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Math & statistics at Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins graduates about 139 math & statistics majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 13th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 51 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 55% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $135,000 four years out, 1.94× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $256 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year13910% of the class
Courses in the catalog51more than 55% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$135,0001.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$256Ma year, NSF
Admit rate8%whole school
SAT middle 50%1520–1570whole school

Where math & statistics happens

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Nearby in the math & statistics ranking

  1. Rice University 96
  2. Stanford University 96
  3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 95
  4. Vanderbilt University 94
  5. Dartmouth College 94
  6. Tufts University 94
  7. University of California, Los Angeles 93
  8. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 93

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Johns Hopkins with every school we score in math & statistics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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