***Ph.D. Application Deadline: January 15

PLEASE NOTE:

The Department of Political Science now only offers the Ph.D. A Master's degree is not necessary for application to the Ph.D. program. Students enrolled in the Ph.D. program who wish to also obtain an MA may do so as a part of their progress toward the Ph.D.

Admission

The department admits 10 to 12 new graduate students each year, selecting them from the approximately 200 applications that it annually receives. The deadline for application for admission to graduate study and the award of financial assistance is

January 15

Decisions are made exclusively in late February or early March and announced around March 15. A B.A., B.S., or an equivalent degree and results of the Graduate Record Examination are required for application. Students whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL examinations or provide other evidence of fluency in English. A broad background in the liberal arts and sciences is preferred. 

Online Graduate Application 

We strongly encourage applicants to apply online. 

Supporting documentation should be mailed, in one envelope, to the following address:

Johns Hopkins Univeristy
Full-time Studies in Arts, Sciences and Engineering
Graduate Affairs and Admissions Office
Shriver Hall 28
3400 N. Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21218

For all materials, we require the use of our Mailing Label and Cover Sheet.
Please note: The Graduate Affairs and Admissions Office will only accept regular mail, Certified Mail, UPS, DHL and Fed Ex deliveries.

If applying to more than one department, please mail a complete application packet for each department to the Graduate Admissions office.  

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