Johns Hopkins University — Full Profile & Ranking 2026

Johns Hopkins University (JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1876. It describes itself as America’s first research university, built on the idea that teaching and original research belong together. JHU is best known for medicine, public health, biomedical engineering, and international relations.

Undergraduates study mainly at the Homewood campus in Baltimore. The School of Medicine, the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Peabody Institute (music) are in other parts of Baltimore, and the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is in Washington, D.C.

Johns Hopkins University is ranked joint 20th in the QS World University Rankings 2027, published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) in June 2026, tied with UC Berkeley.

QS ranks universities using academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per faculty, student-to-faculty ratio, and measures of international faculty and students. This is a QS-specific result, not one universal ranking. Times Higher Education, U.S. News, and ARWU use different methods and can order the same universities differently.

Source: QS TopUniversities (QS World University Rankings 2027, 18 June 2026).

JHU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programmes, and it is known for:

• Medicine — the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Public health — the Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Biomedical engineering and sciences — a major draw for pre-medical and engineering students
• International relations — Homewood programmes and SAIS in Washington, D.C.
• Applied research — the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), a university-affiliated research centre working with NASA and defence agencies
• Music — the Peabody Institute

For the full list, see JHU’s official website.

Undergraduate admission details can change each cycle. Confirm every point on JHU’s admissions site before applying.

Undergraduate Admissions

Graduate and Professional Admissions

Graduate and professional programmes, including medicine and public health, have their own applications, tests, and deadlines.

Official source: JHU Undergraduate Admissions.

JHU’s published figures for its most recent reported class show 49,112 undergraduate applicants. Admission offers totalled 2,525, made up of 793 Early Decision and 1,732 Regular Decision offers. That is an overall admission rate of roughly 5%. The entering class was about 1,300 students, and international students were about 13.5% of it.

JHU does not publish a separate acceptance rate for international applicants in the sources checked for this page, but you should expect very strong competition.

Sources: JHU Fast Facts and the JHU Hub. Rates change each year; the class year should be confirmed on JHU’s site.

• Decide between Early Decision (binding) and Regular Decision
• Check JHU’s current testing policy and prepare scores if you plan to submit them
• Book an English test if required
• Apply for financial aid at the time of application, because international aid is only available to those who apply for it with their admission application
• Prepare essays, recommendations, and school documents in English or with certified translations
• Plan for the full cost of attendance, including travel
• Check U.S. student visa requirements
• Verify every date, fee, and requirement on JHU’s official website before submitting

JHU’s financial aid pages describe undergraduate tuition as roughly $66,000 a year. The exact 2026–27 tuition and cost-of-attendance figures were not confirmed for this page. Housing, dining, books, and personal costs come on top of tuition.

Check JHU’s Student Financial Services pages for the current published cost of attendance before you plan your budget.

Source: JHU Student Financial Services — Tuition Promise. Charges change each year.

JHU’s aid is need-based for undergraduates:

• Johns Hopkins Tuition Promise (from the 2026–27 academic year): families with incomes up to $100,000 receive aid covering tuition, fees, housing, dining, and personal expenses; families with incomes of $100,001 to $200,000 receive full tuition coverage; families above $200,000 receive individually calculated need-based scholarships
• International students: JHU says international students who applied for and received financial aid at the time of admission are also eligible, so you must apply for aid with your application
• Need-aware for international applicants: JHU considers financial need in admission decisions for international applicants, so your ability to pay can affect your chance of admission
• Merit awards: JHU offers a small number of merit-based scholarships, which are very competitive

Source: JHU Tuition Promise. Aid is not guaranteed. Confirm eligibility rules directly with JHU.

Pakistani applicants follow the same process as other international applicants. Practical points:

• Apply for aid early: international aid is only available if you apply for it with your admission application
• Need-aware admission: your financial need can affect your admission chance, so plan a balanced list of universities
• Tests: check JHU’s current testing policy and prepare SAT/ACT scores if you plan to submit them
• English: if required, prepare TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo. Our IELTS preparation guides can help.
• Be realistic about odds: competition is very high
• Visa: admitted students need a U.S. student visa (F-1). The U.S. government decides it, and rules can change, so check travel.state.gov.
• Agents: you apply directly to JHU, so a paid agent is not required

See also our guide to fully funded scholarships for 2027.

• The Homewood campus is in Baltimore, Maryland, about an hour from Washington, D.C. by train
• Baltimore is a mid-sized East Coast city, and JHU students take part in community and research projects there
• Undergraduates are known for a strong research culture, with many students working in labs
• Student life includes clubs, performing arts, and a large number of research opportunities

• JHU is among the leading U.S. universities for research funding, with strengths in medicine, public health, and engineering
• The Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has built spacecraft for NASA, including the New Horizons mission
• Many graduates go on to medical school, public health, research, engineering, government, and business
• JHU does not guarantee employment, salary, or visa outcomes

• Michael Bloomberg, businessman and former mayor of New York City, graduated from JHU in 1964 and later gave the university billions of dollars
• Woodrow Wilson, 28th U.S. president, earned his PhD at Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
Official website: jhu.edu