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Developed and received FDA-approval for an Isolated and cultivated human embryonic Invented the lifesaving first-aid technique cardio-
We also developed the immunotherapy drug for cancer based on stem cells, the undifferentiated cells from which pulmonary resuscitation, thanks to a chance
genetic glitch rather than organ site (2017). an entire human being eventually develops (1998). observation during work on the defibrillating
ramjet engine, launched machine (also invented at Johns Hopkins) that
Built JEDI, one of nine scientific instruments Helped develop the first effective treatment
the field of genetic aboard NASA’s JUNO spacecraft, which is orbiting for sickle cell anemia (1995).
weight placed on the chest increases blood
pressure (1958. FIrst performed in July 1959).
engineering, and Jupiter (2016)
Discovered that pennies’ worth of vitamin A Showed that retrolental fibroplasia, which
authenticated the Designed, built, and operated the New Horizons supplements administered to Indonesian causes blindness in premature infants, was related
spacecraft, which completed a flyby of Pluto children as part of a blindness prevention program to high concentrations of oxygen used in babies’
Dead Sea Scrolls. (2015). were accompanied by a dramatic drop in infant incubators (1954).
death rates, leading to similar vitamin treatments
Cataloged more than 80 percent of the proteins for thousands of children in developing countries Confirmed the authenticity of the Dead Sea
At Johns Hopkins, research isn’t just something we in the human body—the “proteome”—as a (1983–86). Scrolls, speeding acceptance as genuine of these
do—it’s who we are. For more than 140 years, our biomedical resource (2014) earliest biblical manuscripts (1948).
faculty and students have worked side by side in a Identified high rates of infant deaths in motor
Showed that half-matched bone marrow vehicle accidents, leading to the passage of child Discovered Dramamine’s effectiveness in
tireless pursuit of discovery. Their efforts have led to transplants are comparable to fully matched safety restraint laws throughout the United alleviating motion sickness (1948).
advances in human knowledge that include the first tissue (2011). States (1979).
color photograph of Earth taken from space and the Immunized chimpanzees with inactivated vaccines,
Developed a blood test for cancer (2008) Developed the first successful treatment to essential to the development of the first widely
research that led to child safety restraint laws, Drama-
desensitize people against bee stings (1975). used polio vaccine and a major step toward
mine, rubber surgical gloves, and, yes, the system of First cancer genomes decoded (2006)
the prevention of poliomyelitis in human beings
water purification by chlorination, which was eventu- Determined that massive, mature, fully formed Invented the first implantable, rechargeable (1947–52).
pacemaker for cardiac disorders (1972).
ally adopted by every major municipal and industrial galaxies existed more than 8 billion years
Took the first images of Earth’s curvature,
water supply system in the country and many other ago, far earlier than expected, necessitating a Took the first color photograph of the whole from a V-2 rocket (1946).
re-examination of the dominant theory earth from space (1967).
parts of the world.
of galactic evolution (2004). Developed the first supersonic ramjet engine
The good work continues, with faculty conducting Discovered restriction enzymes, the so-called (1944).
research in the humanities, social and natural sciences, Sent a spacecraft to Mercury to orbit the “biochemical scissors,” which gave birth to the
planet and see its entire surface for the first time entire field of genetic engineering (1960s). Developed the “blue baby” operation to correct
engineering, international studies, education, business,
(2004). The discoverers were awarded the Nobel Prize in congenital heart defects, ushering in a new era in
and health and medicine—and about two-thirds of
1978 for their achievement. open heart surgery (1944).
our undergraduates engaging in some form of research Pioneered exchange of kidneys among incom-
patible donors (2003-2009) Conducted the first large-scale research study Published the first modern edition of the
during their time here. Who knows what they’ll
of conditions of inequality in American ‘Epic of Gilgamesh,’ making available to the
discover next? Landed the first spacecraft on an asteroid
schools, which resulted in the landmark report world the most significant extra-biblical work of
(2001)
“Equality of Educational Opportunity“ (1960). ancient Near Eastern literature (1891).
