Then & Now: By the numbers

Did You Know?

As of 2014, Gallaudet University has more than 19,000 alumni – and more than 50 Alumni Association chapters around the world.

Annual Cost of Attendance

1867: $150 2014: $32,290

Campus Size

1857: 2 acres 2014: 99 acres

Faculty and Teachers

1868: 12 2014: 220

Students on Campus

1869: 81 2012: 1,994

Buildings on Campus

1885: 17 2014: 39

Maximum Transit Fare

1888: 5 cents 2014: $5.75

Quart of Milk

1872: 8 cents 2014: $1.59