Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland · Also known as Johns Hopkins · Website
$87,555
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$87,555
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Johns Hopkins University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Baltimore, Maryland with 5,693 undergraduates and 23,854 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,809 a year (tuition and fees $65,230). It admits 6.4% of applicants and 94% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $87,555 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,809
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$65,230
US median $11,837
Admission rate
6.4%
US median 78%
Completion rate
94%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,250
About $109 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$87,555
Rank 121 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,809
- Tuition and fees
- $65,230
- Cost of attendance
- $85,947
- Students with a need-based grant
- 19%
- Students with federal loans
- 9.3%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $428
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- -$213
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $4,179
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $14,591
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $37,774
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $48,710 in 2015-16 to $65,230 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 6.4%
- Average SAT
- 1,553
- Undergraduates
- 5,693
- Graduate students
- 23,854
- Part-time students
- 0.4%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Completion rate
- 94%
- Retention rate
- 98%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 282
- Endowment
- $13.1B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 121 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 66 in Maryland (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,809 | $17,413 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $65,230 | $10,410 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 6.4% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 94% | 47% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 98% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,250 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $86,306 | $36,662 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $87,555 | $44,910 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 82% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 88% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
282 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 1,008 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesMaster's | Master's | 749 | $51,455 | $76,550 | $114,716 | $95,627 |
| Education, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 573 | $40,412 | $63,838 | $73,350 | $65,824 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 477 | $65,952 | $70,790 | $99,605 | $82,751 |
| BiotechnologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 466 | $41,000 | $86,279 | $123,994 | $107,682 |
| EconomicsMaster's | Master's | 393 | $35,445 | $100,054 | $138,425 | $100,743 |
| Public HealthGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 378 | $51,954 | $70,907 | $95,664 | $88,684 |
| Biology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 353 | Withheld | $153,622 | $243,863 | $69,830 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 329 | $26,126 | $139,520 | $176,945 | $124,201 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 326 | $106,371 | $84,697 | $111,325 | $120,193 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 269 | $55,801 | $95,780 | $118,011 | $89,981 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 267 | $32,108 | $90,929 | $115,950 | $106,375 |
| Communication and Media StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 244 | $39,737 | $82,754 | $107,409 | $71,953 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 208 | Withheld | $126,664 | $148,887 | $133,654 |
| Systems EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 192 | $20,500 | $135,107 | $154,775 | $144,565 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 185 | $10,750 | $24,352 | $56,543 | $66,697 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 177 | $12,750 | $36,540 | $79,113 | $58,808 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 171 | $12,750 | $109,514 | $196,467 | $92,374 |
| Applied MathematicsMaster's | Master's | 158 | Withheld | $121,262 | $144,429 | $116,060 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 151 | $61,449 | $128,210 | $158,699 | $125,988 |
| Mechanical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 144 | Withheld | $114,588 | $132,861 | $115,974 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 143 | $62,950 | $112,240 | $152,014 | $133,099 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 141 | $40,317 | $97,170 | $101,356 | $99,117 |
| StatisticsMaster's | Master's | 140 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $123,816 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 140 | $12,250 | $78,181 | $128,882 | $82,686 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Johns Hopkins University cost?
$18,809 a year is the average net price at Johns Hopkins University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $65,230, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $85,947. Families earning under $30,000 pay $428 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Johns Hopkins University?
6.4% of applicants are admitted to Johns Hopkins University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,553. The median admission rate of colleges in Maryland is 76%.
How much do Johns Hopkins University graduates earn?
$87,555 a year is the median pay of former Johns Hopkins University students who work, 10 years after they started ($86,306 after 6 years). That ranks 121 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 66 in Maryland. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Education, Other (Master's) at $238,614.
How much student debt do Johns Hopkins University graduates have?
$10,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Johns Hopkins University graduates, about $109 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 9.3% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Johns Hopkins University?
94% of first-time, full-time students at Johns Hopkins University finish within 6 years. 98% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Johns Hopkins University?
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (1,008 master's graduates), International Relations and National Security Studies (749 master's graduates), Education, General (573 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 282 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.