Johns Hopkins University SAT & ACT Scores

Hopkins requires first-year applicants to submit the SAT, with its Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing sections, or the ACT, with Math, Reading and English. You can self-report scores on your application, and Hopkins asks you to report all available scores; it then considers your most competitive testing profile. If you are admitted and enroll, you must send official score reports. Hopkins superscores both tests, using your highest section scores across all test dates. Transfer applicants do not need SAT or ACT scores.

Among students who enrolled in fall 2024 and sent the SAT, the middle 50% scored 740–770 on Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 780–800 on Math, with section medians of 760 and 790. A quarter scored at or below the low end of each range, and a quarter scored above the high end. Hopkins's federal report gives section scores only, not a combined SAT range.

50% of that class sent SAT scores and 18% sent the ACT. Testing was optional when they applied, so these ranges describe only students who chose to report a score. Hopkins now requires one of the two tests, so ranges for classes admitted under the requirement will draw on every enrolled student and may shift.

Because Hopkins superscores the SAT, your best Math and Reading and Writing scores from different test dates combine. Section scores at or above 760 and 790 put you in the upper half of enrolled students who reported the SAT.

Students who enrolled in fall 2024 and sent the ACT had a middle 50% composite of 34–36, with a median of 35. Their section ranges were 35–36 in English and 34–36 in Math. Only 18% of the class reported the ACT, so the range describes a fairly small group.

Hopkins superscores the ACT using Math, Reading and English. The optional Science and Writing sections are not required and are not part of the superscore, though Hopkins says optional tests can add value when they show a strength in your area of interest. A superscored composite at or above 35 is in the upper half of enrolled students who reported the ACT.

Johns Hopkins University offers Early Decision I and Early Decision II, both binding, and Regular Decision. It does not offer Early Action. Hopkins encourages Early Decision applicants to finish testing by October of senior year and Regular Decision applicants by December.

A practical target for Johns Hopkins University is SAT section scores at or above the medians, 760 in Reading and Writing and 790 in Math, or an ACT composite at or above 35. Superscoring lets you reach those marks across more than one test date, so leave room in your schedule for a second sitting before your deadline.

Scores are required, but Hopkins reads them inside a holistic review. The admissions committee considers your scores alongside your transcript, any AP or IB scores, and the rigor of your courses within your school's curriculum. A strong score supports that academic picture; it does not stand in for it.