Gallaudet University
For over a 100 years since it was established in 1864, Gallaudet University continues to be the world’s leading university devoted to the advanced education of the deaf and the hard of hearing. Named after Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, the founder of the first U.S. school for the deaf, the university located in Washington, D.C. continues to be the only one in which all services and research are geared towards finding ways to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students.
Bilingual and multicultural, the university admits hearing students to its graduate school with a small number enrolled under its HUGS or Hearing Undergraduate Students program. ASL or American Sign Language proficiency is a pre-requisite to admission in the graduate programs.
Taking off from a strong liberals arts foundation, students of the university can pursue a bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science degree and choose from over 40 undergraduate majors. Those enrolled in the Graduate programs can work towards a Master of Arts or a Master of Science degree, specialist degree or doctoral degree in a wide range of fields.
Cost of attendance for academic year 2009-2010 for full-time undergraduate students is US$10,443 for citizens and permanent residents of the United States and US$15,868 for international students. This cost includes room and board in addition to tuition and fees. Financial Aid by way of merit scholarships, loans, grants and on-campus employment is extended to qualified students.
On-campus housing is available to students via six residence halls that are fully secured and can only be entered using an access card. All rooms are ready for telephone, computer or cable TV hookups.
For more information about admissions, financial aid or online learning opportunities such as distance education degree programs and online classes, please contact Gallaudet University.
