by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Gallaudet University, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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The full cost of attending Gallaudet University comes to about $39,416.00 per academic year.
The blocks below show what you would pay with no aid, with average aid, and as a low-income student.
| Tuition and fees | $19,654.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $19,762.00 |
| Total cost | $39,416.00 |
| That is 20% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $39,416.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$24,529.00 |
| Net price | $14,887.00 |
| That is 55% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $39,416.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$26,245.00 |
| Net price | $13,171.00 |
| That is 60% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with the tuition & fees page plus living costs. |
Published costs have climbed year over year by roughly 3.6% a year, so a full degree will cost more than a single year — the tables below carry that forward. The detailed projections below compare a degree for a low-income aided student, an average-aid student, and a no-aid student. The repayment figures use a ten-year loan at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Freshman year | $13,641.00 | $15,418.00 | $40,822.00 |
| Senior year | $15,154.00 | $17,128.00 | $45,349.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $57,553.00 | $65,052.00 | $172,236.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $21,926.00 | $24,782.00 | $65,616.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $662.00 | $749.00 | $1,982.00 |
| Total amount paid | $79,479.00 | $89,834.00 | $237,852.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Freshman year | $13,641.00 | $15,418.00 | $40,822.00 |
| Senior year | $14,128.00 | $15,968.00 | $42,279.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $27,768.00 | $31,386.00 | $83,101.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $10,579.00 | $11,957.00 | $31,658.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $320.00 | $361.00 | $956.00 |
| Total amount paid | $38,347.00 | $43,343.00 | $114,759.00 |
Read more in the net price section below.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $15,845.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $14,085.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $12,221.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $12,603.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $15,210.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $10,318.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $21,557.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Gallaudet University Net Price Calculator, or contact the financial aid office.
Dig into how aid is awarded on the financial aid breakdown.
Typical debt at graduation from Gallaudet University is $12,750.00, categorized as a Low ($10-20k) debt-load classification.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,750.00 |
| 25th | $5,173.00 |
| Median (50th) | $12,750.00 |
| 75th | $21,250.00 |
| 90th | $31,250.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt page.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $13,000.00 |
| Middle income | $13,594.00 |
| High income | $12,000.00 |
Borrowers from lower-income families leave school with $1,000.00 in additional median debt versus high-income graduates.
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,813.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,742.00 |
First-generation borrowers from Gallaudet University graduate with $71.00 more median debt than continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grant eligibility is a useful proxy for low-income status among undergraduates. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The median debt gap between Pell and non-Pell graduates of Gallaudet University stands at $3,786.00. This school carries a federal Pell-debt-inequity flag.
The default-rate classification at Gallaudet University is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 6.9% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Gallaudet University total $82,121,249.00 across 3,324 student borrowers.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Gallaudet University, a few questions are worth asking:
Dig further into the cost picture with the related pages below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.