10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$365,644at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · 86 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 82 · Federal debt reported for 18
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Strong payoff
+$365,644 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
4.1 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
+143%Estimated return after 10 years
$107,088Observed earnings · year 5
$110,220Highest annual price before payoff reaches $0
The price benchmark is $91,411 per year below this threshold.
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What do you want to understand?
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
PUBLISHED STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $14,933 housing and food allowance plus $2,240 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price+$440,880
$19,000Current college-wide context+$364,880
$20,000Annual price+$360,880
$40,000Annual price+$280,880
$60,000Annual price+$200,880
$80,000Annual price+$120,880
$100,000Annual price+$40,880
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Online study is a meaningful part of the student experience.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
DUAL-ENROLLMENT CONTEXT · 2024
2,279 high-school students took college courses.
IPEDS counts students enrolled in college credit while still in high school. A large dual-enrollment population can shape headline enrollment figures, especially at community colleges.
This is participation, not a college completion rate. It does not indicate how many students later enrolled after high school, earned a credential or entered the workforce.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Maryland run 5% above the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$18,809Average net price / year
$85,947Cost of attendance
$10,250Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$109/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$107,088Median earnings · year 5 after completion
93.8%Completion rate
6.4%Admission rate
1,553Average SAT score
5,693Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about Johns Hopkins University
What does Johns Hopkins University cost?
Johns Hopkins University reports an average annual net price of $18,809 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Johns Hopkins University graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $107,088 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Johns Hopkins University graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $10,250. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Johns Hopkins University worth the same?
No. The current release contains 86 field-and-degree records for Johns Hopkins University; 82 report year-4 earnings and 18 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
39,805Students enrolled at any point
10,005Undergraduate students
29,800Graduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
91% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
376 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
72% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$85,724Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$89,073Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$86,332Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income78%
Middle income80%
Higher income85%
Undergraduate student composition
White20%
Black8%
Hispanic19%
Asian29%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$89,069Year 1
$117,419Year 4
$107,088Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Education, Other · Graduate/Professional Certificate$306,7932Education, Other · Master's Degree$303,2023Biology, General · Master's Degree$243,8634Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$196,4675Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree$176,9456Biology, General · Doctoral Degree$176,4147Health and Medical Administrative Services · Doctoral Degree$168,1218Real Estate · Master's Degree$166,291Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Education, OtherGraduate/Professional Certificate · $306,793 reported+412%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Education, OtherMaster's Degree · $303,202 reported+364%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Biology, GeneralMaster's Degree · $243,863 reported+249%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · $147,384 reported+116%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $196,467 reported+113%vs same-degree national median$12,750federal debt6Social Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree · $128,590 reported+96%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in MD
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Laurel, MD
Capitol Technology University
- Annual net price
- $22,102
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $113,109
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +154%
Notre Dame of Maryland University
- Annual net price
- $19,169
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $70,123
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -2%
Loyola University Maryland
- Annual net price
- $30,574
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $79,484
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +14%
Mount St. Mary's University
- Annual net price
- $22,655
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $66,027
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -22%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing the 40 highest-earning records from 86 field-and-degree records. Use the program directory to search the complete set.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $306,793 | Not available | Not reported |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | $303,202 | Not available | 37 |
| Biology, General | Master's Degree | $243,863 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $196,467 | $12,750 | 9 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $176,945 | Not available | 1 |
| Biology, General | Doctoral Degree | $176,414 | Not available | 42 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Doctoral Degree | $168,121 | Not available | 25 |
| Real Estate | Master's Degree | $166,291 | Not available | Not reported |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | $165,562 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General | Master's Degree | $158,699 | Not available | Not reported |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | $154,775 | Not available | 0 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's Degree | $152,415 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $152,108 | Not available | 0 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | First Professional Degree | $152,014 | Not available | Not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Master's Degree | $148,887 | Not available | 1 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $148,833 | Not available | 3 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $147,384 | Not available | 7 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | $144,429 | Not available | 1 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | $143,984 | Not available | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $142,460 | Not available | Not reported |
| Economics | Master's Degree | $138,425 | Not available | 0 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $134,785 | $10,859 | Not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $132,861 | Not available | 1 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $128,882 | $12,494 | Not reported |
| Social Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $128,590 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | $123,994 | Not available | Not reported |
| Information Science/Studies | Master's Degree | $123,217 | Not available | 0 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $122,517 | Not available | Not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $121,729 | Not available | 19 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | $119,378 | Not available | 20 |
| Political Science and Government | Master's Degree | $118,381 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $118,011 | Not available | Not reported |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Doctoral Degree | $117,823 | Not available | 17 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Master's Degree | $115,950 | Not available | 3 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Master's Degree | $114,716 | Not available | 0 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $114,673 | $11,207 | 2 |
| Public Health | Doctoral Degree | $114,631 | Not available | 47 |
| Political Science and Government | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $114,020 | Not available | Not reported |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $111,986 | Not available | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $111,325 | Not available | 42 |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
Search every Johns Hopkins University program record →Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.