Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · JHU · Johns Hopkins
Private institution in Baltimore, MD · 5,617 undergraduates · 8% acceptance rate · $87,555 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%Average SAT
- Top 1%Acceptance rate
- Top 2%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 2%Graduation rate (4-year)
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $18,161909th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $63,3401,975th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $63,3401,975th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $81,3001,927th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $10,250110th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $87,55585th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $86,30637th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 94.6%43rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 97.9%67th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 7.6%22nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 15532nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,617448th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6.0:195th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 19.8%1,732nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 11 mi (BWI)
On 12 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
- Most Selective Colleges in Maryland#1
- the Highest SAT Averages#2
- Mathematics & Statistics#7
- Best Earnings-to-Debt Ratio#8
- Resume Signal — Top 100 Undergraduate Brands#10
- Most Selective Colleges in America#19
- Appear on the Most Lists#20
- Highest Four-Year Graduation Rates#21
- Computer Science#21
- Best Student-to-Faculty Ratios#21
- Are Least Likely to Leave#22
- Social Sciences#23
Applying
- EDNov 1
- ED IIJan 2
- RDJan 2
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $70
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- Yes
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 62 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $110,401 | $108,649 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $90,146 | $86,867 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $72,899 | $79,653 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $71,326 | $70,051 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $68,379 | $75,047 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $68,219 | $71,015 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,005 | — |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciences | bachelors | $55,383 | $50,231 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $52,607 | $72,509 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $42,682 | $47,260 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $37,856 | $32,569 |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $35,701 | $42,682 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1876source
- Motto: "Veritas vos liberabit"source
- Athletic nickname: "Blue Jays"source
- Homewood Field seats about 8,500source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: #002D72 and #68ACE5source
- Mascot: Blue Jaysource
- Campus size: about 140 acressource
- Athletic conference: Centennialsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Plays for the "Maryland Railroad Lantern" (since 1894)source
- 2 Nobel laureates affiliatedsource
- Fight song: ""To Win", "Black and Blue" and"source
- Notable alum: Woodrow Wilsonsource
- Notable alum: John Deweysource
- Notable alum: Rachel Carsonsource
- Notable alum: Madeleine Albrightsource
- Notable alum: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichiesource
Athletics — 13 sports
Other · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,115,319 (M $1,132,465 · W $982,854)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Fencing
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
- Lacrosse: 2007
- Soccer: 2022
- Volleyball: 2019
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Campus news
- Abraham Kupfer, pioneer of cell therapy research at Johns Hopkins Medicine, dies at 77
- Economist Bhaven Sampat joins Johns Hopkins faculty
- Sarah Szanton appointed to second term as School of Nursing dean
- Cyclosporiasis outbreak reveals holes in food safety system
- New tool detects hidden bias in medical AI
Key links
- Official websitejhu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 162928)
- Compare colleges in MDRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MarylandEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Johns Hopkins University vs Bowie State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.