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David H. Hubel
And in 2011, he won a Woodrow Wilson, PhD 1886 (History)
Nobel Peace Prize, 1919
Francis Peyton Rous, AB 1900, MD 1905
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1966 Assistant Resident, Neurology, 1954–55
Nobel Prize in physics for Fellow, Neuroscience, 1958–59
James Franck Haldan Keffer Hartline, MD 1927 Nobel Prize in Medicine, 1981
his part in showing that Professor of Physics, 1935–38 Professor of Biophysics, 1949–54
the expansion rate of the Nobel Prize in Physics, 1925 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1967 Torsten Wiesel
Fellow, Ophthalmology, 1955–58
universe is accelerating. Thomas Hunt Morgan, PhD 1890 Simon Kuznets Assistant Professor, 1958–59
(Zoology) Professor of Political Economy, 1954–60 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1981
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1933 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, 1971
In fact, there have been 27 Nobel Prize winners Merton H. Miller, PhD 1952
associated with Johns Hopkins University, either George Hoyt Whipple, MD 1905 Christian B. Anfinsen (and honorary doctorate 1993) (Economics)
Associate Professor of Pathology, 1910–14 Professor of Biology, 1982–95 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, 1990
as graduates or faculty, before, at the time of, or
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1934 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1972
subsequent to their receipt of the prize. And they are Robert W. Fogel, PhD 1963 (Economics)
in good company, swapping ideas and sharing office Joseph Erlanger, MD 1899 Hamilton O. Smith, MD 1956 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, 1993
Assistant in Physiology, 1900–1901 Assistant Professor of Microbiology, 1967–69
space with MacArthur fellows, presidential honorees,
Instructor, 1901–1903 Associate Professor, 1969–73 Martin Rodbell, BA 1949 (Biology)
National Academies members, and Academy of Arts Associate, 1903–1904 Professor, 1973–98 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1994
and Sciences members. Associate Professor, 1904–1906 Professor Emeritus, 1998–present
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1944 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1978 Jody Williams, MA 1984 (Latin American Studies)
Nobel Peace Prize, 1997
Herbert Spencer Gasser, MD 1915 Daniel Nathans
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1944 Assistant Professor, 1962–65 Paul Greengard, PhD 1953 (Biophysics)
Associate Professor, 1965–67 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2000
Vincent du Vigneaud Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics,
National Research Fellow, Pharmacology, 1927–28 1967–99 Riccardo Giacconi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1955 Interim President, 1995–96 Professor of Physics and Astronomy, 1982–97
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1978 Research Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Maria Goeppert-Mayer 1998–present
Assistant in Physics, 1930-32 Nobel Prize in Physics, 2002
Associate, 1932-36
Nobel Prize in Physics, 1963
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Peter Agre, MD 1974 Carol Greider American Academy of Arts and Sciences members: 51 Virginia Apgar, developer of Apgar score for newborns
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, Daniel Nathans Professor and Director of Molecular Health and Medicine Division members: 57 John Astin, actor
1974–75 Biology and Genetics, Institute for Basic Biomedical Lasker Award winners: 8 Russell Baker, Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist for The New York Times
Research Associate/Instructor, Cell Biology Sciences, School of Medicine, 1997–present and former host of PBS’ Masterpiece Theatre
MacArthur fellows: 6
and Anatomy, and Medicine, 1981–83 Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, 2014
National Academy of Engineering members: 7 Manuel Barrueco, Grammy Award–winning guitarist
Assistant Professor, 1984–88 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2009
National Academy of Sciences members: 34 John Barth, novelist
Associate Professor, 1988–93
Professor of Biological Chemistry and Medicine, Adam Riess National Academy of Medicine members: 14 Jeffrey Blitz, writer/director of Spellbound, Rocket Science, and Lucky
1993–2005 Thomas J. Barber Professor in Physics and Astronomy, National Medal of Science winners: 3 Wolf Blitzer, journalist
Malaria Institute, 2008–present Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Nobel laureates: 3 Michael R. Bloomberg, former New York mayor, founder of Bloomberg
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, 2014 Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom winners 2 L.P., Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Radio
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics, 2011 Carter Brey, principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic
Pulitzer Prize winners: 1
Rachel Carson, biologist, ecologist, and author of Silent Spring
Richard Axel, MD 1971 Note: International Physicians for The Prevention of
Richard Ben Cramer, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2004 Nuclear War Inc. of Boston, Mass., was the winner
Wes Craven, film director
of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985. Two Johns Hopkins
Andrew Fire graduates—Bernard Lown, M.D. 1945, and Caleb Deschanel, cinematographer
Adjunct Professor of Biology, 1989–2009 James E. Muller, M.D. 1969—were among the John Dewey, American philosopher, social critic, and educator
Nobel Prize in Medicine, 2006 six physicians (three Americans, three Soviets) who Victor A. McKusick, medical geneticist; author of Mendelian Inheritance
founded that organization in 1980. Dr. Lown deliv- in Man, the definitive source of information on human genes and
ered one of the two Nobel acceptance speeches on genetic disorders
behalf of the organization. James McPherson, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and author
Kweisi Mfume, former president of NAACP
Walter Murch, Oscar-winning film editor and sound mixer
Caryle Murphy, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, longtime international
reporter for The Washington Post
Tommy Newsom, Emmy winner who was assistant conductor of the
Tonight Show band
Sam Palmisano, former CEO of IBM
Awadagin Pratt, pianist; winner of the Naumburg International Piano
Competition, 1992
Joanne Silberner, journalist
Bill Stromberg, CEO of T.Rowe Price
John A. Wheeler, physicist
Woodrow Wilson, 28th U.S. president
Abel Wolman, water treatment expert
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Individual Excellence
Let’s start with 10. One University
1. Selectively invest in those programs and 4. Build Johns Hopkins’ undergraduate experience
activities that will advance significantly our core so it stands among the top 10 in the nation.
