1999 – 2005: undergraduate graduation rates are about 42%
2001 - 2005: graduates who found jobs the first year out of Gallaudet drops every year
2002: 758 high school seniors applied to Gallaudet
2006: The number of new students shrinks to just 281
2006 – 1200 undergraduates
2007 - 1080 undergraduates this year
2007 - The institution of choice for only 13% of US deaf and hard-of-hearing high-school graduates who enroll in four-year colleges (according to the US Department of Education)