To be considered for admission to the DrPH program, an applicant must have a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree (or its equivalent) from an accredited school of public health and satisfy additional admission requirements specific to the Mailman School of Public Health. As part of the application process, each applicant is asked to describe an area or areas of research interest in their personal statement, this important aspect of the application enables the admissions committee to evaluate whether the applicant's interests match those of the faculty. Thus it is essential that applicants review the research interests of faculty prior to applying to the program. Potential applicants should contact the Director of Academic Programs to discuss this issue and to arrange a meeting with individual faculty with whom they may have an interest in working.

International students must submit either TOEFL or IELTS scores. The minimum required TOEFL ibt score is 100 (or 600 paper based). The minimum required IELTS band score is 7.5.