Ronald J. Daniels took office in March 2009 as the
academic mission.
14th president of Johns Hopkins University. Before his 5. Build on our legacy as America’s first research
appointment at Johns Hopkins, Daniels was provost at 2. Strengthen our capacity for faculty-led university by ensuring that at least two-thirds of
interdisciplinary collaboration and launch a set of our PhD programs stand among the top 20 in
the University of Pennsylvania, and before that, dean their fields.
innovative cross-cutting initiatives that will
and James M. Tory Professor of Law at the University contribute substantially to the world of ideas and
of Toronto Faculty of Law. action. 6. Attract the very best faculty and staff in the
world through a welcoming and inclusive
Daniels is the author or co-author of dozens of environment that values performance and
3. Enhance the impact of Johns Hopkins Medicine,
scholarly articles and the author or editor of seven the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the celebrates professional achievement.
books. In 2009, he was elected a member of the School of Nursing, as the world’s pre-eminent
academic health sciences enterprise by deepening Commitment to Our Communities
American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He sits on the
collaboration among these entities and with 7. Enhance and enrich our ties to Baltimore, the
boards of the East Baltimore Development Inc., the
disciplines in other parts of the university and nation, and the world, so that Johns Hopkins
Baltimore Community Foundation, the Goldseker across the globe. becomes the exemplar of a globally engaged urban
Foundation, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, the university.
Governor’s International Advisory Council, and the Asia
Institution Building
Pacific Rim Universities World Institute.
8. Strengthen the institutional, budgetary,
In May 2013, after several years of discussions with technological, and policy frameworks necessary to
faculty and students, staff and alumni, deans and set priorities, allocate resources, and realize the
trustees, Daniels unveiled “Ten by Twenty.” This set of highest standards of academic excellence.
four major priorities, grouped by themes, are guiding 9. Reinforce our position as the leading university
the university through the remainder of the decade. To recipient of competitively funded federal research
take a look at how the university is doing as it approach- support, while increasing the amount of annual
es this milepost, vist http://10x2020progress.jhu.edu/ research investment from other sources with
appropriate cost recovery.
for progress reports, sucess stories, and where Johns
Hopkins is striving to do more to move the needle. 10. Develop the resource base necessary to support
investments in key academic priorities.
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President’s Cabinet Susan Ridge – Vice President for Communications Vali R. Nasr – Dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of
Kerry A. Ates – Vice President, Chief of Staff Advanced International Studies
Stephen M. Ruckman–Senior Adviser to the
Heidi E. Conway – Vice President for Human Resources President for Policy Paul B. Rothman – Vice President for Medicine;
Frances Watt Baker, M.D., and Lenox D. Baker Jr.,
Daniel G. Ennis – Senior Vice President for Finance Fritz W. Schroeder – Vice President for M.D., Dean of the School of Medicine; Chief
and Administration Development and Alumni Relations Executive Officer, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Andrew B. Frank – Special Adviser to the President Christy Wyskiel – Senior Adviser to the President T. E. “Ed” Schlesinger – Benjamin T. Rome Dean
for Economic Development for Enterprise Development of the G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering
Helene T. Grady – Vice President for Planning and Ralph D. Semmel – Director of the Applied
Budget Deans and Directors Physics Laboratory
Melissa R. Hyatt – Vice President for Security Fred Bronstein – Dean of the Peabody Institute
Winston Tabb – Sheridan Dean of University
Sunil Kumar – Provost and Senior Patricia M. Davidson – Dean of the School of Libraries and Museums
Vice President for Academic Affairs Nursing
Beverly Wendland – James B. Knapp Dean
Thomas S. Lewis – Vice President for Government Bernard T. Ferrari – Dean of the Carey Business of the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
and Community Affairs School
Maureen S. Marsh – Secretary, Board of Trustees
Elaine T. Hansen – Executive Director, Center for
Robert A. McLean – Vice President for Facilities and Talented Youth
Real Estate
Ellen J. MacKenzie – Dean of the Bloomberg
Jason T. Perlioni – Vice President, Investments and School of Public Health
Chief Investment Officer
Christopher C. Morphew – Dean of the School of
Paul Pineau – Vice President and General Counsel Education
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We have more than 2,800 In fiscal year 2018, Johns Hopkins executed 138 new
license and option agreements to commercialize
research and commercial biotechnology firms in
the country—over the next several decades.
