University Registrar

After graduation, how long will it take for my diploma to arrive?

Graduation processing times vary by school/division.
Your diploma will be ordered after you see the degree conferred on your transcript.
Your hard-copy and electronic diplomas are produced at the same time.
Diplomas are mailed approximately one month after graduation. You will receive an email notification when your diploma is mailed.
After receiving an email notification, your electronic diploma may be downloaded immediately and your hard-copy diploma should be delivered in 1-2 weeks (3-4 weeks for international destinations).

Your hard-copy diploma is mailed to the address you provided on the Application for Graduation.
Your electronic diploma is emailed to the address you provided on the Application for Graduation.
Please note:
- After graduation, we cannot update your diploma email/mail address.
- If you are planning on/or are in the process of moving, we recommend setting up mail forwarding with your local post office.

Your 17” x 14” diploma depicts your Legal/Chosen Name, Degree, and Major.
Your legal name will appear on the diploma, unless you have arranged with the Registrar/Records Office to have your chosen name displayed.
Please note that prefixes and suffixes associated with external credentials (i.e., Dr.) will not appear.

Yes, diplomas are not released to students with holds.
Please resolve the hold, and then contact your divisional Registrar/Records Office for release of your diplomas.

The SURETYLOCK feature, which adds a discrete QR code watermark on the back of hard-copy diplomas, is an additional method of verification that can be scanned for real-time authentication of the document’s validity. The details include Name of Institution, Name of Recipient, Conferral Date and Publisher. Scanning the code also enables the student a convenient reorder option if applicable

Johns Hopkins University provides all graduates with digitally signed and encrypted Certified Electronic (Ce) Diplomas and Certificates that contain a unique serial number, allowing the documents to be independently and securely authenticated by employers, government agencies, and other entities that wish to validate a student’s Hopkins credential.
Additional information about CeDiplomas and Certificates, as well as instructions for external parties regarding validation of Hopkins credentials, are available on the Office of the University Registrar’s Diplomas page. Real-time validation of a CeDiploma or Certificate’s 12-digit Certified Electronic Document Identifier (CeDiD) using the CeCredential Trust platform on the Office of the University Registrar’s website is one of two ways to verify the authenticity of a Hopkins credential.

The diploma may arrive in a 3-piece telescopic tube, if it does, please see below.
For security purposes the address label is wrapped around the opening seam of the tube. Please note – If you do not remove the diploma from the packaging tube correctly, you will run the risk of accidentally tearing or damaging it. To prevent damage, please follow these instructions:
1. Find the seam to open the tube underneath the shipping label.
2. Peel the label from the corner to expose the seam. You may also cut gently on the seam line, but please be careful to not damage the contents of the tube.
3. Twist the tube at the seam and pull to remove the top cap portion. Lift out the diploma with a gentle rotating pull motion. Do not pull the diploma straight out. Instead, use 2 fingers, place them in the middle, and slowly twist the diploma out.