Is Johns Hopkins generally more selective than Case Western Reserve University?

Yes. Johns Hopkins is generally more selective than Case Western Reserve University in undergraduate admissions, with a more globally competitive applicant pool.

Johns Hopkins attracts especially intense interest from applicants pursuing medicine, biomedical engineering, public health, neuroscience, and research-heavy STEM fields. Its strong research profile, Baltimore location near major medical institutions, and limited undergraduate class size contribute to a very competitive admissions environment.

Case Western is also selective, particularly for engineering, computer science, nursing, and pre-med students, and it enrolls many academically strong applicants. However, its admissions process is typically less restrictive overall than Johns Hopkins’s, so an applicant who is competitive at Case Western should not assume that translates to comparable odds at Johns Hopkins.

For application planning, treat Johns Hopkins as a reach for nearly every applicant, including students with excellent grades, demanding coursework, and high test scores. Case Western may still be a reach or target depending on the student’s academic record and program of interest, but it occupies a different level of overall selectivity.