Building to Remington, a burgeoning hub for
entrepreneurship within blocks of the Homewood
inventions ready to go. technologies and was issued 150 new patents. The plan includes the development of about 4.5 campus. Under the new name FastForward U
million square feet of research and office space at Homewood, this 10,000-square-foot innovation
Johns Hopkins is an active partner in several major the Belward Research Campus, a 108-acre site space was designed with students in mind with
Johns Hopkins is a community of makers and doers. science- and technology-based economic develop- owned by Johns Hopkins near the university’s various spaces large and small for events and
We are dedicated to using our best ideas to improve ment initiatives in Maryland: Montgomery County Campus. collaboration including a 2,000 square foot maker
the lives of people around the world. From potable The Baltimore Development Corporation’s space run by the Whiting School of Engineering
Johns Hopkins is helping prepare Maryland’s next with high-tech tools for crafting and prototyping.
water in the 1920s to 21st-century prosthetic limbs, Emerging Technologies Center at Johns generation of innovators and entrepreneurs through
our innovations contribute to the common good. Hopkins Eastern provides flexible space and entrepreneurship education programs both in FastForward1812 opened in January 2017. The
Our discoveries also generate funding to pay for support services to startup companies associated Baltimore and at its Montgomery County 23,000-square-foot space is located in Eager Park,
with Johns Hopkins and other universities in Campus in Rockville. within walking distance of the East Baltimore
even more research. We had 2,864 active patents in
the city. campus. It offers offices, labs, and communal
fiscal year 2018, when the university’s inventions In fall 2017, Johns Hopkins’ first innovation hub workspaces and amenities to help fledgling
generated $16.5 million in licensing revenue with the The East Baltimore Science + Technology moved from the Stieff Silver building to Remington, ventures develop and build their products.
Park, adjacent to the main campus of Johns a burgeoning hub for entrepreneurship within
guidance of Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures. The
Hopkins Medicine, is one of the central elements blocks of the Homewood campus. Under the new Located across from FastForward 1812,
several thousand active patents held by Johns Hopkins of a broader, long-term effort to revitalize East name FastForward R. House, this 9,000-square- FastForward East (Rangos) began transitioning
today could become lifesaving medical devices and Baltimore. The first of a number of research foot renovated space, located a short walk from to a student-dedicated innovation hub in FY2017.
therapeutic treatments tomorrow. buildings planned for the Park, the 300,000- Johns Hopkins’ Homewood campus, features 9,000 For the 2017-2018 academic year, FastForward East
square-foot Rangos Building, was completed in square feet of office, co-working, meeting and wet/ will also house the five startups selected for the
From creating new awards for entrepreneurial
2009. dry lab space. M-1 Ventures accelerator for connected health and
faculty to fostering the development of the FastFor-
fitness startups.
ward business accelerator, President Daniels has made The Great Seneca Science Corridor is an In fall 2018, Johns Hopkins’ first student innovation
ambitious project aimed at doubling the size of hub, Fastforward U, moved from the Wyman Park
it a priority to encourage innovation and entrepreneur-
Montgomery County’s life sciences cluster—already
ship across the institution. In addition to supporting- one of the largest concentrations of life sciences
Johns Hopkins faculty, staff, and students in their
efforts to translate discoveries into marketable inven-
tions, Daniels is a champion of young researchers on a
national scale, submitting testimony to a U.S. Senate
Appropriations Committee on research funding and
authoring a paper titled, “A Generation at Risk: Young
Investigators and the Future of the Biomedical
Workforce.”
