Georgetown University or Johns Hopkins University, where to study in USA?

Georgetown University vs Johns Hopkins University

Collegedunia Team logo

Collegedunia Team Content Curator

Content Curator

Georgetown University is one of the oldest higher education universities in Washington DC, USA. Admitted students are offered a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs at Georgetown University, with 9 academic schools to choose from and  It holds a position of 297th in the QS World University Rankings for 2024. As per US News, Johns Hopkins University has achieved the 7th position in national rankings, thus becoming one of the top public universities in USA.Admitted students can choose from 260+ programs at Johns Hopkins University including arts and music, medicine, social and natural sciences, engineering, and business.

Overview Comparison
Georgetown UniversityJohns Hopkins University
Collegedunia Score5.5 Out of 107.8 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 201 Times Higher Education 2026
# 285 QS World University 2026
# 201 Times Higher Education 2025
# 16 Times Higher Education 2026
# 24 QS World University 2026
# 16 Times Higher Education 2025
Subject Strength# 136 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2023
# 180 for Medicine by QS World University 2025
# 14 for Law by US News 2025
# 13 for Engineering by US News 2025
# 38 for Data Science and Analytics by QS World University 2025
# 4 for Medicine by QS World University 2025
ProgramsUG Programs -43
PG Programs -42
Doctorate Programs -1
UG Programs -44
PG Programs -56
Doctorate Programs -2
Acceptance Rate13.0 %6.0 %
Exam ScoreGMAT-680
IELTS-7
SAT-1380
TOEFL-100
IELTS-7
PTE-68
SAT-1530
TOEFL-100
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   51300.40
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  59700
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 19750 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   54160
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  57010
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 15381 Per Year
placement (average package)

Graduate Employability Ranks (2020): #111-120
MFin: $165,000
Doctorate: $163,000
Other Degree: $160,000
LLM: $149,000
MBA: $140,000


Johns Hopkins University is one of the top private universities in Baltimore, United States. It is ranked #24 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

Average Salaries By Degree:

  • Doctorate : $135,000 
  • Bachelor of Arts  : $124,000 
  • MBA  : $120,000 
  • Bachelor of Science : $110,000 
  • Masters of Arts : $102,000 
  • Masters in Science : $97,000 

application requirements

Supplemental applications are required, alumni interviews may also be conducted, three subject scores are preferred. 

Academic transcripts; Secondary School Report; 2 Teacher Evaluations; Mid-year Report; Standardized Test Scores; Proof of English language proficiency; Essays; SOPs; Résumé/CV; Recommendation letter(s); Professional Credential Evaluation; Financial Support Documents.

Campuses and B-SchoolsMcDonough School of Business
NA
CollegeDunia Reviews6.3/10 Read 1 reviews7.0/10 Read 9 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsGeorgetown UniversityJohns Hopkins University
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1789
1876
Student:Faculty Ratio11:1
6:1
Male:Female56% Male, 44% Female0% Male, 0% Female
Location Facts

The university has 4 campuses in Washington DC located in neighborhood of Georgetown, Claredon and Virginia. The main campus is located on elevated site of Potomac River.


4 Baltimore campuses: Homewood (home of schools of Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Education), East Baltimore (home of schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health & Johns Hopkins Hospital), Peabody campus (home to the Peabody Institute), Harbor East (home of the Carey Business School).


Library

Total books collection- 3,115,408. Journals- 220,486. Films- 46,054. Primary Source Collections- 1000. The university has 10 libraries. 


America’s first research university library; 5 Sheridan Libraries; 4.2 million volumes; 154,000 print & e-journals; 1.6 million ebooks; special collections with 400,000 rare books


Campus Life

The university has 350 clubs and organizations, 17 UG residence, and explore over 2,000 dining places in D.C. There are 5 outdoor spaces on-campus helping in unwinding. There are 15 coffee shops within 10 blocks of the university. You can also serve the D.C community by volunteering. There are also various sports teams to join and wellness activities to indulge in. 


300+ student clubs & organizations; 24 varsity sports teams (22 of them competing at NCAA Division III level); Spring Fair (America’s largest student-run festival); Peabody Institute (America’s 1st conservatory); Hopkins Symphony Orchestra; 3 university museums; one of nation’s best campus dining programs; Hopkins All Access (Live and on-demand broadcast of JHU athletics events); Johns Hopkins Athletic Hall of Fame.


Hostel#Housing (On Campus & Off Campus) - $12736
#Living Expenses - $11762
Famous Alumni

Antonin Scalia (former associate justice of Supreme Court of US), Chris Sacca (investor), Bradley Cooper (actor), Dick Durbin (US Senator), Robert Gates (former US secretary of defense), Saad Hariri (former PM Lebanon), Robert Lighthizer (US trade representative), Lisa Murkowski (US Senator), etc.


29 Nobel laureates; Michael Bloomberg (Former Mayor of New York City); Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez (Mexican author); Gertrude Stein (American novelist); Woodrow Wilson (28th US President); Katherine McNamara (American actress); Daniel Koch (Swiss physician); Takuya Tasso (Japanese Politician); Rachel Carson (American marine biologist); Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigerian writer); Aziz Sancar (Molecular biologist); George H.W. Bush (41st US President); Susan Wojcicki (CEO of YouTube); Edwin E. Catmull (President of Pixar & Walt Disney Animation Studios).


City Life

Washington is home to 170 embassies, 2000 world-class restaurants, 17 attractions like museums, zoo, etc, and 34 national parks and monuments. D.C is home to a number of recruiters ranging from marketing, finance, biological sciences, and others. The unemployment rate for June 2020 is 8.6% 


Baltimore- most populous city in Maryland; one of the top 10 cities in USA for food lovers according to Yelp; city hosts events such as Baltimore Comic-Con, Baltimore Farmers Market, Maryland Film Festival, book festival, Artscape (America’s largest free crafts festival), etc.; Famous tourist attractions- Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Walters Art Museum, National Aquarium, American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, Oriole Park at Camden Yards; Unemployment rate- 4.2% (Dec, 2019).


Weather