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We’re America’s first research university.

Johns Hopkins was founded on the principle that by pursuing big ideas and sharing what we learn, we make the world a better place. For more than 140 years, we haven’t strayed from that vision.

Intellectually diverse

More than 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled in our nine schools.

Driven by our curiosity

For 38 years in a row, we’ve put more money into research than any other U.S. academic institution.

Recognized for our scholarship

27 Hopkins researchers past and present have earned Nobel Prizes.

Globally focused

The university reaches into nearly every corner of the globe, conducting research, training, and related activities in more than 150 countries.

Everyone here has really diverse interests and passions. Everyone is doing really awesome stuff.

Name: Genevieve
Class of: 2017

World-class divisions, working together as one university.

Johns Hopkins is made up of nine academic divisions plus the Applied Physics Laboratory. Our faculty and students study, teach, and learn in and across more than 260 programs regularly recognized as being among the nation's best.

School of Medicine Carey Business School Applied Physics Laboratory School of Nursing Whiting School of Engineering Krieger School of Arts and Sciences School of Advanced International Studies Peabody Institute Bloomberg School of Public Health School of Education

There are so many opportunities; it’s about finding what works for you.

Name: Pia
Title: Graduate Student

Continuing our founding mission to bring knowledge to the world.

Research isn’t just something we do—it’s who we are. Every day, Johns Hopkins faculty and students work side by side in a tireless pursuit of discovery, with the ultimate aim of advancing humanity.

Bat signals

Brain science, unleashed

Wireless devices record brain activity of bats, helping researchers better understand what happens in the brain as we move through the world

It's a 'g' thing

Which is a real letter?

Most people are unaware of the two versions of g, a finding researchers say suggests the important role writing plays in learning letters

Two men hold up smartphones showing HopkinsPD app

Computer science

App tracks Parkinson's symptoms

Using existing smartphone components, app gathers valuable diagnostic data in a non-clinical setting

Cancer and the artillery of physics

Andrew Ewald is at the vanguard of a generation of scientists determined to uncover the complexities of cancer

An all-seeing eye in the sky is a computer

Computer, P.I.

If computers could analyze the contexts and relationships of photographs, videos, audio, text documents, and internet activity, they could become digital detectives

Astrophysics

Hubble's inconsistent constant

The universe is expanding faster than expected, and cosmologists aren't sure why

The idea of being able to live and learn in another place, to immerse yourself in a completely different culture … it’s just awesome.

Name: Pauline
Class of: 2017

A presence in nearly every corner of the globe.

We are based in Baltimore but at home throughout the world. With campuses on three continents, researchers in every time zone, and students from more than 120 countries, Johns Hopkins truly has a global perspective.

1,315

research, educational, or related activities in more than 150 countries

$353M

spent last year on overseas research, educational, or related activities

20%

of students come from countries outside the U.S.

21,520

alumni living in 178 countries outside the U.S.

Our history shows that our commitment to bold experimentation did not pass with our founding. It's at the core of who we are.

Name: Ronald J. Daniels
Title: President
Department: Johns Hopkins University