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That’s everything from Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Whiting School of Engineering Carey Business School
The mission of the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts The Whiting School of Engineering prides itself On December 4, 2006, Johns Hopkins University
archaeology and applied and Sciences is discovery—the creation of on being a leader in innovation and research. trustees, in response to a $50 million gift from
economics, to computer knowledge through scholarship and research, and
the education of our students, undergraduate, and
U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the
university’s program in biomedical engineering
William Polk Carey, voted to establish a new
business school dedicated to producing innovative
engineering and genetic graduate alike. The school’s unique character derives among the top in the country. Among the school’s leaders with broad, interdisciplinary knowledge.
from its commitment to choose carefully what is graduates are former New York Mayor Michael The Carey Business School opened January 1, 2007,
epidemiology, to women’s worth pursuing and to do so without compromise. Bloomberg and chairman of Liberty Media John C. continuing the Johns Hopkins tradition of bringing
The school’s academic programs in the humanities, Malone. innovative business management programs to the
studies and woodwind natural sciences, and social sciences are renowned ever-changing workplace.
Number of students: 6,569 (1,821 undergraduates,
instruments. for their excellence and intensity, and notable for the
1,595 graduate students, 3,153 part-time Engineering Number of students: 2,209 graduate students
wide range of interdisciplinary opportunities they
provide. for Professionals students) Number of faculty: 103 full-time, 59 part-time
Johns Hopkins University enrolls more than 26,000 Number of faculty: 221 full-time faculty, 33 faculty
full-time and part-time students throughout nine Number of students: 8,181 (3,511 undergraduates, teaching faculty, 29 research faculty, 556 Engineer-
911 full-time graduate students, 82 postbacs, 3,677 Degrees awarded in 2018: 1,103 master’s, 26
academic divisions. No matter what their field of study, ing for Professionals faculty graduate certificates
Advanced Academic Programs graduate students)
our students are active and engaged learners, fully Degrees awarded in 2018: Full-time programs: Year established: 2007
Number of faculty: 328 full-time tenured and 503 bachelor’s, 486 master’s, 97 PhDs, 9 certificates
immersed in the process of discovery.
tenure-track of advanced study. Part-time programs: 679 Dean: Bernard Ferrari
Degrees awarded in 2018: 924 undergraduate, master’s degrees, 13 certificates
280 graduate, 1,230 AAP master’s degrees and Year established: 1912
certificates
Dean: T. E. “Ed” Schlesinger
Year established: 1876
Dean: Beverly Wendland
Peabody Institute Bloomberg School of Public Health thinkers and problem-solvers with the economic and
cultural expertise to confront complex global
The Peabody Institute provides the highest level of As a leading international authority on public
challenges.
training to musicians and dancers of every age health, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
through its degree-granting Conservatory and its Public Health is dedicated to protecting health and Number of students: 1,138 (904 in Washington,
community-based Preparatory school. Founded in saving lives—millions at a time. Founded in 1916, D.C.; 178 in Bologna, Italy; 56 in Nanjing, China)
1857 and a division of the Johns Hopkins University it is the world’s oldest and largest independent
Number of faculty: 110 full-time, 176 part-time
since 1977, Peabody is building on its rich history as school of public health. It has been ranked No. 1 by
the first major intellectual and arts center in an U.S. News & World Report since 1994. The Degrees awarded in 2018: 595 master’s,
American city to prepare 21st-century artists for Bloomberg School’s faculty and alumni are 7 PhDs, 52 certificates
success, with a focus on excellence, interdisciplinary recognized local and global leaders in public health Year established: 1943
experiences, innovation, and community research, education and practice.
Dean: Vali R. Nasr
connectivity. Number of students: 2,505 (2,335 graduate
Number of students: 643 (297 undergraduates, students, 170 certificate or non-degree students)
Applied Physics Laboratory
266 graduate students, 80 certificate or non-degree Number of faculty: 765 full-time, 797 part-time
students) The Applied Physics Laboratory is a not-for-profit
Degrees awarded in 2018: 763 master’s, 335
center for engineering, research, and development;
Number of faculty: 79 full-time, 6 part-time, certificates, 153 doctorates
it is a nonacademic division that does not grant
and 92 adjunct Conservatory faculty members Year established: 1916 degrees, though APL staff members lead many of
Degrees awarded in 2018: 67 bachelor’s, Dean: Ellen J. MacKenzie the Whiting School of Engineering’s part-time
128 master’s, 7 DMAs, 40 certificates and diplomas Engineering for Professionals programs.
