Johns Hopkins University vs Cornell University

Overview Comparison
Johns Hopkins UniversityCornell University
Collegedunia Score7.8 Out of 107.9 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 9 US News 2024
# 15 Times Higher Education 2024
# 28 QS World University 2024
# 12 US News 2024
# 13 QS World University 2024
# 20 Times Higher Education 2024
Subject Strength# 14 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 2 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 51 for Law by Academy Ranking of World Universities 2021
# 13 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 10 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 13 for Law by US News 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -42
PG Programs -54
Doctorate Programs -2
UG Programs -65
PG Programs -71
Doctorate Programs -78
Acceptance Rate12.8 %14.1 %
Exam ScoreGMAT - 600
IELTS - 7
SAT - 1450
TOEFL - 100
GMAT - 720
IELTS - 7.5
SAT - 1400
TOEFL - 100
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   54160
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  57010
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 17640 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   58586
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  29500
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 35291 Per Year
placement (average package)

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

Degree                     Average Salary

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 


Cornell University is one of the top private universities in Ithaca, United States. It is ranked #20 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

Doctorate               $168,000 

Masters in Finance $150,000 

MBA                       $145,000 

Executive MBA       $139,000 

Masters in Science    $123,000 

PhD                            $120,000 


application requirements

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.

Counselor recommendation, teacher evaluation, and midyear evaluations are mandatory along with the applications. 

Campuses and B-SchoolsNAJohnson Graduate School of Management
CollegeDunia Reviews7.3/10 Read 6 reviews7.9/10 Read 8 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsJohns Hopkins UniversityCornell University
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1876
1865
Student:Faculty Ratio4:1
10:1
Male:Female48% Male, 52% Female48% Male, 52% Female
Location Facts

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).


University has 6 campuses; Main campus is located in Ithaca, New York; Other campuses are in Roosevelt Island, Qatar, Geneva, Washington DC and Rome


Library

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


11th largest library in USA; Over 8 million printed volumes, 1 million ebooks, 120,000 periodical titles, 8.5 million microfilms and microfiches, 71,000 cubic feet of manuscripts, 500,000 other materials such as motion pictures, sound recordings, etc. 


Campus Life

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.


Over 1,000 student organizations; awards and funding by Student and Campus Life (SCL) such as Cornell Commitment, Public Service Center, Cornell Career Services, Merrill Presidential Scholars Program, etc. 


Hostel#Room and board - $17640
#Triple Room - $10635
#Double Room - $11562
#Single Room - $13094
Famous Alumni

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).


Tsai Ing-wen (first female president of Taiwan), David Starr Jordan (founding president of Stanford University), Ratan Tata (CEO of Tata Group), Toni Morrison (Nobel laureate), Junot Diaz (Pulitzer Prize winner)


City Life

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).


New York was ranked 34th in USA for economic growth and contributes over 8% to GDP. Financial activities, professional & business services, transportation, trade & utilities are the top contributors. 


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