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Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University is a private campus in Baltimore proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Johns Hopkins University — 15.2% of its 5,693 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$1,473

family income
under $30k

$2,708

$30–48k

$4,431

$48–75k

$12,085

$75–110k

$38,745

over $110k

Average net price

$18,8092023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Johns Hopkins University fell from $28,857 (2008) to $18,809 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$28,857
2009	$31,545
2010	$29,803
2011	$27,816
2012	$26,596
2013	$29,911
2014	$34,455
2015	$31,954
2016	$33,586
2017	$30,701
2018	$29,342
2019	$23,428
2020	$14,254
2021	$20,820
2022	$18,161
2023	$18,809

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$85,9472024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Johns Hopkins University rose from $51,478 (2009) to $85,947 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$51,478
2010	$53,390
2011	$55,390
2012	$57,442
2013	$58,980
2014	$61,481
2015	$63,509
2016	$65,473
2017	$67,603
2018	$69,863
2019	$71,901
2020	$74,001
2021	$65,544
2022	$78,415
2023	$81,300
2024	$85,947

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$24,930
2001	$26,210
2002	$27,390
2003	$28,730
2004	$30,140
2005	$31,620
2006	$33,900
2007	$35,900
2008	$37,700
2013	$45,470
2014	$47,060
2015	$48,710
2016	$50,410
2017	$52,170
2018	$53,740
2019	$55,350
2020	$54,160
2021	$58,720
2022	$60,480
2023	$63,340

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Johns Hopkins University reports published tuition of $65,230 in this record. Johns Hopkins University's $65,230 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Johns Hopkins University reports 5,693 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

93.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Johns Hopkins University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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93.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Johns Hopkins University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 94.6% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 93.8%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	89.4%
1992 cohort	87.8%
1993 cohort	65.6%
1994 cohort	85%
1995 cohort	86.7%
1996 cohort	87.8%
1997 cohort	87.7%
1998 cohort	88.2%
1999 cohort	87.9%
2000 cohort	92.2%
2001 cohort	90.4%
2002 cohort	89.1%
2003 cohort	90.6%
2004 cohort	90.4%
2005 cohort	91.1%
2006 cohort	92.1%
2007 cohort	92.5%
2008 cohort	93.1%
2009 cohort	93.7%
2010 cohort	92.4%
2011 cohort	92.7%
2012 cohort	93%
2013 cohort	92.9%
2014 cohort	94.4%
2015 cohort	94.6%
2016 cohort	94%
2017 cohort	94.6%
2018 cohort	93.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,000	$5,738
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,305	$9,615
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$9,615
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,625	$6,665
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,625	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$13,500	$9,577
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$12,525	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$12,500	$10,333
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,116	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,268	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$14,500	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$15,375	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$16,250	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$17,250	$10,259
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$17,365	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$16,250	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$14,844	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$13,500	$8,625
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$15,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$15,500	$6,937
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$12,750	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$10,250	$5,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$86,306

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$94,324

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$87,555

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Johns Hopkins University admitted 2,954 of 45,895 applicants in Fall 2024. The 6.4% rate describes that application pool.

6.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $63,340 tuition · 2023–24 5,693 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1520–15701600

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Admissions

Johns Hopkins University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Johns Hopkins University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 740–770 and Math was 780–800 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1520–1570 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	740	760	770
SAT Math	780	790	800
ACT Composite	34	35	36

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Johns Hopkins University received 45,895 applications and admitted 2,954 (6.4%), with 1,389 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

6.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Johns Hopkins University declined from 34.3% to 6.4%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	34.3%
Fall 2002	35.1%
Fall 2003	30.6%
Fall 2004	30.7%
Fall 2005	35.1%
Fall 2006	27.9%
Fall 2007	25.7%
Fall 2008	26.1%
Fall 2009	27.8%
Fall 2010	22.3%
Fall 2011	19.4%
Fall 2012	18.4%
Fall 2013	18.1%
Fall 2014	16.1%
Fall 2015	14.1%
Fall 2016	12.8%
Fall 2017	12.5%
Fall 2018	11.5%
Fall 2019	11.2%
Fall 2020	11.1%
Fall 2021	7.5%
Fall 2022	7.5%
Fall 2023	7.6%
Fall 2024	6.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1520–1570Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1320	1490
Fall 2002	1280	1490
Fall 2003	1290	1470
Fall 2004	1290	1490
Fall 2005	1280	1490
Fall 2006	1270	1490
Fall 2007	1280	1490
Fall 2008	1290	1510
Fall 2009	1300	1500
Fall 2010	1290	1500
Fall 2011	1300	1500
Fall 2012	1300	1510
Fall 2013	1320	1510
Fall 2014	1360	1510
Fall 2015	1360	1530
Fall 2016	1400	1570
Fall 2017	1450	1570
Fall 2018	1450	1560
Fall 2019	1460	1560
Fall 2020	1470	1560
Fall 2022	1520	1570
Fall 2023	1530	1580
Fall 2024	1520	1570