Year established: 1857; affiliated with JHU Strategically located between Baltimore and
in 1977 The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced Washington, D.C., APL has been a major asset to the
International Studies nation since it was organized to develop a critical
Dean: Fred Bronstein
A division of Johns Hopkins University since 1950, the World War II technology in 1942. APL staff and
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies collaborators work on more than 600 programs that
is a global institution that offers students a truly protect the homeland and advance the nation’s
international perspective on today’s critical issues. The vision in research and space science, at an annual
school was established in Washington, D.C., in 1943; funding level of about $1.5 billion.
opened its European campus in Bologna, Italy, in
1955; and in 1986 initiated one of the first Western Number of employees: Approximately 7,200;
university programs in the People’s Republic of China, more than 65 percent are scientists and engineers;
in Nanjing. SAIS graduates are known as innovative more than 55 percent hold a master’s or doctorate
degree
Year established: 1942
Director: Ralph Semmel
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By the numbers:
And more than 1.2 million The newest of the Sheridan Libraries, the
Brody Learning Commons opened in August
Eisenhower Library’s Special Collections depart-
ment. Reflecting the scholarly interests of the 19th
Total volumes held: 3,250,086
e-books are accessible from Electronic journal subscriptions: 93,957 2012. Connected to the Eisenhower Library on century, the library’s 300,000-volume collection is
all floors, the BLC is open 24/7 and features a particularly strong in religion, British art, architec-
the comfort of home. Full-text electronic books: 1,210,320
large quiet reading room, 16 group study rooms, ture, topography, and history; American history,
teaching and seminar rooms, and a café. The Com- biography, and literature; Romance languages and
Everything from e-books and research journals to The Sheridan Libraries mons is also home to the Department of Special literature; history of science; and geography, ex-
Located in Baltimore, the Sheridan Libraries Collections and the Department of Conservation ploration, and travel. The George Peabody Library,
DVDs and sheet music can be found in the system
primarily serve the schools of Arts and Sciences, and Preservation. Together, the interconnected MSE designed by Baltimore architect Edmund G. Lind,
of libraries supporting Johns Hopkins. In many cases, Library and the Brody Learning Commons counted is one of the most beautiful libraries in the world.
Engineering, Education, and the Carey Business
the libraries are open to the public. School. more than 1.5 million visits in FY2014. Its magnificent neo-Grec interior features an atrium
In Baltimore and the surrounding region, Opened in 1964, the Milton S. Eisenhower Commonly referred to as “the Hut,” the surrounded by five tiers of ornamental cast-iron
Library is the university’s principal research Albert D. Hutzler Reading Room occupies a balconies, gold-scalloped columns, and a latticed
Johns Hopkins maintains the Milton S. Eisenhower
library. Our largest library, it was named for the central room in Gilman Hall, the oldest academic skylight more than 60 feet above a black-and-
Library, the Brody Learning Commons, and the building on the Homewood campus, and features white marble floor.
university’s eighth president, whose vision brought
Albert D. Hutzler Reading Room, all on the Home- together the university’s collection of books, a high ceiling and beautiful stained-glass windows
wood campus; the Welch Medical Library, the John journals, and other scholarly resources. Strengths bearing the printers’ marks of 18 Renaissance printers.
Other university libraries:
in the humanities include German and Romance The John Work Garrett Library is
Work Garrett Library, the George Peabody Library, The William H. Welch Medical Library collects
languages, philosophy, and the ancient Near East. located in Evergreen Museum & Library, the former
and the Friedheim Library in the city of Baltimore; residence of Ambassador John Work Garrett and current scholarly information that supports the
In science and engineering, collection strengths
and libraries for regional campuses and centers in his wife, Alice Warder Garrett. The house was be- research, clinical, administrative, and educational
include biomedical engineering, chemistry, and
Maryland and Washington, D.C., which is also home queathed to the university in 1942, and the library needs of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.
environmental engineering. The library also offers
contains about 28,600 volumes. The collection, Because the library’s emphasis is on providing
to SAIS’ Mason Library. SAIS also has libraries at its an extensive array of electronic resources, including
which can be used by appointment, features 16th- materials at point of need, the collection is
campuses in Bologna, Italy, and Nanjing, China. full-text books and journals, specialized databases,
and 17th-century English literature, especially the primarily in electronic format. It covers health, the
and statistical and cartographic data.
Along with millions of books, the libraries works of Shakespeare, Bacon, Spenser, and Milton. practice of medicine and related biomedical and
provide 24/7 access to electronic journals, e-books, Also strong in natural history, the library has some allied health care disciplines, public health and
of the most important and beautiful ornithological related disciplines, nursing, research literature,
and special collections including rare books, manu-
works ever produced by John James Audubon, methodological literature, reviews or state-of-the-
scripts, and archives. art reports, and in-depth, authoritative analyses of
John Gould, and Alexander Wilson. The Fowler
The university is also home to three museums— Architectural Collection focuses on early editions areas influencing biomedicine and health care.
the Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum, Home- of Vitruvius and the great Renaissance architects The electronic collection includes more than 5,000
Alberti, Serlio, Palladio, Vignola, and Scamozzi. journals, more than 400 databases, and more than
wood Museum, and Evergreen Museum & Library.
