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Acceptance Rate 6.44%
Yield 47.02%
SAT Score 1,550
ACT Score 35
Applicants 45,895

Johns Hopkins Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 6.44% at Johns Hopkins University. Total 45,895 students applied and 2,954 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,550 and the average ACT score is 35.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationhttps://apply.jhu.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://apply.commonapp.org/
Acceptance Rate6.44%
Average Test Scores1,550 SAT / 35 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 6.44%. A total of 45,895 students (20,391 men and 25,469 women) have applied to and 2,954 (1,419 men and 1,527 women) students admitted to Johns Hopkins University.
Among them, 625 male and 762 female students have enrolled into Johns Hopkins and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 47.02%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Johns Hopkins
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants45,89520,39125,4691223
Admitted2,9541,4191,52708
Enrolled1,38962576200
Acceptance Rate 6.44% 6.96% 6.00% 0.00% 34.78%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 47.02% 44.05% 49.90% - -
[Chart] Johns Hopkins University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Johns Hopkins, 691 applicants (50% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 254 applicants (18%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,550 at Johns Hopkins. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,570 and 25th percentile score is 1,520.
The average ACT score is 35 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 36 and the 25th percentile score is 34.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Johns Hopkins. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Johns Hopkins with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Johns Hopkins
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total152015501570
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing740760770
Math780790800
ACT Composite343536
Math343536
English353536
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Johns Hopkins University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Admission Test Scores, Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc), Work experience.
Application Requirements for Johns Hopkins
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✓
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Johns Hopkins

The calendar system at Johns Hopkins University is Semester. Johns Hopkins University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Johns Hopkins University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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