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.

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

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. 

Please mail all supplemental materials to:

Johns Hopkins Univeristy
Graduate Admissions Office
101 Whitehead Hall
Baltimore, MD 21218

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