The George Peabody Library dates from 8,000 e-books. The WelDoc Service provides access
All three are open to the public for tours, exhibitions, to materials not in the Hopkins collections.
the founding of the Peabody Institute in 1857.
lectures, and other events, and are increasingly In 1982, the Peabody Library became part of the The History of Medicine collection on the
involved in the academic life of the university.
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third floor of the Welch Building is a comprehensive collections that support the curriculum and perspective on the evolution of American collecting
collection, print and electronic, of history of research interests of the SAIS community and from the post-Civil War industrial revolution to the
medicine materials. providing convenient and seamless access to print, modern jet age. Contemporary artists are regularly
electronic, and other resources to facilitate research invited to respond to the historic property, and the
The Arthur Friedheim Music Library is one and expand scholarship. museum presents exhibitions and programs that
of the largest and oldest music collections in the explore the Garretts’ legacy as art patrons.
country. Located in Peabody’s Leakin Hall, it serves Robert H. Evans Library at SAIS Europe in
the faculty, staff, and students at the Peabody Bologna, Italy, is dedicated to the memory of Evans, Homewood Museum
Institute and Johns Hopkins University, as well as a distinguished alumnus from the class of 1960 One of the finest extant examples of American
the general public. Holdings include more than and director of the center from 1992 to 2003. Federal architecture and interior design,
200,000 books, scores, and periodicals; 40,000 The collection consists of more than 85,000 Homewood was built in 1802 for newlyweds
sound recordings in all formats; 3,000 DVDs and volumes, specializing in international economics, Charles and Harriet Chew Carroll. The 130-acre
videos; microform; and more than 5,400 linear feet international relations, contemporary history, property became the university’s suburban campus
of archival and special collections. The Friedheim international law, political science, and European a century later with the historic house serving as
Library offers 24-hour electronic access, both on history and politics. There are strong holdings in the architectural inspiration for campus buildings. The
and off campus, to many full-text journals, foreign relations of the United States, the Atlantic furnishings of Homewood Museum, a National
databases, and streaming media. Alliance and European integration, and an Historic Landmark that opened to the public in
extensive collection of English-language materials 1987, reflect the elegant opulence of the Carroll
The Hopkins-Nanjing Center Library on Italian government and politics. The library’s family’s occupancy (1802–1832). With American
The research library at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center primary mission is to support the educational goals and imported furniture, ceramics, silver, and other
for Chinese and American Studies in China features of the SAIS community, but it is also open to local fine and decorative art objects, the museum’s
more than 120,000 volumes in English and Chinese, and visiting readers. period interiors reflect the ideals and culture of a
400 periodicals, and access to thousands of electronic new nation while offering visitors an intimate look
resources held by both Johns Hopkins and Nanjing at the early 19th-century lifestyle of a prominent
University. It is the only uncensored, open-stack Museums Maryland family.
library on the mainland of the People’s Republic of Evergreen Museum & Library
China. Floor-to-ceiling windows, reading carrels, Evergreen Museum & Library, which opened to Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum
couches, and meeting rooms provide students with the public in 1990, is renowned for its diverse The Archaeological Museum was founded in 1882
a pleasing study environment. holdings of Asian, European, and American art. to encourage and enliven the study of the ancient
Of particular interest are Japanese lacquerware, world through the close study of artifacts. The
The Sydney R. and Elsa W. Mason Library art glass by Louis Comfort Tiffany, postimpres- installation highlights nearly 700 archaeological
offers comprehensive library services to SAIS sionist paintings, the John Work Garrett Library of objects from ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, the Near
students, faculty, and staff. It is located on the sixth, rare books and manuscripts, and the only known East, and the ancient Americas, all exhibited in the
seventh, and eighth floors of the Nitze Building, at theater designed by revolutionary stage designer custom-built museum facility set within the newly
1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Léon Bakst. The former Italianate residence of two renovated Gilman Hall atrium.
