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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·jhu.edu
6-yr Graduation
94%
-0.5pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
30,210
peer median 27,951
Avg net price
$18,161
-$14k vs R1 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
45,895
45,895 candidates competed
Admitted
2,954
6.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,389
47.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
94%-0.5pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
87%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
94%
Full-time retention
98%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
94%
Non-Pell
92%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 244 Title IV programs, 76 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 167 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
244
Passing
76
31.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.4%
-0.2pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

244programs
  • Passing76 · 31.1%
  • No Data167 · 68.4%
  • Failing1 · 0.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
73
No data
167

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

77
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-14.2%
$29,849 vs $34,808
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+7.1%
$51,713 vs $48,304
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+11.1%
$66,778 vs $60,112
Museology/Museum Studies
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+15.0%
$61,632 vs $53,607
International Relations and National Security Studies
Graduate Certificate · Social Sciences
+29.7%
$77,954 vs $60,112
Physical Sciences Other
Master's Degree · Physical Sciences
+35.1%
$80,494 vs $59,600
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+36.6%
$63,385 vs $46,391
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+39.4%
$64,658 vs $46,391

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

54
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
114%
$58,798 debt · $51,713 earn
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
101%
$100,320 debt · $98,978 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
93%
$103,091 debt · $111,325 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
88%
$58,847 debt · $66,778 earn
Biochemistry Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
86%
$64,500 debt · $75,157 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
76%
$51,250 debt · $67,401 earn
Ecology Evolution Systematics and Population Biology
Graduate Certificate · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
72%
$65,653 debt · $91,158 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
71%
$21,057 debt · $29,849 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1921Next review Jan 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 13

Action history · 18

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs · Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels
  2. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health (PHG) - Graduate level school of public health
  3. Mar 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Oct 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$1,473
$30–48k$2,708
$48–75k$4,431
$75–110k$12,085
$110k+$38,745

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$18,161
-$13,622vs R1 Research median $31,783
Federal loans
11.5%
In-state tuition
$63,340
Out-of-state
$63,340

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,466 students received $9.3M in Pell grants, alongside $141.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,466
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.3M
$9,279,580 total
Direct Loans
$141.0M
6,480 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$740K
217 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.0M
370 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$72.5M
3,891 loan awards
Parent PLUS$7.6M
222 loan awards
Grad PLUS$58.2M
1,780 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 3,679 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (0.6%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.6%
-1.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,679
Defaulted
23
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.1%
2017
1.3%
2018
1.3%
2019
0.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Johns Hopkins

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs208
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

10,186 total completions
01Biological Sciences
1,83418.0%
02Social Sciences
1,67416.4%
03Engineering
1,59515.7%
04Business
1,44014.1%
05Health Professions
1,27112.5%
06Computer Sciences
8458.3%
07Mathematics
5055.0%
08Education
4334.3%
09Physical Sciences
3243.2%
10Visual/Performing Arts
2652.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
30,210
12-mo unduplicated
39,148
Undergraduate
9,175
Graduate
29,973

Gender split

Men
47%18,519
Women
53%20,629

Race / ethnicity composition

Asian
26.6%
Hispanic
20.7%
White
20.0%
Non-resident
15.1%
Black
9.5%
Two or more
6.4%
Unknown
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
573
358 M · 215 W
Women athletes
37.5%
Athletic aid
$2.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$16.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.0M
$965K
Recruiting expense
$112K
$59K
Head-coach salaries
$94K
$84K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
142 M · 166 W
$645K
Lacrosse
60 M · 42 W
$5.3M
Football
90 M ·
$977K
Soccer
32 M · 33 W
$633K
Swimming
23 M · 20 W
$415K
Baseball
43 M ·
$457K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
7.96
249 offenses · 31,275 students

3-year trend

5.122 yrs ago5.961 yr ago7.96Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
588
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
233
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
23
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
9

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
79
Motor vehicle theft
69
Robbery
33
Fondling
27
Burglary
26
Rape
10
Murder
3
Arson
2

By location

249total
  • On campus128
  • Non-campus17
  • Public property104

Includes 8 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

34
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
42
Stalking
76 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race5
  • Religion3
  • National origin1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons150
Drugs115
Liquor170

Residence-hall fires

  • Building A1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Building B1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • McCoy1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • 9 East 33rd1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Data quality: 13 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
6.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
4,052

Johns Hopkins vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Johns Hopkins selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectJohns Hopkins University
94%30,210$18,161R1 Research
Columbia University in the City of New York
96%4.0%35,173$20,148R1 Research
Syracuse University
84%45.9%22,589$41,026R1 Research
University of Pennsylvania
97%5.4%29,109$31,229R1 Research
George Washington University
84%47.1%25,374$37,454R1 Research
Cornell University
95%8.8%26,793$32,337R1 Research
Peer group median95%8.8%27,951$31,783

Frequently asked questions about Johns Hopkins University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Johns Hopkins.

What is the graduation rate at Johns Hopkins University?

Johns Hopkins University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 94% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Johns Hopkins University?

Johns Hopkins University reports a total enrollment of 30,210 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Johns Hopkins University?

The average net price at Johns Hopkins University is $18,161 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Johns Hopkins University?

Johns Hopkins University's yield rate is 47.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Johns Hopkins University located?

Johns Hopkins University is located in Baltimore, Maryland 21218-2688.

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