United States · Baltimore, Maryland
Johns Hopkins University
America's first research university: medicine, biomedical engineering and public health
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- QS World Ranking 2027
- #20
- Founded
- 1876
- Students
- 30,000
- Bachelor's degree
- 4 years
- Acceptance rate
- 6.1% overall; 3.8% international (Fall 2025 entry, CDS 2025-26)
- How admission works
- Official record for the equivalent of grades 9–11 plus any O- or A-level or IB exam results; a standardised test is required. TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo or Cambridge English are recommended if English was not your school language for the last three years.
- Language of instruction
- English
The university publishes no IB or A-level requirement.
Worth knowing
Hopkins enrols first-year and transfer students only in August, and an admitted student may defer for up to two years for a gap year or military obligations.
How hard is it to get in, and why
The Common Data Set for Fall 2025 shows 50,259 first-year applicants and 3,072 admitted (6.1%); of 10,705 international applicants, 404 were admitted (3.8%). Standardised testing is required and Hopkins is need-aware for international students, so needing aid lowers your odds.
What it costs
Tuition
$69k per year
2026-27 tuition is $68,670 for all students. Living costs come from the university's cost-of-attendance table: from $19,563 (off campus: rent, food, personal, books, travel) to $27,059 (second-year on campus). Health insurance of $3,624 is extra and international students on F-1 or J-1 visas cannot waive it.
Living costs
$20k–27k per year
Scholarships and financial aid
The university states that need-based and merit scholarships are open to international applicants, though both are limited, and that it meets 100% of demonstrated need without loans; about 10% of international students receive aid. Aid must be requested with the first-year application and cannot be added later.
How to apply
There is no separate international application. Early Decision I closed on 1 November in the current cycle; Early Decision II and Regular Decision close on 2 January. All international citizens must submit the Certification of Finances form, and those seeking aid must also send the CSS Profile. Standardised testing is required. Official school records for grades 9–11 and any exam results are needed.
Official websiteWhat makes it special
- About 5,600 undergraduates, a mid-size community; more than 1,000 are international, from over 80 countries.
- The Homewood campus in Baltimore is 30 minutes from BWI Marshall Airport; more than 350 registered student organisations.
- Free tuition for families earning up to $200,000 and no student loan expectation, as the admissions site advertises.
- Fall 2025 first-year class: 1,378 students, 183 of them international.
About studying in United States
Four-year degrees and holistic admissions: universities read essays, recommendations and a record of what you have built or led, not only grades. Applications go through the Common App by early November (early rounds) or early January; most top universities have brought back SAT or ACT scores. Sticker prices are the highest in the world, but Harvard, MIT, Yale, Princeton and a few others admit international students without looking at family income and then cover the full demonstrated need.
Teaching staff
The dossier on teaching staff for this university is still being written.
The campus in photographs
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