How to apply: Full-time Master of Science

Application requirements for the full-time Master of Science programs

The Fall 2025 application is now open for all full-time Master of Science programs.

We can’t wait for you to join our vibrant learning community and to build for what’s next together.

Please review the instructions below to prepare your application to a full-time specialty master’s program at Carey Business School.

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Application Requirements

Create an account

Start and manage your application by creating your username and password on the Johns Hopkins University-wide platform.

Once you are on the University-wide platform, you are able to:

• Choose “Carey Business School” as your school of choice.
• Begin your application, save it, and return to finish it at a later time by logging in at your convenience. Your admission officer will review your application once you submit all required documents and will contact you about any missing items or to schedule an interview.
• Find essay questions.
• Send an official invitation to your recommender.

Office of Admissions mailing address:
Most MBA application requirements can and should be sent electronically. However, any official documents that need to be mailed (transcripts, credential evaluations, and official test scores) should be sent to:

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Office of Admissions
100 International Drive
Baltimore, MD 21202

Confirm your deadline

We understand the challenges some applicants are facing in completing their applications. As such, we will work with you individually to ensure your application is complete. Please reach out to an admissions officer for assistance.

Fall 2025 Application Deadlines

Write your essays

Applicants must submit a total of two required essays. The first essay topic is required for all applicants and must be responded to directly. You will choose your second essay topic from the list provided on the application. It is important to express your original thoughts and incorporate your individual voice in response to these questions.

Be sure your statements capture who you are, what you believe, and what you aspire to do. In addition:

• Use a 12-point font and double space your document
• Indicate which question you are answering at the beginning of each essay
• Do not mail paper copies of your essay to Admissions
• Upload all required essays
• Essays should be 300-500 words

You will also have the optional opportunity to provide any additional clarifying information that you wish to share with the Admissions committee regarding your academic record, personal history, or professional attributes.

Submit your transcript(s)

Official transcripts from all U.S. schools must be sent electronically. All U.S. transcripts must be from an accredited institution recognized by the Department of Education. Please visit your school’s website to request an official transcript be sent electronically to carey.admissions.transcripts@jhu.edu.

We require transcripts from all institutions where you have attempted more than 15 credits. Final transcripts must show the degrees you have earned. Your admission decision may be delayed if you do not send transcripts from all colleges/universities attended. If your transcripts are from a non-U.S. school, please review the "additional requirements for the non-U.S. applicants" section below for information about the required course-by-course credential evaluation process.

If your school does not participate in an electronic transcript submission system, please send official sealed transcripts to the address below:

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Office of Admissions
100 International Drive
Baltimore, MD 21202

Update your resume

We require a resume or a CV. Please be sure to have your resume or CV fully updated, and include both the months and years of your various work experiences.

Choose your recommender

Who should write your professional recommendation? We suggest asking someone who knows you professionally and who can speak directly about your strengths and experience. A current or former supervisor who can comment on your growth, your potential, and your contributions to your position/team is generally best. Do not focus on the person in your company at the highest level.

Be sure that you have been in their class, have reported to them directly, and/or you have shared your interest in graduate school with them.

• Please use your recommender’s work email address rather than a personal account like Gmail, which will be more closely monitored in our credential verification process.
• Recommendations from relatives and friends are strongly discouraged.
• One recommendation is required. We will read up to two.

Submit your GMAT/GRE scores

A GMAT or GRE score is required with available GMAT/GRE waivers – often referred to as an MBA waiver – for select, qualified candidates. If you are interested in a GMAT/GRE waiver for your Johns Hopkins Carey Business School application, please visit this page for more information.

We accept scores from both the GMAT and the GRE that are up to five years old and do not have a preference for either test. Be sure to do your research on which exam is best for you. Have your scores sent directly to Carey Business School.

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Codes:

• GMAT - KGB-B0-98
• GRE – 0834

For more information, use the links below.

• Information on registering and sending GMAT scores
• Information on registering and sending GRE scores

For JD/MBA applicants: submit your LSAT score in lieu of the GMAT or GRE.

Pay your application fee

A $100 nonrefundable application fee is due when you submit your online application.

International applicants: confirm application requirements

Please review the application requirements for international applicants here:

Admissions policies

Work experience is not required in order to be accepted into the program. However, work experience may be required to be eligible for a GRE or GMAT exam waiver.

You can only apply to one specialty master’s program at a time.

Candidates cannot apply for more than one program in a single round. If offered admission, you must accept or decline by the deadline for that round. You cannot wait to make a decision on a first offer while applying for another program in the next round.

Applicants to the full-time MS in Finance and MS in Marketing programs have the option to select Baltimore or Washington, DC as their preferred Carey location. We try our best to admit candidates to their preferred location, but do not guarantee it. Space in Washington, DC is limited and often fills following round two.

Admission to other schools in the University

Each school at Johns Hopkins University has an independent Office of Admissions and its own application process. You must apply separately to programs housed within separate schools, although some established dual degree programs only require a single application. If you are interested in a dual degree program, please visit our dual degree page for special instructions on how to apply.

Current Carey Business School students who wish to enter a degree program at one of the other schools in the university must submit an admission application to that school. Admission to the Carey Business School establishes no claim or priority for admission to any other school in the university.

Questions?

Contact the Admissions team if you have additional questions or need more information to complete your Carey Business School application.