Admission
Admission for Full-time, Residential Graduate Programs
PROGRAMS OF STUDY INFORMATION
Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) fulltime graduate programs of study
Please visit specific degree program websites to review their application and degree requirements.
General Application Process and Admissions Inquiries
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS) Office of Graduate Admissions and Enrollment
Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) Office of Graduate Admissions
Admissions/Information for Visiting Graduate Students and Volunteers
The schools of Arts and Sciences, and Engineering recognize and appreciate the contributions of volunteers and visiting graduate students to its mission of education and research and has policies in place to enable both schools to retain and set forth requirements pertaining to volunteers and visiting graduate students.
Interested Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS) applicants should visit: http://grad.jhu.edu/apply/visiting-students/ and interested Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) applicants should visit https://engineering.jhu.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions/full-time-programs/how-to-apply/visiting-students-scholars/
Costs of Attendance and Financial Aid
Costs of Attendance
See the Office of Student Financial Services' website for financial aid information.
See the Office of Student Accounts' website for tuition rates and refund schedule.
Find information about tuition and cost of attendance here.
Funding, Financial Aid, and Student Loans
Graduate students should contact their department(s) for information concerning funding support availability. Information for the Whiting School is located at https://engineering.jhu.edu/graduate-studies/graduate-financial-aid/. Students who are seeking federal financial aid are required to fill out a new FAFSA form for each year of financial aid. For more information on student loans and work-study opportunities, visit the Student Financial Services website (http://www.jhu.edu/finaid/grads.html).
Fellowships
Diversity Fellowships
Johns Hopkins is a community committed to sharing values of diversity and inclusion in order to achieve and sustain excellence. We firmly believe that we can best promote excellence by recruiting and retaining a diverse group of students, faculty and staff and by creating a climate of respect that is supportive of their success. This climate for diversity, inclusion and excellence is critical to attaining the best research, scholarship, teaching, health care, and other strategic goals of the Health System and the University. Taken together these values are recognized and supported fully by the Johns Hopkins Institutions leadership at all levels. Further, we recognize that the responsibility for excellence, diversity and inclusion lies with all of us at the Institutions: leadership, administration, faculty, staff and students.
WSE-Specific Graduate Fellowship Information
The Whiting School of Engineering offers a number of endowed fellowships that provide supplemental financial aid to incoming and current full-time engineering students. Full-time degree seeking graduate students are automatically considered for the fellowships. Visit WSE Graduate Fellowship and Grants for more information.
KSAS-Specific Graduate Fellowship Information
The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences offers an incredible array of opportunities for student researchers in the areas of natural science, social science, and humanities. Visit the KSAS Research page for more information.
Veterans Educational Benefits
Veterans Education Benefits
Johns Hopkins University is approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission for the training of veterans, service members, eligible spouses and dependents pursuing an approved degree or certificate program. Enrollment certifications are submitted to the VA under the provisions of federal and state laws pertaining to veterans' educational benefits.
Johns Hopkins University fully complies with Section 103.1.(b) of the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018, which ensures that JHU will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or the requirement to borrow additional funds, on any covered individual when the individual’s inability to meet their financial obligations to the institution is due to the delayed disbursement of Chapter 31 or Chapter 33 funding from the VA. Johns Hopkins University participates in the Principles of Excellence standards.
In order to prevent outstanding student accounts, students using Chapter 33 or Chapter 31 veteran education benefits are required to:
- Submit a Certificate of Eligibility or Statement of Benefits (Chapter 33)
- Have a current VR&E Purchase Order authorization on file (Chapter 31)
- Complete a Third Party Payer VA certification request each term
- Provide any additional information needed for certification of enrollment
Contact the JHU Veterans Affairs Office for detailed information on using VA education benefits at Johns Hopkins University.
Standards of Progress
Entitlement to VA benefits for an approved program of education is subject to the requirement that the student, having commenced the pursuit of such program, continues to maintain satisfactory academic progress, conduct, and attendance.
Military TA
Johns Hopkins University is approved by the Department of Defense to accept and process military tuition assistance. For details on utilizing Military TA please click here.
The College Navigator Tool
Veteran students may go to the College Navigator to access a school comparison tool.