Johns Hopkins Admissions

About Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins, America’s first research university, has produced 29 Nobel Laureates and is consistently ranked #1 in the country for research spending. There are 5,292 undergraduates enrolled, 23,917 total students, and over 3 million volumes held in the library. JHU is currently ranked #9 in U.S. News and World Report list of National Universities (tied with Brown and Northwestern University). 

Johns Hopkins has nine academic divisions, 51 majors, 46 minors, and more than 260 programs across a wide range of disciplines such as the arts and music, the humanities, the social sciences, the natural sciences, engineering, international studies, education, business, and healthcare. The graduate programs in public health, nursing, biomedical engineering, medicine, and education are ranked among the best in the world. Before graduation, 80% of undergraduates participate in some form of research—the heart of JHU’s academic philosophy—and annual events like DREAMS celebrate this work through poster sessions, presentations, demonstrations, and performances. For undergraduates who want to pursue collaborative research, the NOVA Undergraduate Research Team Competition awards $6000 research grants to teams and groups working together. There are also more specific grants available to pursue research at the JHU Applied Physics Laboratory or the Summer PURA stipend, which allows students to spend the summer on campus pursuing or continuing a scholarly project.

Campus Life

There are over 400 student organizations and 20 athletic teams at Johns Hopkins, which makes for a lively campus culture, and over half of the undergraduates choose to play intramural or club sports.  The division I men’s and women’s lacrosse teams boast especially impressive records; the JHU men’s lacrosse team has won 44 national titles and has a loyal fan base. Students also look forward to the annual festival, Spring Fair, which is a three-day celebration with food, games, and activities. More than 1,400 students participate in Greek life, another major social force on campus. 

The primary campus for undergraduates, the Homewood Campus, is a 140-acre campus that houses the School of Engineering and the School of Arts & Sciences. Freshmen and sophomores are required to live on campus, and the majority of their classes take place at Homewood. There are also research labs, two libraries, athletic facilities, and dining halls on this campus, which includes an iconic clock tower and green quads to give a traditional campus feel. 

For students who want to study abroad, Hopkins offers two options: departmental programs and approved programs. Students can improve their language proficiency or pursue an academic interest with JHU professors, using their courses abroad to get major or minor credit.

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Applying to Johns Hopkins

There were 2,411 students accepted in the JHU freshman class last year. Applicants can use the Coalition for College application or the Common Application and the university meets 100% of financial need for those who are accepted. There are also merit-based scholarships available, such as the Hodson Trust Scholarship, the Charles R. Westgate Scholarship in Engineering, and the Baltimore Scholars Program for students from local Baltimore public high schools.

There are two admissions programs: Early Decision (November 1) and Regular Decision (January 2). If admitted Early Decision, students will receive their acceptance around December 13 and are bound to enroll. Students who are not admitted Early Decision are either rejected or deferred and re-evaluated as Regular Decision candidates. 

Johns Hopkins Essay Questions:

This year, Johns Hopkins requires one supplemental essay:

Tell us about an aspect of your identity (eg. race, gender, sexuality, religion, community, etc…) or a life experience that has shaped you as an individual and how that influenced what you’d like to pursue in college at Hopkins. (This can be a future goal or experience that is either academic, extracurricular or social).

Johns Hopkins Admissions Wrap Up

Class of 2028
Johns Hopkins accepted 550 students to the Class of 2028 during Early Decision I. Of the admitted students, 23 percent are first generation.

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