Yes. Johns Hopkins requires SAT or ACT scores from first-year applicants. Hopkins superscores. Transfers are not required to send SAT or ACT.
Yes. Johns Hopkins requires first-year applicants to submit SAT (Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) or ACT (Math, Reading, and English) scores. The requirement covers students applying this cycle. Transfer applicants are not required to submit SAT or ACT scores.
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Hopkins superscores: highest SAT Math and EBRW across dates, highest ACT Math, Reading, and English across dates. You may self-report on the Common App or Coalition on Scoir. Report all available scores. If you enroll after self-reporting, send official reports from the agency or a school official. Codes: SAT 5332, ACT 1704. AP exams and optional ACT Science or Writing are not required. If you send Science or Writing, they are not part of the superscore. For Early Decision, Hopkins encourages you to finish testing by October of senior year. For Regular Decision, by December.
A first-year applicant this cycle is in the required era. Hopkins encourages Early Decision applicants to finish testing by October and Regular Decision applicants by December, so for Regular Decision the December 5 SAT and the December 12 ACT are the last dates inside that guidance; if you plan a later test, note it on your application. English proficiency is a separate recommendation if SAT ERW is below 690 or ACT Reading and English are both below 30.
The next SAT dates after this update are December 5, 2026 and March 6, 2027. The next ACT dates are December 12, 2026 and February 27, 2027. Register on the official site, not through a prep company. If this school is required, a test date you cannot enter is not a plan. If this school is optional, sit only if you will use the score somewhere.
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A required school does not grade your homework. An optional school does not forbid a test date. A test-free campus will not read the SAT in admissions even if the PDF is in the portal. The work is still five questions a day if any campus on the list will use a number. The bank is 30,000+ questions on iPhone, Android, and the web with the same account. Free accounts get three quizzes a day, five questions by default. Ace at $19/month removes both daily caps. Official full-length practice stays in Bluebook. Khan Academy Official SAT Prep is the lesson when a named miss needs a teacher. Larry Learns is the dose. The next SAT dates after this update are December 5, 2026 (register by November 20, late registration through November 24) and March 6, 2027. The next ACT dates are December 12, 2026 (register by November 9, late deadline November 29) and February 27, 2027. Registration is on College Board or ACT, not inside a quiz app. For Hopkins Regular Decision, December is the last month inside its testing guidance, so the December 5 SAT or the December 12 ACT is the live target.
Hopkins' operational rules, in order. Self-report via the Common Application or Coalition on Scoir, or have a school official submit on your behalf; official scores on enrollment. SAT code 5332, ACT code 1704. Hopkins super-scores, and if you submit the optional ACT Science or Writing sections they will not be counted in the super-score. Timing is guidance rather than a hard gate: Hopkins encourages Early Decision testing by October and Regular Decision by December. The requirement applies to first-year applicants; transfer applicants are not required to submit.
The Hopkins-specific miss is a first-year applicant who still thinks the campus is test-optional. The requirement is in force. Transfers are the exception, not first-years. The second miss is sending only ACT Science and calling the ACT done. Hopkins wants Math, Reading, and English. Science and Writing are optional and are not in the superscore. The third miss is finishing testing in November while applying Early Decision. Hopkins encourages ED applicants to finish testing by October of senior year and RD applicants by December. It is guidance, not a hard cutoff. Self-report all available scores. Official reports are required if you enroll. Codes 5332 and 1704. English proficiency is a separate recommendation when SAT ERW is below 690 or ACT Reading and English are both below 30. That is not a substitute for SAT or ACT.
Yes. First-year applicants must send SAT or ACT scores. Transfers are not required to.
Yes. Highest SAT sections and highest ACT Math, Reading, and English across dates.
No. Optional, and not used in the superscore.
Yes. Official reports are required if you enroll.
By October of senior year, per Hopkins.
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