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Historical look · Data through 2017-18

Johns Hopkins University: a historical look at college costs

How much will it cost your children to go to Johns Hopkins University? Here is what tuition trends through 2017-18 projected.

A historical look. This analysis uses tuition data through the 2017-18 academic year, with dollar figures adjusted to 2019. Check the school directly for its current costs. For a more current view of what a degree is worth, see our Best Value College Rankings.

How much will it cost your children to go to Johns Hopkins University?

If you were a Freshman at Johns Hopkins University in 2018-19, your child could pay an estimated $321K to $367K for tuition and fees, in 2019 dollars, to attend the same school. That's an increase of $155K compared to the 2017-18 cost.

Estimate 1 is based on the school's average tuition increase over the 10 years through 2017-18.

Estimate 2 is based on the school's average tuition increase over the 3 years through 2017-18.

Annual Inflation vs. Tuition Change at Johns Hopkins University

For the decade through 2017-18, annual inflation averaged 1.8%, while Johns Hopkins University increased costs 3.8% per year.

Johns Hopkins University Annual Tuition in 2019 Dollars

After adjusting for inflation, Johns Hopkins University tuition & fees were up 20.8% over the decade through 2017-18

Projected Tuition & Fees Over Time

If you were a Freshman in 2018-19, your child would pay $80K to $92K / year, in 2019 dollars, to attend Johns Hopkins University.

Estimate 1 is based on the school's average tuition increase over the 10 years through 2017-18.

Estimate 2 is based on the school's average tuition increase over the 3 years through 2017-18.

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How did we run the numbers?

  1. Step 1: Look at nominal tuition and mandatory fees for each school, as reported by IPEDS. This includes data through the 2017-18 academic year.
  2. Step 2: Adjust historical tuition + fees for 2019 dollars. Multiply nominal data by inflation factor. Specifically, anchor on 2019, look at Bureau of Labor Statistics data on what a dollar in 2018 is worth in 2019, for example. Repeat the process for all previous years.
  3. Step 3: Now that you have inflation adjusted tuition + fees, calculate the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the 10 years through 2017-18. Mechanically, the formula is (Final Year Tuition / First Year Tuition)^(1/10)-1. You can also do this over a 3 year period.
  4. Step 4: Project future costs. We've already adjusted for inflation in the previous step, so the formula is (2019 tuition + fees) X (1 + Inflation Adjusted CAGR)^(t years in the future).