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

34–36Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	27	31
Fall 2004	27	32
Fall 2005	28	32
Fall 2006	28	32
Fall 2007	28	33
Fall 2008	29	33
Fall 2009	29	33
Fall 2010	29	33
Fall 2011	29	33
Fall 2012	30	33
Fall 2013	30	34
Fall 2014	31	34
Fall 2015	32	34
Fall 2016	32	34
Fall 2017	33	35
Fall 2018	33	35
Fall 2019	33	35
Fall 2020	34	36
Fall 2022	34	35
Fall 2023	34	35
Fall 2024	34	36

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

5,693Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Johns Hopkins University rose from 4,926 (Fall 2002) to 5,693 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,926
Fall 2003	5,036
Fall 2004	5,193
Fall 2005	5,360
Fall 2006	5,502
Fall 2007	5,534
Fall 2008	5,549
Fall 2009	5,801
Fall 2010	5,801
Fall 2011	5,817
Fall 2012	5,932
Fall 2013	5,932
Fall 2014	6,039
Fall 2015	5,862
Fall 2016	5,616
Fall 2017	5,663
Fall 2018	5,567
Fall 2019	5,729
Fall 2020	5,752
Fall 2021	5,727
Fall 2022	5,643
Fall 2023	5,617
Fall 2024	5,693

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

98%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Johns Hopkins University has held near 98% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	94%
Fall 2003 cohort	96%
Fall 2004 cohort	95%
Fall 2005 cohort	96%
Fall 2006 cohort	96%
Fall 2007 cohort	92%
Fall 2008 cohort	96%
Fall 2009 cohort	96%
Fall 2010 cohort	96%
Fall 2011 cohort	97%
Fall 2012 cohort	97%
Fall 2013 cohort	97%
Fall 2014 cohort	97%
Fall 2015 cohort	96%
Fall 2016 cohort	97%
Fall 2017 cohort	97%
Fall 2018 cohort	97%
Fall 2019 cohort	97%
Fall 2020 cohort	96%
Fall 2021 cohort	97%
Fall 2022 cohort	98%
Fall 2023 cohort	98%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Johns Hopkins University

Faculty pay at Johns Hopkins University averages $227,652 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Johns Hopkins University as a primarily residential campus of 5,693 undergraduates — and 98.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Johns Hopkins University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1520–1570 — their midpoint is above the MD four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Johns Hopkins University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Johns Hopkins University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Johns Hopkins University6.4%

Maryland median76.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Johns Hopkins University$65,230

Maryland median$13,588

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Johns Hopkins University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Johns Hopkins University$87,555

Maryland median$61,797

National median$53,781

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Johns Hopkins University, Maryland and national reference values
Metric & basis	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	6.4%	76.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$65,230	$13,588	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$87,555	$61,797	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Johns Hopkins University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Johns Hopkins University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 16 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$196,467
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$147,384
Mathematics	$134,785
Economics	$128,882
Political Science and Government	$121,729
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$114,673
Mechanical Engineering	$110,210
International Relations and National Security Studies	$99,205
Chemical Engineering	$94,671
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$79,127
Public Health	$79,113
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$63,503
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	$62,858
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$56,543
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$56,324
Music	$29,849

These 16 fields listed for Johns Hopkins University measure earnings after completion. The $87,555 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 44 additional Johns Hopkins University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Johns Hopkins University report?

Johns Hopkins University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1520–1570 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Johns Hopkins University's acceptance rate?

6.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,954 admitted from 45,895 applicants.

How much does Johns Hopkins University cost?

At Johns Hopkins University, tuition is $65,230. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Johns Hopkins University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $87,555. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Maryland

United States Naval Academy — 9.3% admitted
Loyola University Maryland — 75.5% admitted
Hood College — 77.8% admitted
Goucher College — 77.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.