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Acceptance Rate 58.06%
Yield 60.68%
SAT Score 890
ACT Score 14
Applicants 403

Gallaudet Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 58.06% at Gallaudet University. Total 403 students applied and 234 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 890 and the average ACT score is 14.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.gallaudet.edu/undergraduate-admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.gallaudet.edu/undergraduate-admissions/im-ready-to-apply
Acceptance Rate58.06%
Average Test Scores890 SAT / 14 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 58.06%. A total of 403 students (199 men and 204 women) have applied to and 234 (120 men and 114 women) students admitted to Gallaudet University.
Among them, 73 male and 69 female students have enrolled into Gallaudet and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 60.68%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Gallaudet
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants40319920400
Admitted23412011400
Enrolled142736900
Acceptance Rate 58.06% 60.30% 55.88% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 60.68% 60.83% 60.53% - -
[Chart] Gallaudet University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Gallaudet, 99 applicants (70% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 44 applicants (31%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 890 at Gallaudet. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,022 and 25th percentile score is 780.
The average ACT score is 14 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 17 and the 25th percentile score is 14.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Gallaudet. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Gallaudet with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Gallaudet
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total7808901022
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing380430502
Math400460520
ACT Composite141417
Math141517
English101215
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Gallaudet University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Work experience.
Application Requirements for Gallaudet
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
English Proficiency Test✗
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Gallaudet

The calendar system at Gallaudet University is Semester. Gallaudet University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences. Next table describes credits that Gallaudet University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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