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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland · Private, a large city · 5,693 undergraduates

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Is it hard to get into Johns Hopkins?

The middle half of admitted students scored in these ranges: a quarter scored lower, a quarter higher. Fall 2024 admissions, from the College Scorecard.

Acceptance rate
6.4%
38,926 applied
SAT, middle half
1520 to 1570
Reading plus math, out of 1600
ACT, middle half
34 to 36
Composite, out of 36
Test scores this year
Required
48% of admitted students enrolled
What they look at
  • High school GPARequired
  • Class rankConsidered
  • Courses takenRequired
  • RecommendationsRequired
  • EssayRequired

How much does Johns Hopkins cost?

Sticker prices and what students actually paid after grants, by family income. A year means tuition, fees, room, board, books and other costs.

Tuition and fees
$67,170
A full year, sticker price
$88,834
Living on campus
Average price after grants
$18,431
Students who got federal aid

What a year cost, by family income

Family incomeAverage paid after grants
Under $30,000$1,772
$30,001 to $48,000$2,136
$48,001 to $75,000$4,014
$75,001 to $110,000$12,170
Over $110,000$43,081
Room and board on campus
$21,002 a year; $15,381 off campus
Books and supplies
$1,367 a year
The school's own grants
59% of full-time first-years get one, averaging $55,466

Tuition over the years

Tuition and fees for a year, as reported to the federal government.

$0K$20K$39K$59K$78K201220142016201820202022Johns Hopkins

How much do Johns Hopkins students borrow?

Federal student loans only, for students who borrowed.

Typical debt at graduation
$12,000
About $136 a month over ten years
Students who borrow
8.4%
Get a Pell Grant
22.8%
Federal grant for lower-income families
Over 25 when they start
5%

What do Johns Hopkins graduates earn?

Typical yearly pay of everyone who started here with federal aid, whatever they studied and whether or not they finished.

Six years after starting
$86,265
Ten years after starting
$104,590
Middle half: $70,212 to $159,132
Best-paid program, five years out
$213,177
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Lowest-paid program, five years out
$55,928
Music

Do Johns Hopkins students finish?

Of the students who started full time, first time.

Back for second year
98.1%
Graduate in six years
93.4%
The four-year figure is for a later, smaller group, so it is not shown
After eight years
95% graduated
3% transferred, 0% still enrolled

Who goes to Johns Hopkins?

Women
54.9%
First in their family at college
13.1%
Part-time
0.4%
Students per teacher
6
Background
White 20%, Hispanic 19%, Black 8%, Asian 29%, Two or more 7%, International 15%
Housing
Campus housing, 2,753 beds

What do Johns Hopkins graduates earn, by program?

Every bachelor's program the school awards, with what its graduates earn and owe. The government hides pay for small programs, so some rows have no figure.

Computer science

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Computer and Information Sciences, General365$118,344$213,177$7,625
Information Science/Studies0HiddenHiddenHidden

Engineering

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Biomedical/Medical Engineering210$60,093$112,473$11,427
Chemical Engineering145$76,250$116,830$7,500
Civil Engineering6Hidden$104,968Hidden
Computer Engineering22HiddenHiddenHidden
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering40Hidden$136,489Hidden
Engineering Mechanics3HiddenHiddenHidden
Engineering, General3HiddenHiddenHidden
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering17HiddenHiddenHidden
Industrial Engineering0HiddenHiddenHidden
Materials Engineering20HiddenHiddenHidden
Mechanical Engineering85$85,959$128,823Hidden
Systems Engineering3HiddenHiddenHidden

Business and commerce

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Business Administration, Management and Operations0Hidden$148,240Hidden
Business/Commerce, General0HiddenHiddenHidden

Nursing

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing0HiddenHiddenHidden

Health sciences and kinesiology

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs0HiddenHiddenHidden
Public Health327$44,604$83,003$11,700

Life sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology37HiddenHiddenHidden
Biology, General59HiddenHiddenHidden
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences378$27,731$69,181$12,000
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology0HiddenHiddenHidden
Natural Resources Conservation and Research27HiddenHiddenHidden
Neurobiology and Neurosciences268$26,717$66,602$10,050

Math and physical sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Applied Mathematics60HiddenHiddenHidden
Chemistry55HiddenHiddenHidden
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences10HiddenHiddenHidden
Mathematics184$84,101$150,482Hidden
Mathematics and Statistics, Other0HiddenHiddenHidden
Physical Sciences, Other0HiddenHiddenHidden
Physics45HiddenHiddenHidden

Social sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Anthropology11HiddenHiddenHidden
Archeology6HiddenHiddenHidden
Area Studies14HiddenHiddenHidden
Economics217$96,806$131,776$15,000
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies4HiddenHiddenHidden
Geography and Cartography0HiddenHiddenHidden
International Relations and National Security Studies143$59,674$105,903Hidden
Political Science and Government72$50,127$108,436Hidden
Psychology, General0Hidden$77,895Hidden
Research and Experimental Psychology171$45,027Hidden$7,500
Social Sciences, General0HiddenHiddenHidden
Sociology37HiddenHiddenHidden

Arts and humanities

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics10HiddenHiddenHidden
English Language and Literature, General18HiddenHiddenHidden
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics4HiddenHiddenHidden
History34HiddenHiddenHidden
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services0HiddenHiddenHidden
Philosophy23HiddenHiddenHidden
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies49HiddenHiddenHidden
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics51HiddenHiddenHidden

Education (teaching)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas0HiddenHiddenHidden

Fine and performing arts

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians33HiddenHiddenHidden
Dance18HiddenHiddenHidden
Fine and Studio Arts10HiddenHiddenHidden
Music166$25,851$55,928$20,500
Visual and Performing Arts, Other0HiddenHiddenHidden

General arts and science (major chosen later)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Behavioral Sciences30HiddenHiddenHidden
Cognitive Science95HiddenHiddenHidden
Human Biology52HiddenHiddenHidden
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities0HiddenHiddenHidden
Natural Sciences47HiddenHiddenHidden

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Where these numbers come from

College Scorecard release 10152026, Most Recent Cohorts files, fetched 2026-10-20. Test policy: the school's page (opens in a new tab). Tuition history, housing and the school's own grants: the federal IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) survey.

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