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Johns Hopkins University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $428 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $85,947.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $87,555 ten years after entering, the 95th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 94% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1876
Enrollment, 2023
39,399
Website
jhu.edu
Motto
“Veritas vos liberabit”
Campus of Johns Hopkins University

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Johns Hopkins University is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Incorporated in 1867 and opened in 1876 based on the European research institution model, Johns Hopkins is considered to be the first research university in the U.S.

From the Wikipedia article “Johns Hopkins University”, revision 1363867913, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $85,947 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between −$213 and $37,774 a year depending on income at Johns Hopkins University.

Statement of cost · Johns Hopkins University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$85,947
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$428
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$18,809
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$65,230

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $428; $30–48k: −$213; $48–75k: $4,179; $75–110k: $14,591; over $110k: $37,774. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$428
$30k–$48k−$213
$48k–$75k$4,179
$75k–$110k$14,591
Over $110k$37,774

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

A negative figure is reported as is: on average, grants and aid exceeded the listed cost.

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $87,555; the median graduate who borrowed owes $10,250.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$86,306
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$94,324
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
95th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$87,555
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
3rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$10,250
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$9,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $86,306; 8 yrs after entry: $94,324; 10 yrs after entry: $87,555. Median graduate debt: $10,250. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $10,250.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$86,306
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$94,324
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$87,555
Median graduate debt$10,250

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Johns Hopkins University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree1,008not reportednot reported
International Relations and National Security StudiesMaster's Degree749$113,563not reported
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree573$77,888not reported
Public HealthMaster's Degree477$102,525not reported
BiotechnologyMaster's Degree466$116,723not reported
EconomicsMaster's Degree393$139,377not reported
Public HealthGraduate/Professional Certificate378not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralMaster's Degree353not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree329$169,587not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree326$114,391not reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree269$123,655not reported
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringMaster's Degree267$104,666not reported
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Communication and Media StudiesMaster's Degree244$101,413not reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree208$139,111not reported
Systems EngineeringMaster's Degree192$155,023not reported
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's Degree185$66,379$10,750
Public HealthBachelor's Degree177$89,081$12,750
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree171$183,104$12,750
Applied MathematicsMaster's Degree158not reportednot reported
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree151$152,358not reported
Education, OtherGraduate/Professional Certificate42not reportednot reported
Education, OtherMaster's Degree28not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralDoctoral Degree30not reportednot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesDoctoral Degree20not reportednot reported
Real EstateMaster's Degree26$109,022not reported
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringMaster's Degree114not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Johns Hopkins University: 5,693 undergraduates; 19% of students receive Pell grants; 6% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

6%

2nd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

5,693

94th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

19%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

19th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

94%

finish within 150% of normal time

96th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

13%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$79,480

88th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k16%
  • $30k–$48k9%
  • $48k–$75k11%
  • $75k–$110k14%
  • Over $110k49%
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Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k16%
$30k–$48k9%
$48k–$75k11%
$75k–$110k14%
Over $110k49%

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 6,349 people who studied at Johns Hopkins University, most often in science & academia (69%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 69% (4,162 people); medicine 5.3% (320 people); law 1.7% (102 people); politics & gov 5.9% (352 people); business 2.0% (119 people); engineering & tech 2.9% (172 people); writing & journalism 7.5% (448 people); film & stage 1.1% (65 people); music 0.8% (49 people); visual arts 0.6% (36 people); sports 1.1% (63 people); religion 0.6% (38 people); military 1.1% (69 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia4,16269.4%
medicine3205.3%
law1021.7%
politics & gov3525.9%
business1192.0%
engineering & tech1722.9%
writing & journalism4487.5%
film & stage651.1%
music490.8%
visual arts360.6%
sports631.1%
religion380.6%
military691.1%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (2,546) · university teacher (802) · writer (254) · politician (243) · physician (211) · historian (204) · economist (152) · diplomat (129)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 20% for the 1840s to 35% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1830s11not reported
1840s2820%
1850s2573%
1860s101188%
1870s81107%
1880s177518%
1890s318028%
1900s4312026%
1910s121169%
1920s151529%
1930s2818813%
1940s6527619%
1950s11325231%
1960s8417732%
1970s679442%
1980s264935%
1990s111052%
2000s224035%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 261,309 in 2020-03.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0627,332
2026-0532,291
2026-0435,795
2026-0333,458
2026-0229,618
2026-0131,811
2025-1233,664
2025-1132,940
2025-1036,104
2025-0935,130
2025-0832,861
2025-0730,311
2025-0632,979
2025-0536,629
2025-0438,113
2025-0348,338
2025-0235,985
2025-0141,113
2024-1243,708
2024-1141,066
2024-1045,186
2024-0941,325
2024-0839,417
2024-0740,217
2024-0635,206
2024-0543,210
2024-0444,409
2024-0350,034
2024-0245,133
2024-0152,278
2023-1247,232
2023-1145,294
2023-1046,466
2023-0944,908
2023-0847,240
2023-0744,844
2023-0645,537
2023-0547,054
2023-0444,615
2023-0350,093
2023-0240,867
2023-0143,562
2022-1239,194
2022-1145,061
2022-1041,981
2022-0941,035
2022-0843,074
2022-0740,008
2022-0638,454
2022-0543,276
2022-0442,419
2022-0347,567
2022-0248,121
2022-0147,998
2021-1244,577
2021-1145,617
2021-1048,870
2021-0945,900
2021-0851,824
2021-0744,123
2021-0638,635
2021-0546,672
2021-0447,607
2021-0348,765
2021-0241,967
2021-0152,307
2020-1259,817
2020-1156,789
2020-1052,317
2020-0943,271
2020-0849,898
2020-0758,445
2020-0654,213
2020-0586,403
2020-04171,243
2020-03261,309
2020-0281,670
2020-0163,873
2019-1257,556
2019-1170,372
2019-1059,610
2019-0950,906
2019-0850,338
2019-0748,530
2019-0646,464
2019-0552,116
2019-0453,626
2019-0358,273
2019-0246,625
2019-0156,177
2018-1252,406
2018-1164,493
2018-1050,341
2018-0947,898
2018-0848,623
2018-0742,954
2018-0641,786
2018-0558,571
2018-0454,357
2018-0352,624
2018-0246,991
2018-0147,700
2017-1241,830
2017-1142,793
2017-1045,639
2017-0943,701
2017-0843,799
2017-0743,224
2017-0641,685
2017-0549,388
2017-0453,520
2017-0356,248
2017-0247,589
2017-0149,268
2016-1248,666
2016-1150,328
2016-1051,643
2016-0950,815
2016-0849,918
2016-0745,062
2016-0643,087
2016-0550,913
2016-0450,136
2016-0353,233
2016-0246,460
2016-0148,940
2015-1244,542
2015-1144,046
2015-1048,562
2015-0946,067
2015-0845,035
2015-0743,128

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Woodrow Wilson Peace 1919
  • Thomas Hunt Morgan Medicine 1933
  • George Whipple Medicine 1934
  • Herbert Spencer Gasser Medicine 1944
  • Francis Peyton Rous Medicine 1966
  • Haldan Keffer Hartline Medicine 1967
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  • Hamilton Smith Medicine 1978
  • Herbert A. Hauptman Chemistry 1985
  • Clark Gregg Economics 1990
  • Robert Fogel Economics 1993
  • Martin Rodbell Medicine 1994
  • Jody Williams Peace 1997
  • Paul Greengard Medicine 2000
  • Peter Agre Chemistry 2003

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

Show all 15 portraits

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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