33	9	24
50-64	13	5	8
Total	914	436	478

Population by Student Age at Gallaudet University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	408	110	298
20-21	2	1	1
22-24	99	17	82
25-29	108	20	88
30-34	70	25	45
35-39	38	14	24
40-49	60	21	39
50-64	28	11	17
65 and over	3	1	2
Total	408	110	298

Online Student Population

At Gallaudet University, 520 students (39.33% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 131 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 21 students live in District of Columbia where Gallaudet University is located in and 107 students have enrolled from other states.