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Johns Hopkins University, also known as Hopkins or JHU, was established on February 22, 1876. The university was named after Johns Hopkins, who donated $7 million for the foundation of the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the university. The main campus of JHU encompasses more than 135 acres in the northern part of Baltimore, Maryland. In addition, the university has campuses in Washington, D.C., China, and Italy. JHU is organized into the following academic divisions:
- Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Carey Business School
- G.W.C Whiting School of Engineering
- Peabody Institute
- School of Education
- School of Medicine
- Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
JHU has an active Greek Life. There are more than ten fraternities and approximately eight sororities. Some of the on-campus Greek organizations are Sigma Chi, Beta Theta Pi, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Sigma Omicron Pi, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Lambda Phi Epsilon.
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Campus Location3400 N Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21218-2688
USA
Main Tel: (410) 516-8000
Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
Johns Hopkins University HighlightsWhere Johns Hopkins University stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in music, computer science and engineering, engineering, medicine, mathematics, and science.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- High faculty salary.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- Large number of students.
- Selective admissions.
- Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- Many mature (40+ year old) students.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Master | 3,758 | 92 | | Bachelor | 1,464 | 65 | | Postbaccalaureate certificate | 490 | 42 | | Doctorale | 397 | 62 | | First-professional degree | 122 | 1 | | 2-4 year degree | 7 | 5 | | Post-master's certificate | 3 | 2 |
Johns Hopkins StudentsThe student enrollment at Johns Hopkins was 19,682 in 2007 (14,735 full-time equivalent). About 52% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 48% of the class. Undergrads are 27% of enrolled students, graduate students are 71%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 2%. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 35,900 | | Room | $ 6,340 | | Board | $ 4,752 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,000 | | Other | $ 1,000 |
Financial Aid: Johns Hopkins participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 867 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 1,538 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 1,170 |
Housing and MealsJohns Hopkins provides on-campus housing for 3,159 of its 14,735 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.
Johns Hopkins AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Johns Hopkins is in the Centennial Conference for major sports. Johns Hopkins offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 23 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 18 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .
Johns Hopkins Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 26% | | Women | 25% | | All | 26% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 630-730 | | Math | 650-760 | | Writing | 630-730 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (0 awarded) - City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (553 awarded) - Business Administration and Management
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Business/Commerce
- E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
- Finance
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
- Investments and Securities
- Marketing/Marketing Management
- Operations Management and Supervision
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (509 awarded) - Computer Engineering
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Information Science/Studies
- Information Technology
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (888 awarded) - Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Education
- Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
- Educational Administration and Supervision
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Music Teacher Education
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
ENGINEERING (691 awarded) - Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Systems Engineering
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded) - Engineering Technologies/Technicians
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (56 awarded) - Public Administration
- Public Policy Analysis
FINE ARTS (22 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
LIBERAL ARTS (1,050 awarded) - African-American/Black Studies
- American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Creative Writing
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- German Language and Literature
- History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
- History
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- International Relations and Affairs
- Latin Language and Literature
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (93 awarded) - Applied Mathematics
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Mathematics
MEDIA (27 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician
- Recording Arts Technology/Technician
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (63 awarded) - Environmental Health
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- International Public Health/International Health
- Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator
- Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
- Public Health Education and Promotion
MEDICINE (937 awarded) - Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
- Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
- Medicine (MD)
- Neuroscience
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
- Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
- Public Health
MUSIC (188 awarded) - Conducting
- Music History, Literature, and Theory
- Music Performance
- Music Theory and Composition
- Music
NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (383 awarded) - Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
- Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
- Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (53 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded) SCIENCE (572 awarded) - Anatomy
- Animal Genetics
- Animal Physiology
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Biochemistry
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biophysics
- Biostatistics
- Biotechnology
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- Chemistry
- Ecology
- Epidemiology
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
- Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- Molecular Biology
- Natural Sciences
- Pharmacology
- Physical Sciences
- Physics
- Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (142 awarded) - Behavioral Sciences
- Bioethics/Medical Ethics
- Cognitive Science
- Counseling Psychology
- Developmental and Child Psychology
- Genetic Counseling/Counselor
- Maternal and Child Health
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
- Psychology
- School Psychology
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