What is Johns Hopkins University’s Compass Score?

Exceptional (grade A+). It ranks in the top 1% of rated colleges. The grade comes from outcomes (40%: graduation, retention and earnings), entering students (40%: test scores and selectivity), cost (15%: debt and price after aid) and teaching (5%: class size), all from federal data.

How much does Johns Hopkins University cost after financial aid?

The average net price is $18,809 a year for students who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. What your family pays depends on income; the college’s net price calculator gives your own estimate.

How hard is it to get into Johns Hopkins University?

Johns Hopkins University admitted 6% of applicants in the most recent federal data.

How do Johns Hopkins University’s graduates do?

94% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years; the median earnings of former students ten years after entry are $87,555; the median federal debt at graduation is $10,250.

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit · 4-year

Your real cost

Average price after aid $18,809 a year

Median debt at graduation: $10,250 (all students)

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Academic Excellence

A+

Exceptional · Top 1%

From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

Graduation rate 35% of score94%
First-year retention 20% of score98%
Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreSAT 1,553 · ACT 35
Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of score6 to 1
Instructional spending per student 15% of score$101,214

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

What families pay, by income

Average yearly price after grants and scholarships, for students who receive federal aid.

Average net price by family income
Family income	Price after aid
Up to $30,000	$428
$30,001–$48,000	$0 or less
$48,001–$75,000	$4,179
$75,001–$110,000	$14,591
Over $110,000	$37,774

Full cost of attendance before aid: $85,947 a year.

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Cost and value

Federal data: what families pay after aid, what graduates earn, and what they owe.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students Fall enrollment (IPEDS)	6,089
Men and women College Scorecard, fall 2023	Men 45% · Women 55%
First-generation students College Scorecard	13%
Total students	30,362
Average net price (per year) After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid	$18,809
Cost of attendance (per year)	$85,947
Median federal debt at graduation	$10,250
Graduation rate First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time	94%
Graduation rate for Pell grant recipients College Scorecard, within 6 years	92%
Graduation rate for first-generation students College Scorecard, within 6 years	83%
Borrowers paying down their loans within 3 years College Scorecard, within 3 years	82%
First-year retention	98%
Median earnings 10 years after entry	$87,555
Admission rate	6%
Application fee IPEDS, 2023–24	$70
Early decision deadline College website, 2026-27	November 1
Second early decision deadline College website, 2026-27	January 2
Regular decision deadline College website, 2026-27	January 2
Typical rent HUD fair market rent, FY2026	About $1,511 a month for a one-bedroom
Students receiving Pell grants	19%

Admitted students’ middle range:SAT 1520–1570ACT 34–36

Admission test scores (middle 50% of admitted students who submitted scores)
Average SAT	1553
SAT reading & writing	740–770
SAT math	780–800
ACT composite	34–36
Test policy	Considered but not required

Value: Exceptional · Top 2% (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Earnings by major

Median earnings of bachelor’s graduates a few years after finishing, by major (College Scorecard).

Median earnings by major
Major	Median earnings
Computing and information science	$196,467
Business administration	$147,384
Mathematics	$134,785
Economics	$128,882
Political science	$121,729
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$114,673
Mechanical engineering	$110,210
International relations	$99,205
Chemical Engineering	$94,671
Interdisciplinary studies	$79,127
Public health	$79,113
Writing and rhetoric	$63,503
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	$62,858
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$56,543
Neuroscience	$56,324
Music	$29,849

Also offered (no earnings published yet): Anthropology, Applied mathematics, Archeology, Area studies, Behavioral Sciences, Biochemistry, Biology, Business (general), Chemistry, Civil engineering, Classics, Cognitive Science, Computer engineering, Dance, Electrical engineering, Engineering (general), Engineering Mechanics, English, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Ethnic and gender studies, Experimental psychology, Fine arts, Geology and earth science, German, History, Human Biology, Industrial Engineering, Information science, Liberal arts, Materials Engineering, Natural Sciences, Natural resources and conservation, Nursing, Other mathematics and statistics, Other physical sciences, Philosophy, Physics, Pre-health, Psychology, Public administration, Romance languages, Secondary education, Sociology, Systems Engineering.

What students study most

Share of bachelor’s degrees by field, first majors in 2023–24 (IPEDS).

Most common bachelor’s fields
Field	Share of degrees
Biology	26%
Engineering	19%
Computer and information sciences	10%
Social sciences	9%
Health professions	8%

Campus life

School colors
Setting	City
Part-time undergraduates	0%
Undergraduates aged 25 and older	5%
On-campus room and board (per year)	$20,150
Sports	NCAA Division III · Centennial Conference
ROTC	Army
Study abroad	Offered
Students per faculty member	6 to 1
Undergraduates registered with the disability office	About 10%IPEDS, 2023–24
Disability services	Visit the office’s pageThe college’s own page
Faculty who are full-time	94%College Scorecard, fall 2023
Endowment per student	$478,930IPEDS, 2023, per student
Dorm space	For about 45% of studentsBeds per undergraduate; not who lives on campus
Nearest airport with airline service	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)About 11 miles away · about 25 minutes by car
Town population	573,243Census, 2020–2024
Nearest city of 250,000 people or more	BaltimoreIn or next to this city
Typical weather	35°F in January · 78°F in JulyNOAA, 1991–2020, from Cylburn, MD

Federal data (IPEDS and College Scorecard), except school colors.

Campus safety reports

On-campus crimes reported in 2024, per 1,000 students.

On-campus crimes per 1,000 students
Category	This campus	U.S. rate
Rape	0.04	0.07
Robbery	0.02	0.01
Aggravated assault	0.20	0.04
Burglary	0.07	0.08
Motor vehicle theft	0.14	0.15

Numbers reflect what each campus reported. They differ with campus size and how reporting is done, so compare with care. U.S. rate: total reported offenses divided by total students at every institution in the report.

Source: Official data: U.S. Department of Education

Questions families ask

What is Johns Hopkins University’s Compass Score?: Exceptional (grade A+). It ranks in the top 1% of rated colleges. The grade comes from outcomes (40%: graduation, retention and earnings), entering students (40%: test scores and selectivity), cost (15%: debt and price after aid) and teaching (5%: class size), all from federal data.
How much does Johns Hopkins University cost after financial aid?: The average net price is $18,809 a year for students who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. What your family pays depends on income; the college’s net price calculator gives your own estimate.
How hard is it to get into Johns Hopkins University?: Johns Hopkins University admitted 6% of applicants in the most recent federal data.
How do Johns Hopkins University’s graduates do?: 94% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years; the median earnings of former students ten years after entry are $87,555; the median federal debt at graduation is $10,250.

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IPEDS unit ID 162928
Carnegie classification: Doctoral university (very high research)
Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
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