Gallaudet University

Gallaudet University is a private university in Washington, D.C., chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1864 in a bill signed by Abraham Lincoln. It grew from the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind and is designed for deaf and hard of hearing students. The university is named for Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet; Edward Miner Gallaudet served as its first president.

Schools and programs cover arts and sciences, education, and professional fields. Graduate work includes audiology, speech-language pathology, deaf education, linguistics, interpretation, psychology, and social work. American Sign Language is the language of instruction and campus life. Research centers address ASL, deaf education, and related topics.

Enrollment is about 1,500 students, undergraduate and graduate, including deaf, hard of hearing, and some hearing students in designated programs, plus an international cohort. Faculty include deaf and hearing scholars. Alumni include I. King Jordan, the university's first deaf president, and actress Marlee Matlin, who studied there.

Graduate degrees include master's programs and doctorates such as the Ph.D. and Au.D., with close supervision and clinic or research placements. The calendar is a U.S. semester year. Institutional and federal aid historically support a large share of students. Campus life is concentrated on a defined campus in northeast Washington.

In the Grad School Navigator directory, Gallaudet University lists 1 doctoral program, in health & medical sciences.