Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit · Graduate degree-granting
Johns Hopkins University is a private nonprofit institution in Baltimore, Maryland, accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. With 5,693 students, it is a mid-size institution. Graduates earn a median of $87,555 ten years after enrollment, which is 115% above the national median of $40,747. In terms of completion, the graduation rate is 94.2%. Regarding affordability, median graduate debt is $10,250, yielding an earnings-to-debt ratio of 8.54x. The average net price after financial aid is $18,809 per year. The most popular programs include Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, International Relations, Education, Public Health, and Biotechnology.
Key Outcomes
Median Earnings (10yr)
$87,555
Graduation Rate
94.2%
Median Debt
$10,250
Average Net Price
$18,809
Earnings-to-Cost Ratio
1.16x
Earnings-to-Debt Ratio
8.54x
Admissions & Enrollment
Total Enrollment
5,693
Admission Rate
6.4%
Average SAT
1553
Retention Rate
98.1%
Cost
In-State Tuition
$65,230
Out-of-State Tuition
$65,230
Pell Grant Rate
19.5%
Federal Loan Rate
9.3%
Net Cost by Family Income
Income $0–$30K
$428
Income $30K–$48K
$0 (net grant surplus of $213)
Income $48K–$75K
$4,179
Income $110K+
$37,774
Student Demographics
Women
51.7%
White
19.5%
Black
8.3%
Hispanic
18.7%
Asian
29.4%
Two or More Races
6.6%
Student Loan Performance
Repayment Rate (3yr)
82.2%
Accreditations
- Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program, Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program (Accredited)
- American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation — Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs, Professional Psychology (RPSY) - Postdoctoral residency programs (Accredited)
- Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education — Health Services Administration (HSA) - Graduate programs in health services administration (Accredited)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education — Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels, Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels, Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels (Accredited)
- 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 (Accredited)
- Council on Education for Public Health — Public Health (PHG) - Graduate level school of public health (Accredited)
- Liaison Committee on Medical Education — Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree (Accredited)
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education — Institutional Accreditation (Accredited)
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education — Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools (Accredited)
Programs (225)
Bachelor (43)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Cell Biology | $56,543 | 185 |
| Public Health | $79,113 | 177 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | $196,467 | 171 |
| Economics | $128,882 | 140 |
| Neuroscience | $56,324 | 126 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $114,673 | 108 |
| Mathematics | $134,785 | 102 |
| Clinical Psychology | Not reported | 100 |
| Music | $29,849 | 84 |
| Chemical Engineering | $94,671 | 81 |
| International Relations | $99,205 | 80 |
| Cognitive Science | Not reported | 42 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $110,210 | 40 |
| Applied Mathematics | Not reported | 37 |
| Political Science | $121,729 | 36 |
| Human Biology | Not reported | 29 |
| Romance Languages | Not reported | 28 |
| Biology | Not reported | 27 |
| Chemistry | Not reported | 27 |
| Rhetoric & Composition | $63,503 | 26 |
| Natural Sciences | Not reported | 25 |
| Physics | Not reported | 23 |
| Sociology | Not reported | 23 |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Not reported | 22 |
| Electrical Engineering | Not reported | 21 |
| History | Not reported | 18 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | Not reported | 14 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Not reported | 12 |
| Computer Engineering | Not reported | 11 |
| Materials Engineering | Not reported | 11 |
| Philosophy | Not reported | 11 |
| Area Studies | Not reported | 9 |
| Audiovisual Communications | $62,858 | 9 |
| English Language & Literature | Not reported | 9 |
| Dance | Not reported | 9 |
| Environmental Engineering | Not reported | 8 |
| Anthropology | Not reported | 7 |
| Geological Sciences | Not reported | 5 |
| Fine Arts | Not reported | 5 |
| Germanic Languages | Not reported | 3 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 3 |
