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Johns Hopkins University is a private national university located in Baltimore, Maryland. Johns Hopkins University is extremely selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Johns Hopkins University is in the top 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $83,287 10 years after enrolling, 1st in Maryland, and in the top 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Johns Hopkins University bachelor students earn 9% more than the national average. Johns Hopkins University is ranked 2nd in Maryland.
Johns Hopkins University’s median net annual cost of $23,428 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Johns Hopkins University sorted by number of graduates - Computer science, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Public Health, International Relations, Economics, Chemical Engineering - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$23,428
Average years to graduate
4.1
Mathematics
Rank: #10
Economic score: 0.67
Mechanical Engineering
Rank: #48
Economic score: 1.25
Computer Engineering
Rank: #76
Economic score: 1.5
Electrical Engineering
Rank: #145
Economic score: 1.77
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #39
Economic score: 2.35
Applied Mathematics
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 6.76
Rhetoric & Composition
Rank: #33
Economic score: 8.67
Behavioral Sciences
Rank: #8
Economic score: 16.17
Biology
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 20.83
Cognitive Science
Rank: #18
Economic score: 551.74
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Johns Hopkins University - Education, Public Health, International Relations, Biotechnology, Business and Commerce, Registered Nursing - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Computer science
Rank: #4
Economic score: 0.15
Electrical Engineering
Rank: #7
Economic score: 0.19
Manufacturing Engineering
Rank: #4
Economic score: 0.25
Mechanical Engineering
Rank: #19
Economic score: 0.26
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #1
Economic score: 0.29
Marketing
Rank: #10
Economic score: 0.32
Economics
Rank: #4
Economic score: 0.33
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #5
Economic score: 0.34
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Rank: #9
Economic score: 0.36
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #36
Economic score: 0.39
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 93% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Johns Hopkins University is 26% higher than the state average, and 26% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At Johns Hopkins University, Pell Grant recipients represent 17% of the measured graduating class, 18% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Johns Hopkins University graduates within 4.2 years.
Johns Hopkins University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Johns Hopkins University’s economic mobility score of 16.86 is calculated by adjusting the 0.1 economic score of lower-income students by the 17% pell grant recipients within the student body. Johns Hopkins University’s EMS of 16.86 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Johns Hopkins University pays $23,428 a year, $44,239 less than the $67,667 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $23,428
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Johns Hopkins University, 66% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $23,428 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 12% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,874. This is 42% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,894
Pell grants
$4,998
State grants
$3,674
Institutional grants
$42,863
Johns Hopkins University's extremely selective admissions are indicated by their 8% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 39,515 applicants, of which 2,972 were admitted and 1,420 enrolled. Johns Hopkins University doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
52%
59%
First time
83%
59%
In-state
10%
68%
1st generation
13%
35%
White
26%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
17%
15%
Asian
27%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
22%
12%