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Gallaudet Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to learn how diverse the typical college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the Gallaudet diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Gallaudet Student Population

How Many Students Attend Gallaudet University?

Gallaudet total enrollment is approximately 1,451 students. 905 are undergraduates and 256 are graduate students.

Gallaudet Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Gallaudet undergraduate population is made up of 55% women, and 45% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Gallaudet Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	399
Hispanic	162
Black or African American	149
International	53
Asian	49
Unknown	48
Multi-Ethnic	28
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	10

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Gallaudet Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 79% of full-time grad students are women, and 21% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Gallaudet Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	133
Black or African American	28
Hispanic	27
International	19
Unknown	19
Multi-Ethnic	15
Asian	13
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Gallaudet Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	692
Hispanic	233
Black or African American	204
Unknown	93
International	82
Asian	70
Multi-Ethnic	56
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	11

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Gallaudet University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	423
Black or African American	189
Asian	48
Multi-Ethnic	24
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Gallaudet.

Gallaudet Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 891 female students and 560 male students at Gallaudet.

Close to Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Gallaudet is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Gallaudet faculty.

There are approximately 436 female teachers and 320 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

Gallaudet ranks 32 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

98.68% of Gallaudet students come from out of state, and 6.94% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 37 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
California	22
Texas	21
Maryland	18
New York	17
Virginia	15

International Students at Gallaudet

Students from 38 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from Saudi Arabia, Canada, and China.

Learn more about international students at Gallaudet.

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Gallaudet, 39.86% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
22-24	345
18-19	326
20-21	303
25-29	294
35 and over	183
30-34	112
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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