| Business Administration & Management | $147,384 | 0 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $79,127 | Not reported |
Master (73)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Not reported | 1,008 |
| International Relations | $114,716 | 749 |
| Education | $73,350 | 573 |
| Public Health | $99,605 | 477 |
| Biotechnology | $123,994 | 466 |
| Economics | $138,425 | 393 |
| Biology | $243,863 | 353 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | $176,945 | 329 |
| Registered Nursing | $111,325 | 326 |
| Health Services Administration | $118,011 | 269 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $115,950 | 267 |
| Communications | $107,409 | 244 |
| Electrical Engineering | $148,887 | 208 |
| Systems Engineering | $154,775 | 192 |
| Applied Mathematics | $144,429 | 158 |
| Business | $158,699 | 151 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $132,861 | 144 |
| Statistics | Not reported | 140 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $143,984 | 136 |
| Rhetoric & Composition | $79,084 | 123 |
| Mathematics | Not reported | 115 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | $80,494 | 115 |
| Aerospace Engineering | $165,562 | 114 |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | $75,157 | 113 |
| Museology | $61,632 | 111 |
| Political Science | $118,381 | 104 |
| Ecology | $106,149 | 94 |
| Computer & Information Systems Security | $148,833 | 89 |
| Music | $51,713 | 86 |
| Business Administration & Management | $152,108 | 80 |
| Finance | $152,415 | 72 |
| Public Administration | $122,517 | 71 |
| Mental Health Services | $66,778 | 71 |
| Chemical Engineering | Not reported | 69 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Not reported | 60 |
| Physics | Not reported | 60 |
| Environmental Engineering | $107,019 | 49 |
| Genetics | Not reported | 47 |
| Computer Systems Networking | Not reported | 45 |
| Social Sciences | $128,590 | 41 |
| Information Science | $123,217 | 40 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences | $70,651 | 35 |
| Materials Engineering | Not reported | 30 |
| Education, Other | $303,202 | 28 |
| Real Estate | $166,291 | 26 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations | Not reported | 25 |
| Sustainability Studies | Not reported | 22 |
| Chemistry | Not reported | 22 |
| Educational Assessment | $71,213 | 20 |
| Civil Engineering | $111,986 | 19 |
| Special Education | $64,658 | 18 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | Not reported | 18 |
| Geography | Not reported | 17 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | Not reported | 17 |
| Bioethics & Medical Ethics | Not reported | 17 |
| Historic Preservation | Not reported | 16 |
| Marketing | Not reported | 15 |
| Cell Biology | Not reported | 14 |
| Clinical Psychology | Not reported | 14 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | $67,401 | 13 |
| Data Science & Analytics | Not reported | 12 |
| Cognitive Science | Not reported | 12 |
| Audiovisual Communications | Not reported | 10 |
| Neuroscience | Not reported | 9 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $107,692 | 8 |
| Medical Illustration | Not reported | 8 |
| History | Not reported | 8 |
| Geological Sciences | Not reported | 7 |
| Secondary Education | Not reported | 6 |
| Philosophy | Not reported | 6 |
| Educational Administration | Not reported | 5 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Not reported | 4 |
| Teacher Education | $63,385 | 0 |
Doctoral (42)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Not reported | 90 |
| Public Health | $114,631 | 61 |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | $108,169 | 49 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | Not reported | 35 |
| Chemistry | $119,378 | 33 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Not reported | 31 |
| Biology | $176,414 | 30 |
| Cell Biology | $84,844 | 30 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Not reported | 21 |
| Ecology | $117,823 | 21 |
| Chemical Engineering | Not reported | 20 |
| Health Services Administration | $168,121 | 20 |
| Electrical Engineering | Not reported | 17 |
| Music | Not reported | 13 |
| History | Not reported | 13 |
| Registered Nursing | Not reported | 12 |
| Pharmacology | Not reported | 11 |
| Mathematics | Not reported | 11 |
| Political Science | Not reported | 11 |
| Genetics | Not reported | 10 |
| Neuroscience | Not reported | 10 |
| Physics | Not reported | 10 |
| Physiology | Not reported | 9 |
| Applied Mathematics | Not reported | 9 |
| Civil Engineering | Not reported | 8 |
| English Language & Literature | Not reported | 8 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | Not reported | 7 |
