Johns Hopkins University: insights

Johns Hopkins University

What Johns Hopkins University's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.

MoneyJohns Hopkins University

The average need-based grant is $69,291 a year, against tuition of $68,670.

Average grant$69k

Tuition$69k

Source: Johns Hopkins University's Common Data Set 2025-26

Early DecisionJohns Hopkins University

That leaves about 543 seats for 42,620 applicants outside ED.

Admitted Early Decision61%

Everyone else39%

Source: Johns Hopkins University's Common Data Set 2025-26

The admit rate has moved down steadily, from 7.5% in 2021-22 to 6.1% in 2025-26. If the trend holds, expect about 5.9% in 2026-27.
After ED, 543 of 1,378 seats were left for 42,620 other applicants: about one seat for every 78.
The share of women in the first-year class has fallen from 57% to 53% since 2021-22, about 0.9 points a year.
Early Decision filled about 61% of the 2025-26 first-year class, more than 73% of similar colleges.
ED applicants were admitted at 11%, against 5.2% for everyone else: 2.1 times the rate.
It reports meeting 100% of financial need for first-years who have need.
1,359 students stayed on the waitlist and 247 were admitted from it (18.2%).
Applications rose 27% from 2021-22 to 2025-26 (39,515 to 50,259).

From students' own posts on Reddit and admissions forums: self-reported, unverified, never used in your odds.

Most admits who named a round applied Regular Decision (28 of 33); 4 said Early Decision and one Early Decision II.
Most admits had real research or publications, such as lab internships, first-author papers, conference talks or university research.
Most admits led something: founded a nonprofit or club, captained robotics, debate or a math team, or served as president of a school group.
Many admits applied in STEM or pre-med with a clear spike, such as math contests, robotics, hospital volunteering and clinical shadowing.
Many admits carried family duties or paid work, such as caregiving, a family business, retail, translating or a restaurant job.
Students report very low odds, with admit rates cited around 4 to 7 percent, and strong 1590 or 4.0 applicants rejected or waitlisted.
Students report biomedical engineering is admitted separately and is very hard, and waitlists reflect class balance such as over-enrolled majors.
Students report an admit with lower stats than classmates, crediting strong essays.
Students report Hopkins is need-aware and weak on aid for international students, though a new plan makes tuition free for families up to 200,000.
Students report aid can leave a gap, since aid may cover tuition but not room and board, and waitlist offers came with no aid.