Johns Hopkins University
MD · Private · Mid-Atlantic · National university · Top 10 tier · 5,651 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~61% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2021–Fall 2025
Admission rates
ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “For students who self-report scores on the application, if you are admitted and choose to enroll, you will be required to send official score reports.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2021–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2021–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2020-21 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2021-22 ↗ | 2,972 | 7.5% | 15.3% | Not reported | 59% | 40% | 19% | 1510-1560 | 34-35 | ||
| 2022-23 ↗ | 2,739 | 7.2% | 14.8% | Not reported | 59% | 44% | 15% | 1520-1560 | 34-35 | ||
| 2023-24 ↗ | 2,943 | 7.6% | 13.6% | Not reported | 55% | 41% | 14% | 1530-1560 | 34-35 | ||
| 2024-25 ↗ | 2,954 | 6.4% | 11.7% | 59% | 68% | 50% | 18% | 1530-1560 | 34-36 | ||
| 2025-26 ↗ | 3,072 | 6.1% | 10.9% | 61% | 77% | 57% | 20% | 1530-1565 | 35-35 | ||
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 43%
- 2024: 2%
- 2023: 4%
- 2022: 0%
- 2021: 0.1%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Required (Homewood schools; Peabody: optional)2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Required2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Not reported2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS
Notes
- Testing is required for Arts & Sciences and Engineering; not required for the Peabody Conservatory.