Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit · 5,693 undergrads (medium, city) · website ↗

Test-optional
$70 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$428
$30,000 – $48,000	$-213
$48,000 – $75,000	$4,179
$75,000 – $110,000	$14,591
Over $110,000	$37,774
All incomes (average)	$18,809

Sticker tuition and fees: $65,230 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Johns Hopkins University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$21,002
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$15,381
Books and supplies	$1,367
Other expenses, on campus	$2,291
Other expenses, off campus	$2,291

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (1,406 of them) in 2022–23; 67% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	60%	$58,456
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	22%	$5,494
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	59%	$55,466
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	11%	$4,891

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1553
Median ACT: —
Students with Pell grants: 20%
Graduation rate (6yr): 94%
Freshman retention: 98%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $87,555
Median debt at graduation: $10,250
International undergrads: 893 (14.7%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $70
Students per faculty member: 6 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 94%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 740–770
SAT Math: 780–800
ACT composite: 34–36

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Not considered
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Considered if submitted
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 38,926
Admitted: 2,943
Enrolled: 1,418

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Biology & Life Sciences23%

Engineering20%

Computer Science11%

Social Sciences11%

Health & Nursing10%

Visual & Performing Arts6%

Physics & Chemistry4%

Mathematics & Statistics4%

Psychology3%

English & Literature2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (16)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Computer and Information Sciences, General	194	$118,344	$196,467national $92,374	$7,625
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	193	$27,731	$56,543national $66,697	$12,000
Public Health	150	$44,604	$79,113national $58,808	$11,700
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	142	$26,717	$56,324national $62,451	$10,050
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	102	$60,093	$114,673national $93,451	$11,427
Mathematics	82	$84,101	$134,785national $69,562	—
Music	82	$25,851	$29,849national $42,892	$20,500
Economics	77	$96,806	$128,882national $82,686	$15,000
Research and Experimental Psychology	71	$45,027	—national $55,695	$7,500
Chemical Engineering	64	$76,250	$94,671national $98,158	$7,500
International Relations and National Security Studies	63	$59,674	$99,205national $66,596	—
Mechanical Engineering	45	$85,959	$110,210national $92,135	—
Political Science and Government	36	$50,127	$121,729national $63,293	—
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	24	—	$62,858national $44,889	—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	23	—	$63,503national $48,471	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	0	—	$147,384national $68,257	—

Master's degrees (51)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	1,293	$80,787	—national $124,807	$68,529
International Relations and National Security Studies	681	$87,121	$114,716national $95,627	$51,500
Biology, General	579	$166,818	$243,863national $69,830	$71,898
Economics	559	$120,814	$138,425national $100,743	$41,003
Biotechnology	465	$96,186	$123,994national $107,682	$42,441
Computer and Information Sciences, General	397	$146,079	$176,945national $124,201	$30,500
Education, General	293	$65,758	$73,350national $65,824	$41,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	280	$88,756	$111,325national $120,193	$128,122
Communication and Media Studies	262	$82,189	$107,409national $71,953	$46,630
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	232	$100,807	$115,950national $106,375	$41,000
Systems Engineering	231	$144,552	$154,775national $144,565	$26,223
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	221	$134,717	$148,887national $133,654	$22,874
Health and Medical Administrative Services	219	$101,408	$118,011national $89,981	$65,848
Mechanical Engineering	156	$120,900	$132,861national $115,974	$28,500
Engineering-Related Fields	148	$120,505	$143,984national $125,651	$20,500
Statistics	135	$142,186	—national $123,816	$28,221
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	129	$138,933	$165,562national $122,434	—
Political Science and Government	127	$87,109	$118,381national $78,850	$44,216
Public Health	127	$78,534	$99,605national $82,751	$67,861
Music	122	$37,669	$51,713national $48,285	$41,000
Applied Mathematics	116	$133,914	$144,429national $116,060	$30,750
Business Administration, Management and Operations	106	$123,952	$152,108national $103,485	$43,911
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	104	$70,466	$79,084national $55,035	$38,050
Physical Sciences, Other	95	$74,677	$80,494national $79,471	$29,800
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	91	$49,426	$75,157national $80,271	$86,356
Physics	90	$114,305	—national $96,478	—
Museology/Museum Studies	88	$45,357	$61,632national $53,692	$39,886
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	85	$154,147	$148,833national $121,855	—
Public Administration	73	$84,297	$122,517national $81,408	$51,250
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	69	$72,385	$106,149national $82,527	$77,319
Public Policy Analysis	62	—	$107,692national $93,020	—
Applied Statistics	58	—	—	$43,625
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	49	$58,113	$66,778national $59,571	$62,484
Information Science/Studies	48	$108,801	$123,217national $112,705	$34,914
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	44	$94,913	$107,019national $92,629	—
Real Estate	39	—	$166,291national $135,104	—
Genetics	37	$72,716	—national $92,660	$43,418
Education, Other	35	$256,543	$303,202national $65,348	—
Civil Engineering	35	—	$111,986national $98,323	—
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	31	—	—national $107,835	$42,496
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	26	$64,865	$70,651national $65,716	—
Sustainability Studies	24	—	—national $76,897	$51,250
Educational/Instructional Media Design	21	$84,670	$71,213national $70,644	—
Historic Preservation and Conservation	19	$43,032	—national $64,496	—
Special Education and Teaching	10	$65,486	$64,658national $64,397	—
Geography and Cartography	10	$91,051	—national $79,784	—
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	7	—	$67,401national $60,111	—
Business/Commerce, General	2	$150,326	$158,699national $125,988	$77,747
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	1	—	$63,385national $59,916	—
Social Sciences, General	1	$112,614	$128,590national $65,443	—
Finance and Financial Management Services	0	$129,117	$152,415national $110,694	$47,969

First professional degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	203	$120,985	$152,014national $133,099	$171,484
Medicine	112	$71,012	$98,978national $112,460	$101,083

Doctoral degrees (8)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	59	$110,716	$110,599national $99,550	$61,500
Public Health	50	$94,671	$114,631national $108,962	$32,931
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	44	—	$108,169national $112,683	—
Biology, General	31	$168,556	$176,414national $92,983	—
Health and Medical Administrative Services	26	$119,329	$168,121national $126,299	—
Chemistry	22	—	$119,378national $115,386	—
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	16	—	$84,844national $99,578	—
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	13	—	$117,823national $97,173	—

Graduate certificates (14)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Public Health	396	$72,808	$95,664national $88,684	$66,140
Health and Medical Administrative Services	182	$110,116	$101,356national $99,117	$66,000
International Relations and National Security Studies	116	—	$77,954national $77,457	$20,500
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	87	—	$91,158national $95,414	$64,375
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	47	$134,412	$142,460national $126,911	$56,822
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	37	$99,696	—national $69,444	$86,169
Education, Other	32	$258,509	$306,793national $59,921	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	27	$88,296	$95,645national $86,288	$33,071
Political Science and Government	27	—	$114,020national $112,003	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	21	$74,090	—national $63,709	$40,023
Information Science/Studies	16	$67,467	—national $74,146	—
Special Education and Teaching	12	$96,954	$96,711national $69,147	—
Public Administration	11	—	$74,213national $78,022	—
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	0	$94,796	—national $107,274	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 195 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218-2688
Phone: (410) 516-8000
Institutional accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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