JH

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland 🇺🇸MD · 4 years

Takes out-of-stateTakes internationalMCAT required
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

3.94

Average MCAT

520

Class size

129

Applicants

8,057

Interviewed

—

Admitted

118

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Oct 22, 2026

2025-26 figures from official sources

Who can apply

Maryland residents

8% of seats
2025-26516 applied9 admitted

Out-of-state applicants

92% of seats
2025-267,541 applied109 admitted

Canadian citizens

International applicants

Requirements

Degree

Bachelor's (BS or BA) degree from an accredited institution.

Prerequisites

  • Bachelor's (BS or BA) degree from an accredited institution
  • Biology with lab, one year (8 semester hours); genetics recommended; extra advanced biology semester if using AP/IB
  • General chemistry with lab, one year (8 semester hours); extra advanced chemistry semester if using AP/IB
  • Organic chemistry with lab, one semester (4 semester hours)
  • Biochemistry, minimum 3 semester hours (no lab required)
  • Humanities, social and behavioral sciences: minimum 24 semester hours, including at least two writing-intensive courses
  • Mathematics: calculus and/or statistics, minimum 6 semester hours (statistics or epidemiology strongly recommended)
  • Physics with lab, one year (8 semester hours)
  • Letters: committee letter/packet, or two science faculty plus one non-science faculty letter (MD-PhD: two more)

GPA

AMCAS cumulative GPA

MCAT

MCAT requiredMust be taken no later than September of the application year. Oldest MCAT considered is four years before expected matriculation: for Fall 2027 entry, the oldest acceptable MCAT is August 1, 2023. No minimum stated.Must be taken no later than September of the application year. Oldest MCAT considered is four years before expected matriculation: for Fall 2027 entry, the oldest acceptable MCAT is August 1, 2023. No minimum stated.

Casper

Not published by the school

How selection works

Accepts out-of-state applicants; no in-state preference or residency restriction stated. Class of 2028 drew from 29 US states and 2 countries.

Interview

Format

Not published

Delivery

Virtual

When

September 2026 - January 2027 (Thursdays and Fridays)

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Oct 15, 2026

    AMCAS primary deadline · October 15, 2026

  2. Oct 22, 2026

    MD secondary application deadline · October 22, 2026 (11:59 PM EST)

  3. Nov 1, 2026

    MD/PhD secondary application deadline · November 1 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  4. Nov 15, 2026

    Letters of recommendation (MD and MD-PhD) received by · November 15 (year inferred from the 2026–27 cycle)

  5. Sep 20, 2026

    Interviews (by invitation) · September 2026 - January 2027

  6. Mar 20, 2027

    Final decision release · Early March 2027

Secondary application fee: waived for AMCAS Fee Assistance Program recipients only

USD 120

Tuition (2026-27)

Domestic: USD 69,100

Special programs & mission

MD/PhD

MD/MBA

MD/MS in Health Care Management

MD/MPH (with Bloomberg School of Public Health)

Deferred Admission Plan

The mission of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is to prepare physicians to practice compassionate clinical medicine of the highest standard and to identify and solve fundamental questions in the mechanisms, prevention and treatment of disease, in health care delivery and in the basic sciences.

Sources

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