Application Information

Thank you for your interest in the graduate programs offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University. We offer the following two programs:

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
• Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.)

Please browse through our web site. It contains information about our faculty, their research interests, academic course offerings and schedules, and information about our current graduate students. If you have specific questions regarding our graduate program, please contact our Academic Program Coordinator Felicia Roane (phone: 410-516-4808).

Applicants must enter the graduate program in the fall semester in order to receive the full benefits of our academic curriculum and to maximize opportunities for financial aid. We do not offer spring admission.

To ensure consideration of your application, please complete the items in the following checklist by the deadline. Applications received after this deadline will not be processed.

• Read carefully our evaluation guidelines before you start the application process.

• Complete the on-line application, including statement of purpose, signature page, and a non-refundable $75 application fee. We do not accept paper applications. Note in particular that, under university guidelines, a waiver of the application fee may be granted in only exceptional circumstances.

• Arrange for official transcripts of all undergraduate and previous graduate studies.

• Arrange for official copies of GRE General Examination scores. Photocopies are not accepted and will be discarded. Our Department does not require you to take a GRE subject test. The GRE code for applying to graduate programs at The Johns Hopkins University School of Engineering is 5332 and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering codes are 1201 for Computer Engineering, and 1203 for Electrical Engineering.

• Arrange for official copies of TOEFL Examination scores (for international non-native English applicants only). Photocopies are not accepted and will be discarded. The TOEFL code for applying to graduate programs at The Johns Hopkins University School of Engineering is 5332 and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering code is 66.

• Arrange for three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with your abilities and achievements, especially relevant to graduate study in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

You must send all application materials to the Graduate Admissions Office using the following address:

The Johns Hopkins University
Full-time Studies in Arts, Sciences and Engineering
Graduate Admissions Office
Whitehead Hall 101
3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
USA

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

We strongly advise you to submit all application materials together whenever possible. This will expedite the admission process.

If you want to apply to more than one department at Johns Hopkins, you need to send a complete application packet for each department separately.

All application documents must be provided in English (either the original or translations of the original documents). If you are unable to secure translations to English, we recommend that you contact World Education Services.

Thank you very much for your attention to these details. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions or need more information.

The Johns Hopkins University admits students of any race, color, gender, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or veteran status to all of the rights, privileges, programs, benefits, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the university. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or veteran status in any program or activity, including the administration of its educational polices, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other university-administered programs or in employment. Accordingly, the university does not take into consideration personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.