Getting in
For Fall 2025, 50,259 first-year students applied to Johns Hopkins, 3,072 were admitted and 1,378 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 6.1%.
Source: Johns Hopkins Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.
By residency, first-year applicants, Fall 2025
| Applicants | Applied | Admitted | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | 4,233 | 199 | 4.7% |
| Out-of-state | 35,321 | 2,469 | 7% |
| International | 10,705 | 404 | 3.8% |
Source: Johns Hopkins Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1, residency table. Read Oct 1, 2026.
By school or major. Johns Hopkins' Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the whole university, with no rate by school or major.
Source: Johns Hopkins Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Early decision. The Common Data Set reports Early Decision I and II together for fall 2025.
Early decision, Fall 2025
| Plan | Applied | Admitted | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Decision I and II | 7,639 | 835 | 10.9% |
Source: Johns Hopkins Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C21. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Programs with extra requirements
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
Most first-year applicants apply to the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences or the Whiting School of Engineering. One school runs its own process:
- Peabody Institute. Peabody sets its own application requirements and deadlines, published on peabody.jhu.edu.
Source: Johns Hopkins Admissions, Application Deadlines and Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Majors
71 majors across 3 schools. Every bachelor's program in the official Johns Hopkins e-Catalogue for the undergraduate schools that admit first-year students, grouped by school, with the degree it leads to. Minors, certificates and combined bachelor's and master's programs are left out.
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences42
- Africana Studies (BA)
- Anthropology (BA)
- Archaeology (BA)
- Behavioral Biology (BA)
- Biology (BA)
- Biophysics (BS)
- Chemistry (BS)
- Classics (BA)
- Cognitive Science (BA)
- Critical Diaspora Studies (BA)
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (BA)
- East Asian Studies (BA)
- Economics (BA)
- English (BA)
- Environmental Science (BS)
- Environmental Studies (BA)
- Film and Media Studies (BA)
- French (BA)
- German (BA)
- History of Art (BA)
- History of Science, Medicine, and Technology (BA)
- History (BA)
- Interdisciplinary Studies (BA)
- International Studies (BA)
- Italian (BA)
- Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (BA)
- Mathematics (BA)
- Medicine, Science, and the Humanities (BA)
- Molecular and Cellular Biology (BS)
- Moral and Political Economy (BA)
- Natural Sciences Area (BA)
- Near Eastern Studies (BA)
- Neuroscience (BS)
- Philosophy (BA)
- Physics (BA or BS)
- Political Science (BA)
- Psychology (BA)
- Public Health Studies (BA)
- Romance Languages (BA)
- Sociology (BA)
- Spanish (BA)
- Writing Seminars (BA)
Source: Johns Hopkins e-Catalogue, Programs (Bachelor's) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Whiting School of Engineering13
- Applied Mathematics and Statistics (BA or BS)
- Biomedical Engineering (BS)
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BS)
- Civil Engineering (BS)
- Computer Engineering (BS)
- Computer Science (BA or BS)
- Electrical Engineering (BS)
- Engineering Mechanics (BS)
- Environmental Engineering (BS)
- General Engineering (BA)
- Materials Science and Engineering (BS)
- Mechanical Engineering (BS)
- Systems Engineering (BS)
Source: Johns Hopkins e-Catalogue, Programs (Bachelor's) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Peabody Institute16
Peabody sets its own application requirements and deadlines, published on peabody.jhu.edu.
Source: Johns Hopkins Admissions, Application Deadlines and Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
- Dance (BFA)
- Composition (BM)
- Hip Hop (BM)
- Jazz Performance (BM)
- Music Education (BM)
- Music for New Media (BM)
- Performance (BM)
- Performance - Computer Music (BM)
- Performance - Guitar (BM)
- Performance - Harpsichord (BM)
- Performance - Historical Performance (BM)
- Performance - Orchestral Instruments (BM)
- Performance - Organ (BM)
- Performance - Piano (BM)
- Performance - Voice (BM)
- Recording Arts & Sciences (BM)
Source: Johns Hopkins e-Catalogue, Programs (Bachelor's) (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Deadlines for Fall 2027
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
| Plan | Apply by | Decision | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Decision I | November 1 | December 11 | Yes |
| Early Decision II | January 2 | February 12 | Yes |
| Regular Decision | January 2 | March 24 | No |
The financial aid application is due November 15 for Early Decision I and January 15 for the other two plans. Admitted students reply by January 15 (Early Decision I), February 26 (Early Decision II) or May 1 (Regular Decision).
Source: Johns Hopkins Admissions, Application Deadlines and Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Early Decision I and II are both binding. You, a parent or guardian and your school counselor sign an agreement that you will enroll if admitted and withdraw your other applications. You can apply early action elsewhere, but if you are admitted to Hopkins early, you must enroll at Hopkins. Hopkins has no early action or rolling admission.
Source: Johns Hopkins Admissions, Early Decision (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Testing
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
Johns Hopkins requires first-year applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores. You can type your scores into the application; if you are admitted and enroll, you send official score reports. Hopkins superscores, taking your highest section scores across test dates.
Source: Johns Hopkins Admissions, Standardized Testing (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
The Common Data Set marks the SAT or ACT as required for the Homewood schools (Arts and Sciences, Engineering) for fall 2027 applicants, and as not required but considered if submitted for the Peabody Conservatory.
Source: Johns Hopkins Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Applying next year?
For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028
Not announced yet. When we checked Johns Hopkins's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.
Source: Johns Hopkins Admissions, Application Deadlines and Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Cost, and what families paid after aid
The published cost of a year at Johns Hopkins, 2026-2027:
| Tuition | $68,670 |
|---|---|
| Required fees (first year) | $500 |
| Food and housing (on campus, first year) | $21,967 |
| Books and supplies | $1,377 |
| Transportation | $738 |
| Other expenses | $1,606 |
| Total | $94,858 |
First-year figures. In later years the Common Data Set lists no required fee and $23,338 for food and housing.
Source: Johns Hopkins Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections G1 and G5. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:
| Family income | Paid after grants |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $428 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | -$213 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $4,179 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $14,591 |
| Over $110,000 | $37,774 |
| All incomes | $18,809 |
What first-year, full-time students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. A negative figure means grants were larger than the listed cost. Your own price comes from Johns Hopkins' aid offer.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Similar schools
Chosen for how close each is to Johns Hopkins University on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.
Duke UniversityDurham, NC · Private5.2% admitted$29,612 average net price
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · Private6% admitted$29,519 average net price
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · Private6.3% admitted$25,184 average net price
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · Private5.4% admitted$15,846 average net price
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME · Private6.8% admitted$14,398 average net price
Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.