The Johns Hopkins University Acceptance Rate
For the application year 2024, The Johns Hopkins University reported an overall acceptance rate of 7.6%, with 38,926 applicants and 2,943 accepted students. The Early Action (EA) acceptance rate is notably higher at 13.6%, with 6,266 applicants and 853 accepted, while the Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rate stands at 6.4% from 32,660 applicants, resulting in 2,090 acceptances. The transfer acceptance rate is 6.4% with 1,847 transfer applicants, of which 118 were accepted, and the average GPA of accepted transfer students is 3.75. The waitlist acceptance rate is currently 2.9%, with 2,478 students offered a place and 71 accepting. Additionally, the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores range from 1520 to 1570, and the ACT scores range from 34 to 35.
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 38,926
Accepted Applicants: 2,943
Regular Decision vs Early Action Acceptance Rates
Historical Acceptance Rates
For the application year 2024, Johns Hopkins University reported an overall acceptance rate of 7.6%, with 38,926 applicants and 2,943 admitted. The Early Action (EA) acceptance rate was 13.6% from 6,266 applicants, while the Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rate stood at 6.4%, admitting 2,090 out of 32,660 applicants. Comparing to previous years, the acceptance rate marginally increased from 7.3% in 2023 and 7.5% in 2022, while it was higher at 8.8% in 2021, indicating a slight tightening in overall admissions criteria.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
The Johns Hopkins University has reported a wait list acceptance rate of 2.9% for the application year 2024, with 71 out of 2,478 students offered a spot. This marks a significant decline from 2023, where no students were accepted from the 3,443 waitlisted applicants, indicating a 0% acceptance rate. Previously, in 2022, the acceptance rate was 0.1%, with only 2 out of 3,724 offered students gaining admission. The sharp drop in admission from the wait list in recent years underscores the increasing competitiveness and unpredictability of the process at Johns Hopkins.
2478
Offered a Place
71
Admitted
2.9%
Acceptance Rate
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Johns Hopkins University's transfer acceptance rate is 6.4% for the application year 2024, with 118 out of 1,847 applicants gaining admission. This rate is slightly lower than the previous year's acceptance rate of 6.49% for the application year 2023, when 106 students were accepted from 1,634 applicants. Historical data indicates fluctuations, as complete figures for 2021 and earlier years are not available, but the average GPA of admitted transfer students remains strong at 3.75. The ongoing low acceptance rates highlight the competitiveness of the transfer process at Johns Hopkins.
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 1,847
Accepted Applicants: 118
Domestic vs International Acceptance Rates
Scores
GPA
3.93
SAT
1520-1570
Math: 780-800
Reading: 740-770
ACT
34-35
Math: 34-36
English: 34-35
Reading: 34-36
Science: 34-35
Acceptances by Race
| Race | Applicants |
|---|---|
| Asian American | 27% |
| White | 20% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 21% |
| Black/African American | 14% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.05% |
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