DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION MATERIALS FOR FALL 2010 IS JANUARY 4, 2010

The department pays more attention to the general ability and past performance of applicants than to specific courses. Applicants must submit an application fee, personal statement, GRE scores, a TOEFL score, transcripts of college work, at least two and preferably three letters of recommendation, financial statement (FS -1G Form: Graduate International Student Notification (F-1/J-1), and a sample of written work. Applicants should have a broad background in social science, especially sociology, economics, and psychology. Training in mathematics is encouraged.

The TOEFL score is a University requirement. A minimum score of 560 is required, and a score of 600 or better is preferred.

HOW TO APPLY

The new application information will be available in August of each year.  Apply online at https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=jhu-grad. 

For additional information, please contact the Department of Sociology, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21218-2685, E-mail: sociology@jhu.edu, or telephone (410) 516-7627.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Students wishing to apply to the Ph.D. Program in Sociology should complete the online graduate application and submit the application fee.

The deadline for receipt of applications together with all supporting materials is January 4th. Specific questions concerning the program should be addressed to the Academic Coordinator for the department. (sociology@jhu.edu) 

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

Johns Hopkins University
Full-time Studies in Arts, Sciences and Engineering
Graduate Affairs and Admissions Office
Shriver Hall 28
3400 North Charles Street
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 for more than one department, please mail a complete packet for each department to the Graduate Admissions Office.

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.

Financial Statement for International Students (This form must be submitted with supporting documents)

FINANCIAL AID

Our Department admits very few graduate students, usually only five or six per year, but we do offer financial support in the form of research assistantships and teaching assistantships to all students whom we do admit. The financial support includes the full cost of tuition, the matriculation fee, student health insurance, plus a research assistantship with a salary of approximately $17,500.00

Unfortunately, though, our financial support does not cover some expenses that a student must pay at the time the student arrives here including rent, and other living expenses until they receive their first paycheck.

There is one other financial hurdle. International students are ineligible for federal financial aid. If the Department decides to admit an international student, the University must issue a "Certificate of Eligibility" for the student  to be able to obtain a visa to come to the United States. The University issues this certificate only if it can assure the US Government that the student has what the Government considers to be sufficient financial resources for full living expenses for the first year in the United States. By the Government's calculations, this is slightly more than the full-tuition fellowship, matriculation fee, and research assistantship that our Department provides. Even though most of our students haven't  needed the extra funds, the University requires proof that this amount of money is available to the student should they need it.  The proof can be in the form of a letter from a bank, or from an Agency of your Government. The completed Financial Statement for International Applicants (FS-1G%20Form%20-%20Fill%20in%20Format) must accompany your application and supporting materials.

The estimated cost for one year of graduate study at The Johns Hopkins University (September 2, 2009 through May 13, 2010) is:

Tuition  $ 39,150.00

Housing (Academic Year)  $ 16,000.00

Personal Expenses  $ 2,500.00

Books  $ 1,000.00

Matriculation (Entrance) Fee *  $ 500.00

The application fee is not waived for international candidates.

Pre-entrance health forms are due no later than June 1 for the timely issuance of an I-20.

*Matriculation fee is currently being funded by the department .