Deadlines and Requirements
All deadlines are postmark deadlines unless otherwise indicated. Applications are accepted for fall semester entry only.
Early Decision Freshmen | Regular Decision Freshmen | Fall Transfer Students | A Note on Standardized Test Dates
Early Decision Freshmen
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October
Latest date to take standardized tests
November 1
Application due (the Universal College Application with the Johns Hopkins Supplement or the Common Application with the Johns Hopkins Supplement are accepted.)
Requirements:
- Universal College Application with the Johns Hopkins Supplement or the Common Application with Johns Hopkins Supplement
- $70 nonrefundable application fee or waiver
- Early Decision Agreement of the Universal College Application or the Common Application signed
- Essays: the essay portion of the Universal College Application or the Common Application plus two short answer questions on the Johns Hopkins Supplement
- Secondary School Report (including guidance counselor recommendation, transcript, and high school profile)
- Two Teacher Evaluations
- SAT Reasoning Test or ACT with Writing Test (see Standardized Test Requirements for more information.)
- TOEFL (for applicants who have not attended an English language school for the last five years and whose primary language is not English)
- International Certification of Finances Form (for non-US citizens or non-US Permanent Residents)
November 15
CSS PROFILE form for financial aid plus supplementary materials, if applicable
December 15
Decisions released
January 15
Enrollment reply-by date
February 15
Admitted Early Decision students must submit a Mid-year Report and updated transcript by the deadline of February 15 (or as soon as they are available if after the deadline). The Mid-year Report must be submitted directly by the school and must include an updated senior year transcript. We do not accept any of these materials submitted directly by the applicant. School counselors should submit the documents online through the Universal College Application or Common Application, fax it to 410-516-6025, or mail the Mid-year Report and transcript.
For schools on a trimester system we request senior year transcript updates after the first and second trimesters. The February 15 Mid-year Report does not apply for trimester schools. The report may be completed and sent either with the first trimester grades which will usually arrive in advance of February or with the second trimester grades which will typically arrive in March. The school counselor should mention the school's trimester system when the updated transcripts are submitted.
March 1
Final due date for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), if applicable
Regular Decision Freshmen
December
Latest date to take standardized tests
January 1
Latest date for submitting the application; earlier submissions are appreciated (the Universal College Application with the Johns Hopkins Supplement or the Common Application with the Johns Hopkins Supplement are accepted.)
Requirements:
- Universal College Application with the Johns Hopkins Supplement or the Common Application with Johns Hopkins Supplement
- $70 nonrefundable application fee or waiver
- Essays: the essay portion of the Universal College Application or the Common Application plus two short answer questions on the Johns Hopkins Supplement
- Secondary School Report (including guidance counselor recommendation, transcript, and high school profile)
- Two Teacher Evaluations
- SAT Reasoning Test or ACT with Writing Test (see Standardized Test Requirements for more information.)
- TOEFL (for applicants who have not attended an English language school for the last five years and whose primary language is not English)
- International Certification of Finances Form (for non-US citizens or non-US Permanent Residents)
February 15
Regular Decision applicants must submit a Mid-year Report and updated transcript by the deadline of February 15 (or as soon as they are available if after the deadline). The Mid-year Report must be submitted directly by the school and must include an updated senior year transcript. We do not accept any of these materials submitted directly by the applicant. School counselors should submit the documents online through the Universal College Application or Common Application, fax it to 410-516-6025, or mail the Mid-year Report and transcript.
For schools on a trimester system we request senior year transcript updates after the first and second trimesters. The February 15 Mid-year Report does not apply for trimester schools. The report may be completed and sent either with the first trimester grades which will usually arrive in advance of February or with the second trimester grades which will typically arrive in March. The school counselor should mention the school's trimester system when the updated transcripts are submitted.
March 1
Financial aid materials due, if applicable:
- CSS PROFILE form for financial aid plus supplementary materials
- Final due date for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
April 1
Decisions released
May 1
Enrollment reply-by date
Fall Transfer Students
February 15
Transfer application review begins
March 15
Application due
Requirements:
- Common Application with Johns Hopkins Supplement
- Essays: the Common Application personal statement and the essay questions on the Johns Hopkins Supplement to the Common Application
- $70 nonrefundable application fee or waiver
- High school and college transcripts
- College Officials Report
- Professor/Instructor Recommendation
- CSS PROFILE form for financial aid plus supplemental materials, if applicable
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), if applicable
- TOEFL (for applicants who have not attended an English language school for the last five years and whose primary language is not English)
- International Certification of Finances Form (for non-US citizens or non-US Permanent Residents)
May
All transfer students will receive their decision notification by the end of May. The enrollment reply-by date is two weeks after notification.
A Note on Standardized Test Dates
Johns Hopkins strongly recommends that Early Decision candidates complete their required standardized tests no later than October of their senior year. Regular Decision candidates should complete required tests no later than December of their senior year.
Although we cannot guarantee that November (ED) or January (RD) scores will arrive before the Admissions Committee evaluation, past experience suggests that scores taken on these dates usually arrive in time.
November (ED) or January (RD) scores will be accepted for those students unable to meet their test requirements by October (ED) or December (RD). In such cases, we encourage you to note your intention of taking the later standardized test(s) on your application. There is no need to rush your scores.
