This thesis is entitled “An Analysis of Politeness Strategies Across Gender in English Language Education Department at UIN Ar-Raniry” which seeks to find out the politeness strategies are used by male and female and also to explore the similarities and differences of politeness strategies across gender. Being qualitative research, 16 participants (8 males, 8 females) were selected purposively from English Language Education Department at UIN Ar-Raniry in collecting the data. Students were asked to give a responds based on eleven scenarios which designed by the researcher. The result revealed that most frequently used is positive politeness strategy. Bald on Record is the least used strategy. Male dominantly used positive politeness than female. This is due to, the male is more direct in expressing opinions, while female are not.