Gallaudet University

CEO: Ms. Roberta Cordano, President
Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Caroline Kobek Pezzarossi
Commission Staff Liaison: Michael Bowden, Vice President
Carnegie Classification: Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Small » Research Colleges and Universities
Control: Private (Non-Profit)
Former Name(s): Gallaudet College (1/1/1986)
Phase: Accredited
Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
Accreditation Granted: April 1, 1957
Last Reaffirmation: June 22, 2023
Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2030-2031

Contact Information

800 Florida Avenue N. E.
Washington, DC 20002

(202) 651-5000

November 21, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of June 25, 2024. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2030-2031.
June 25, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due August 15, 2024, that provides additional information on Standard VI: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2030-2031.
June 22, 2023
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To note the on-site evaluation visit by the Commission's representatives to the main campus at 800 Florida Avenue N.E., Washington, DC 20002 on March 26-29, 2023. To reaffirm accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2030-2031.
April 28, 2022
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the first Doctor's - Professional Practice - Doctor of Psychology in School Psychology (PsyD) within the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision and/or the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2022-2023.
March 5, 2020
To note that the Mid-Point Peer Review has been conducted and no further evidence is required at this time. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2022-2023.
June 27, 2013
To reaffirm accreditation and to commend the institution for the quality of the self-study process and report. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2018.
June 26, 2008
To accept the monitoring report and to thank the institution for receiving the Commission's representatives. To remove the warning because of progress to date and to reaffirm accreditation. To request a monitoring report, due by March 1, 2010, documenting (1) steps taken to integrate communication processes and advisory and administrative groups into the governance structure (Standard 4); (2) evidence of a climate that fosters respect among students, faculty, staff and administration for a range of backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives (Standard 6); and (3) ongoing implementation of a comprehensive, organized, and sustained process for the assessment of institutional effectiveness (Standard 7). A small team visit may follow submission of the report. To direct a staff visit when a new president is appointed. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2012-2013.
November 15, 2007
To accept the monitoring report, to thank the institution for receiving the Commission's representatives, and to commend the institution for progress to date in bringing the institution into compliance with Commission standards. To remove probation because of progress to date and evidence of the institution's capacity to make appropriate improvements within a reasonable period of time and to sustain itself in the long term, but to warn the institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy because of insufficient evidence that the institution is currently in compliance with accreditation standards regarding Standards 1 (specifically mission), 2 (specifically planning), 4 (specifically governance), 6 (specifically climate), 11 (specifically academic rigor), and 7 and 14 (assessment). To note that warning is a less serious action than probation and that the institution remains accredited while on warning. To indicate that the monitoring report, due December 1, 2007, and the small team visit following submission of the monitoring report are no longer required. To remind the institution of the monitoring report due April 1, 2008. To request that, in lieu of prior Commission requests for this monitoring report, the report now document substantive, detailed, and compelling evidence of the following: (1) compliance with Standard 1 (Mission & Goals), including successful implementation of an effective mission; (2) compliance with Standard 2 (Planning, Resource Allocation, and Institutional Renewal), including successful implementation of the strategic plan; (3) compliance with Standard 4 (Leadership and Governance), including effective shared governance; (4) compliance with Standard 8 (Student Admissions and Retention), including successful implementation of a comprehensive enrollment management plan that addresses student recruitment, retention, graduation, and placement and that supports the mission and strategic plan; (5) compliance with Standard 14 (Assessment of Student Learning), including implementation of a documented, organized, and sustained process to assess achievement of institutional and student learning goals that includes direct evidence of student learning; (6) a climate that fosters respect among students, faculty, staff, and administration for a range of backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives (Standard 6); (7) the academic rigor of degrees offered (Standard 11); and (8) the institution's further response to recommendations from the 2001 evaluation team report. A small team visit will follow the submission of the monitoring report.
June 28, 2007
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report, to thank the institution for receiving the Commission's representatives, and to acknowledge progress to date in planning to bring the institution into compliance with Commission standards. To place the institution on probation because of a lack of evidence that the institution is currently in compliance with accreditation standards regarding Standards 1 (specifically mission), 2 (specifically planning), 4 (specifically governance), 6 (specifically climate), 8 (student admissions and retention), 11 (specifically academic rigor), and 7 and 14 (assessment). To note that the institution remains accredited while on probation. To request a monitoring report by September 15, 2007, documenting in detail: (1) steps taken to improve, and detailed evidence of, the effectiveness of shared governance including the presidential search process; (2) steps taken to improve, and detailed evidence of, a climate that fosters respect among students, faculty, staff and administration for a range of backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives; (3) detailed evidence of mission review and implementation of a comprehensive institutional strategic plan; (4) detailed evidence of implementation of a comprehensive enrollment management plan that addresses student recruitment, retention, graduation, and placement; and (5) detailed evidence of the academic rigor of degrees offered. A small team visit will follow submission of the monitoring report. To request a second monitoring report, due December 1, 2007, documenting, in detail, further progress and evidence in the areas requested in the September 15, 2007, monitoring report. A small team visit will follow submission of the monitoring report. To remind the institution of the monitoring report due April 1, 2008, documenting in detail: (1) the institution's further response to recommendations from the 2001 evaluation team report, and (2) implementation of a documented, organized, and sustained process to assess achievement of institutional and program-level student learning goals that includes direct evidence of student learning. To request that this monitoring report also document substantive, detailed, and compelling evidence of: (1) effective shared governance; (2) a climate that fosters respect among students, faculty, staff, and administration for a range of backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives; (3) successful implementation of an effective mission and strategic plan; (4) successful implementation of a comprehensive enrollment management plan that addresses student recruitment, retention, graduation, and placement and that supports the mission and strategic plan; and (5) the academic rigor of degrees offered. A small team visit will follow the submission of the monitoring report. The Commission may, at its discretion and based upon evidence supplied in each monitoring report, modify its requests for subsequent monitoring reports and small team visits.
March 8, 2007
To thank the institution for receiving the Commission's representatives. To remind the institution that a decision on reaffirmation of accreditation has been postponed. To note that the supplemental information report, due by March 1, 2007, covering topics previously identified to the institution, will be acted upon by the Commission at its June 2007 meeting, as will the additional visit that may follow submission of the supplemental information report. To remind the institution of the monitoring report, due by April 1, 2008, documenting (1) the institution's further response to recommendations from the 2001 evaluation team report, and (2) implementation of a documented, organized, and sustained process to assess the achievement of institutional and program-level student learning goals that includes direct evidence of student learning.

Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method
Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method

Approved Credential Levels

The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:

Postsecondary award (1-2 years) Included within the scope
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
Post-baccalaureate Certificate Included within the scope
Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
Post-Master's Certificate Included within the scope
Doctor's Degree - Other Included within the scope
Doctor's Degree - Professional Practice Included within the scope to offer ONE program: Doctor of Psychology in School Psychology (PsyD)
Doctor's Degree- Research/Scholarship Included within the scope

Main Campus
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue N. E.
Washington, DC 20002
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