Its goals include developing and preserving generations of Baltimore’s philanthropic Garrett
family (1878–1952), the museum offers a unique
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Since then, the Blue Jays Mascot: Blue Jay Club sports: Intramural sports:
Division I teams: Undergraduate Undergraduate
have won 44 national Men’s Lacrosse, Big Ten
Badminton, Brazilian Jujitsu, Cycling, Field Indoor Soccer, Volleyball, 3-on-3
Hockey, Ice Hockey, Men’s Lacrosse, Men’s Basketball, Flag Football,
titles, including nine since Women’s Lacrosse, Big Ten
Soccer, Men’s Squash, Men’s Rugby, Men’s Basketball, Wallyball, Soccer, and
men’s lacrosse became Division III teams, Centennial Conference: Ultimate, Men’s Volleyball, Outdoors Club Innertube Water Polo
Baseball (JHOC), Softball, Swimming, Table Tennis,
an NCAA sport. Men’s & Women’s Basketball Taekwondo Sport (HST), Taekwondo Graduate
(T. Kang), Tennis, Water Polo, Women’s Basketball, Soccer, and Softball
Men’s & Women’s Cross Country
But the Blue Jays are not just about lacrosse. The uni- Field Hockey Basketball, Women’s Lacrosse, Women’s
Football Soccer, Women’s Squash, Women’s
versity fields 24 varsity teams that routinely qualify for
Men’s & Women’s Soccer Ultimate, Women’s Volleyball, and
NCAA championship play. Beyond the varsity squads, Men’s & Women’s Tennis Wrestling Club
many students get in the game through the university’s Men’s & Women’s Track (indoor & outdoor)
Graduate
11 intramural sports, including 3-on-3 basketball, flag Women’s Volleyball
Aikido, Cricket, Karate, Soccer
Wrestling
football, and wallyball. There’s also an array of club
sports, ranging from badminton and Brazilian jujitsu Division III teams, other conferences or
independent:
to water polo and wrestling.
Men’s Fencing, Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Fencing
Association
Women’s Fencing, Eastern Women’s Fencing
Conference
Men’s and Women’s Swimming, independent
Water Polo, Collegiate Water Polo Association
Athletic facilities include a baseball field, named
Babb Field at Stromberg Stadium, Homewood Field,
the Newton H. White Athletic Center, the Ralph
S. O’Connor Recreation Center, and tennis courts on
the Homewood campus; and the Denton A. Cooley
Center on the East Baltimore campus.
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By spring 2018, that Freshman Admission Selectivity (2018) ‘U.S. News & World Report’
2019 undergraduate rankings
Costs and Financial Aid
Applicants: 29,129 Tuition: $53,740
number had increased Admitted: 2,284 National university: 10 (tie) Room and board (double room, “anytime”
by 56,667 percent. Enrolled: 1,319
Admit rate: 13 percent
Undergraduate engineering: 14 (tie)
High school counselor ranking: 6 (tie)
meal plan): $15,836
Average need-based grant for first-year
Early Decision available? Yes On lists of schools that are noted for socioeconomic students: $44,318
The undergraduate educational experience has come a Early Decision applicants: 2,037 diversity, innovation, and that are considered the Students receiving aid: nearly 51 percent
long way since George W. McCreary, A. Chase Palmer, Admitted Early Decision applicants: 610 best values. Estimated costs for 2018-19
and Edward Henry Spieker picked up their diplomas Standardized Tests Students Projected total aid for undergraduates in 2018-19:
on June 12, 1879, at the close of Johns Hopkins’ third $106 million
Middle 50th percentile for admitted students: Enrolled undergraduates: 5,615
academic year. SAT Composite: 1480–1550 Geographic origin: all 50 states, 70 nations Student Life
The academic offerings have increased exponen- ACT: 33–35 Male/female ratio: 52/48 percent
More than 300 student groups and organizations
tially. The university awarded 1,523 bachelor’s degrees
Programs of Study Enrollment by racial/ethnic category: 29 percent More than 60 student-run groups dedicated to
across all divisions on May 23, 2018, joining more white; 30 percent Asian/Pacific Islander; 14 percent volunteerism or service
Majors: 52
than 213,920 alumni worldwide. The majority of those Minors: 46 Hispanic; 11 percent Black; <1 percent American Ten sororities, 13 fraternities, 21 percent of students
degrees were earned by undergraduates on the Home- Indian/Alaskan Native; 5 percent ethnicity involved in Greek life
Most Popular Majors (Homewood) unknown; 11 percent international. More than 40 club sports; more than 1,000
wood campus, home to the Krieger School of Arts and
students participate in intramurals
Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering. Public Health Studies Freshman retention rate: 98 percent
International Studies Graduation rate: 94 percent
Johns Hopkins also offers undergraduate programs
Neuroscience
through the Carey Business School, the Peabody Biomedical Engineering
Institute, and the School of Nursing. Economics
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