Baltimore, MD · Private · Every figure is for a student starting in fall 2027. We work each one out again whenever we update the site.
How to pay for Johns Hopkins University
What a year costs here, what brings it down, and what a SmartTuition plan could save a family like yours.
Paying for four years here
Four years here, after grants
$50,034
A SmartTuition plan could save a family like this about $5,700.
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester, using your own numbers.
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A family of four with good credit and $500 a month for college. How we worked these out ↓
A year at Johns Hopkins University
| Full price | $96,215 |
| After grants, at your income | $13,295 |
59% of first-year students here got a grant or scholarship from the college in 2023-24, $57,131 on average.
At this income, 0 of Maryland's other 16 colleges cost less after grants, and 16 cost more. See them all →
What can bring it down
Johns Hopkins University's promise. Johns Hopkins University says it covers 100% of what a family cannot pay. The conditions ↓
Pay less for college
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester.
At Johns Hopkins University, our scenarios for Maryland households with good parent credit show a SmartTuition plan saving a median of about $1,200 over four years. How we worked this out ↓
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Put your schools side by side →What Johns Hopkins University commits to
Johns Hopkins University says it covers 100% of what a family cannot pay.
“We promise to meet 100% of a family's demonstrated need—the difference between the total cost of attendance each year and what a family can pay. We also promise to meet this need without any loans.”
Johns Hopkins University Office of Undergraduate Admissions (apply.jhu.edu) — verified 2026-07.
Conditions the school attaches to that commitment
- The commitment covers FALL AND SPRING ONLY — not summer terms: “Hopkins covers full financial need for fall and spring semesters only. In the summer, there is limited funding available, and priority is given to students with the highest need.”
- Peabody Conservatory undergraduates are excluded and fall under Peabody’s separate policy: “The policy being announced now is for undergraduates at the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering. Peabody undergraduates aren’t eligible. However, Peabody Dual Degree students receive the same financial aid as other Homewood undergraduates, so they do qualify.”
- You must reapply for aid every year: “Domestic students will need to reapply every year.”
- International students are covered in principle, but few receive aid: “Hopkins meets 100% of demonstrated need for all admitted students, including international students. About 10% of international students receive financial aid.”
- Admission is need-blind for domestic applicants but need-aware for international ones — for international applicants, finances can affect whether you are admitted: “Hopkins is need-aware for international students, meaning that financial circumstances are considered in the admissions process.” and “Hopkins is need-blind for domestic applicants”.
- International students must flag their interest in aid as a FIRST-YEAR applicant: “International students must indicate their interest in financial aid as a first-year applicant to be considered for need-based aid.”
- Your assets count, not just income: “Our income-based aid tiers apply to families with typical assets, generally less than three times their annual income.”
These are the school’s own qualifiers. A commitment quoted without them is not the commitment they made.
Published guarantees you may qualify for
We do not assume you qualify for any of these, and our plans never bank on them. Check each against your own situation with the aid office.
Johns Hopkins Tuition Promise: $0 parent cost tier
Household income up to $100,000. Covers tuition, fees, housing. Also requires “typical assets” — a test we cannot evaluate for you.
“Family income of up to $100k: You will have a $0 parent contribution. Your financial aid offer will fully cover tuition, fees, housing, dining, and most personal expenses.”
Johns Hopkins Tuition Promise: free tuition tier
Household income up to $200,000. Covers tuition. Also requires “typical assets” — a test we cannot evaluate for you.
“Free tuition for families making up to $200,000”
How we worked these out
The family
A family of four with good parent credit and $500 a month to put toward college, and the savings you pick. In state, the grants are what Johns Hopkins University reports families at that income got, on average. Your own will differ, and a family with no aid pays close to the full price.
What a SmartTuition plan saves
The difference, over four years, between a SmartTuition plan and the standard approach: savings first, then loans for the rest. It counts loan interest and the federal tax credit. For a family that lives in Maryland, it also counts Maryland's tax deduction for money you put through its 529 plan.
The $1,200 in the “Pay less for college” box near the top of this page is the median saving in Johns Hopkins University's own scenarios. Each scenario is a household that lives in Maryland, with an income from $45,000 to $200,000 and savings of none, $40,000 or $100,000 in a 529. We price Johns Hopkins University at the aid it reports for that income.
Every scenario has parents with good credit and $500 a month toward college. The card above uses the same two. A scenario where the parents would borrow more than $65,000 is left out.
The prices by income
- They describe students who got aid.
- “Over $110,000” has no upper limit, so it averages families just over $110,000 with far wealthier ones. A family at $115,000 should expect to pay less than it shows.
- Each range is reported on its own, so the prices do not always rise with income.
Grants from the college
How many first-year students got a grant from Johns Hopkins University, and the average, are the Department of Education's figures for full-time students who started in 2023-24. They cover every income. The prices after grants already count these grants, so don't take them off again. The Department of Education's page for Johns Hopkins University →
Where the prices come from
Where the prices come from: Johns Hopkins University's own 2026-27 tuition, fees, housing, food and books, from its website, carried forward to 2027 at 4.0% a year. The grants are the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (2025-26 figures), carried forward the same way. Each price after grants is the cost less those grants. The average price after grants counts the students who get federal aid. Your own figure will be different.
SmartTuition.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Johns Hopkins University. Aid policies change; check current terms with the college's aid office.
Nearby at your income
- Johns Hopkins University$13,295 a year
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore$16,302 a year
- University of Maryland$17,347 a year
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