Fast Facts about Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1876, was the first university in the Western Hemisphere founded on the model of the European research institution, where research and the advancement of knowledge were integrally linked to teaching.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital opened in 1889, followed four years later by the university’s School of Medicine, revolutionizing medical practice, teaching, and research in the U.S.
The Institute for NanoBioTechnology at Johns Hopkins University was launched in 2006 and includes faculty and students from the Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Public Health and the Applied Physics Laboratory.
The mission of 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.
A global enterprise, the university today has campuses in Maryland, Washington, D.C., China, and Italy; medical and musical partnerships in Singapore; and faculty collaborations and student internship opportunities on every inhabited continent.
The university enrolls more than 19,000 students and employs 33,000 people.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital opened in 1889, followed four years later by the university’s School of Medicine, revolutionizing medical practice, teaching, and research in the U.S.
The Institute for NanoBioTechnology at Johns Hopkins University was launched in 2006 and includes faculty and students from the Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Public Health and the Applied Physics Laboratory.
The mission of 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.
A global enterprise, the university today has campuses in Maryland, Washington, D.C., China, and Italy; medical and musical partnerships in Singapore; and faculty collaborations and student internship opportunities on every inhabited continent.
The university enrolls more than 19,000 students and employs 33,000 people.
Research Support
Johns Hopkins University is the top recipient of federal research and development funds among U.S. universities.
The School of Medicine is the top recipient of extramural awards from the National Institutes of Health among medical schools.
The Bloomberg School of Public Health is the top recipient of research support from the federal government among public health schools.
The School of Medicine is the top recipient of extramural awards from the National Institutes of Health among medical schools.
The Bloomberg School of Public Health is the top recipient of research support from the federal government among public health schools.
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Johns Hopkins University ranks #16 among U.S. universities.
Johns Hopkins Hospital has ranked #1 among U.S. hospitals for the past 16 years. In 2006, it ranked in the top 10 in 15 of the 16 medical specialty categories listed.
The School of Medicine ranks #2 among research medical schools. It currently ranks in the top 3 for the following specialties: AIDS, drug/alcohol abuse, geriatrics, internal medicine, pediatrics, and women’s health.
The Bloomberg School of Public Health ranks #1 among public health graduate schools. Its Health Policy and Management program ranks #3.
The Whiting School of Engineering ranks #21 among engineering graduate schools. Its Biomedical Engineering program ranks #1 and Environmental Engineering program ranks #2
Johns Hopkins Hospital has ranked #1 among U.S. hospitals for the past 16 years. In 2006, it ranked in the top 10 in 15 of the 16 medical specialty categories listed.
The School of Medicine ranks #2 among research medical schools. It currently ranks in the top 3 for the following specialties: AIDS, drug/alcohol abuse, geriatrics, internal medicine, pediatrics, and women’s health.
The Bloomberg School of Public Health ranks #1 among public health graduate schools. Its Health Policy and Management program ranks #3.
The Whiting School of Engineering ranks #21 among engineering graduate schools. Its Biomedical Engineering program ranks #1 and Environmental Engineering program ranks #2