| Economics | Not reported | 7 |
| Romance Languages | Not reported | 6 |
| Clinical Psychology | Not reported | 6 |
| Environmental Engineering | Not reported | 5 |
| Cognitive Science | Not reported | 5 |
| Astronomy | Not reported | 5 |
| Geological Sciences | Not reported | 5 |
| Area Studies | Not reported | 4 |
| Materials Engineering | Not reported | 4 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences | Not reported | 4 |
| Sociology | Not reported | 4 |
| Mental Health Services | Not reported | 4 |
| Philosophy | Not reported | 3 |
| Fine Arts | Not reported | 3 |
| Educational Media | $110,599 | Not reported |
First Professional (4)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | $152,014 | 143 |
| Medicine | $98,978 | 111 |
| International Relations | Not reported | 23 |
| Engineering | Not reported | 7 |
Post-bachelor's Certificate (4)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | $94,722 | Not reported |
| Music | $35,623 | Not reported |
| Health Services Administration | $110,699 | Not reported |
| Public Health | $93,536 | Not reported |
Graduate Certificate (33)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health | $95,664 | 378 |
| Health Services Administration | $101,356 | 141 |
| International Relations | $77,954 | 99 |
| Education, Other | $306,793 | 42 |
| Registered Nursing | $142,460 | 38 |
| Ecology | $91,158 | 37 |
| Teacher Education | Not reported | 35 |
| Secondary Education | Not reported | 29 |
| Educational Administration | $95,645 | 28 |
| Information Science | Not reported | 21 |
| Music | Not reported | 21 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations | Not reported | 19 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | Not reported | 17 |
| Health Services Administration & Management | Not reported | 17 |
| Business | Not reported | 17 |
| Systems Engineering | Not reported | 13 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Not reported | 13 |
| Special Education | $96,711 | 12 |
| Public Administration | $74,213 | 12 |
| Electrical Engineering | Not reported | 11 |
| Mental Health Services | Not reported | 11 |
| Rhetoric & Composition | Not reported | 10 |
| Museology | Not reported | 9 |
| Educational Assessment | Not reported | 7 |
| Health Services | Not reported | 7 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences | Not reported | 5 |
| Biotechnology | Not reported | 4 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Not reported | 4 |
| Gerontology | Not reported | 4 |
| Business Administration & Management | Not reported | 4 |
| Computer & Information Systems Security | Not reported | 3 |
| Environmental Engineering | Not reported | 3 |
| Political Science | $114,020 | 0 |
Show 26 additional programs with limited data
| Program | Level | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor | 2 |
| Germanic Languages | Doctoral | 2 |
| Anthropology | Doctoral | 2 |
| Archeology | Bachelor | 2 |
| International Relations | Doctoral | 2 |
| Fine Arts | Master | 2 |
| Bioethics & Medical Ethics | Graduate Certificate | 2 |
| Area Studies | Master | 1 |
| Ethnic & Gender Studies | Bachelor | 1 |
| Engineering | Bachelor | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Engineering Mechanics | Bachelor | 1 |
| Systems Engineering | Bachelor | 1 |
| English Language & Literature | Master | 1 |
| Pharmacology | Master | 1 |
| Applied Mathematics | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Statistics | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Data Science & Analytics | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Social Sciences | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Anthropology | Master | 1 |
| Economics | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | Master | 1 |
| Medical Illustration | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Doctoral | 1 |
| Finance | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
Rankings Featuring This Institution
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Computer Science Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Computer Science Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Engineering Programs
- Highest Earning Doctoral Nursing & Health Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Physical Sciences Programs
- Highest Earning Doctoral Physical Sciences Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Mathematics Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Mathematics Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Biology Programs
- Highest Earning Doctoral Biology Programs