If you are a hearing student who knows American Sign Language (ASL) that wants to study alongside deaf and hard of hearing individuals and will pursue a career that furthers the education of deaf and hard of hearing people, Gallaudet University has an immersive hearing undergraduate experience designed for you.

Edward Miner Gallaudet, the son of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, founder of the first school for deaf students in the United States, became the new school's superintendent. Congress authorized the institution to confer college degrees in 1864, and President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill into law.

Located in Washington, D.C., Gallaudet University is the only liberal arts college in the world exclusively devoted to deaf students. It has graduated 19,000 students who've majored in subjects such as arts and media, business, human services, humanities, language/culture, and science/math/technology.

Gallaudet soon became a beacon for visual learning, visual language, social justice, and full rights for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Since then, Gallaudet has grown to become a university that is beyond our founder's wildest dreams. We showcase the value of deaf individuals across all spectrums.