Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University opened in 1876 as the first research university, dedicated to advancing both knowledge and human conditions through research and scholarship. Teaching and research are interdependent, success in one depends on success in the other. The philosophy that a modern university must do both well revolutionized higher education in America. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Eminent professors mentor top students in the arts and music, the humanities, the social and natural sciences, engineering, international studies, education, business and the health professions. Those same faculty members, and their research colleagues at the university’s Applied Physics Laboratory, have led the nation each year since 1979 in federal research and development funding.

The mission of The Johns Hopkins University is to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for life-long learning, to foster independent and original research, and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world.

Foundation year: 1876
Short name: JHU / Hopkins Type: Private
Students: 16150
Faculty: 3520
Faculty/Students Ratio: 5:1
Region: North America
Location: Baltimore, MD