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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218

Official telephone: (410) 516-8000

Website: www.jhu.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,793 men, 2,979 women, 5,772 total
Full-time undergraduates: 2,623 men, 2,698 women, 5,321 total
Part-time undergraduates: 170 men, 281 women, 451 total
Total graduate students: 6,476 men, 7,030 women, 13,506 total
Full-time graduate students: 2,509 men, 2,936 women, 5,445 total
Part-time graduate students: 3,967 men, 4,094 women, 8,061 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Middle Atlantic
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 78%
First-year student breakdown:
5.6% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
21.4% Asian or Pacific Islander
7.0% Hispanic
60.2% White (non-Hispanic)
5.4% total international (nonresident aliens)
Undergraduate breakdown:
6.8% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
18.8% Asian or Pacific Islander
5.6% Hispanic
62.8% White (non-Hispanic)
5.5% total international (nonresident aliens)

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 140 acres
City or town school is located in: Baltimore, Maryland
Population of city/town: 635,815
Nearest major city: Baltimore, Maryland
Population of nearest major city: 635,815
Online campus map: www.jhu.edu/~tour/
map.html

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. There is a two year residency requirement. Johns Hopkins was able to house 396 juniors and seniors for the first time in five years.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (85%)
  • women's dorms (1%)
  • men's dorms (1%)
  • sorority housing
  • single-student apartments (12%)
  • special housing for disabled students (1%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 99%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 61%
Percent of students who live off campus: 39%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen and sophomores must live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 5%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 460
Other computer facilities/services: Voluntary laptop program with purchase discounts and enhanced support available to all students. There are approximately 20 email kiosk locations on and around campus for students to quickly check email, and several self-service pay-printing locations that provide low-cost laser printing, including color printing.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Medical School Library and Satellite Libraries including: School of Public Health, Psych/Neurosciences and School of Nursing; School of Advanced International Studies in Washington DC, both centers in Bologna, Italy and Nanjing China; Peabody Conservatory of Music Library, Applied Physics Laboratory Library
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Student Arts Center, Student Recreation Center, Homewood House Museum (historic museum), Archeology Museum, U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Baltimore Museum of Art (adjacent to campus)

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Career/Job fairs,
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 13
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of men who join fraternities: 21%
Number of social sororities on campus: 12
Percent of women who join sororities: 22%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): Hopkins News-Letter
Number of honor societies: 6
Total number of registered organizations: 270
Campus-based religious organizations:
Agape Campus Christian Fellowship, JHU Muslim Association, Stepping Stone Ministry, Catholic Community at JHU, Hindu Students Council, Hope Chapel, Hopkins Christian Fellowship, Jewish Student Association, JHU Adventist Fellowship, JHU Ambassador Fellowship, JHU Baja'i Club
Minority student organizations:
African Student Association, HAPA, Hong Kong Student's Association, Hopkins Bengali Organization, Hopkins Polonia, Indian Graduate Students Association, Inter-Asian Council, Iranian Cultural Society, Japanese Students International, Korean Students Association, Organizacion Latina Estudiantil, Armenian Youth Organization, Pakistani Student Association, Singapore Student's Association, South Asian Society at Hopkins, Students for a Free Tibet, Turkish Graduate Students Association, Turkish Students Association, Vietnamese Student's Association, Black Student Union, Caribbean Cultural Society, Chinese Student Association, Chinese Students and Scholars Association, DSAGA, East Asian Forum, Filipino Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
class groups, publication groups, recreation/hobby groups, special interests groups, community service/volunteer groups, sports groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Tom Calder,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Janine Tucker,
Associate Director of Athletics
Athletic department's mailing address: Director of Athletics
Thomas P. Calder
The Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218


School colors: columbia blue and black
School mascot: Blue Jay
Athletic conference memberships: American Lacrosse Conference (Division I, Women's Lacrosse only);Centennial Conference (Division III);Collegiate Water Polo Association (Division I)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's crewno 
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's fencingno 
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's lacrosseyesNCAA Div. I
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's water polonoNCAA Div. III
Men's wrestlingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's crewno 
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's fencingno 
Women's field hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosseyesNCAA Div. I
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 25%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 50%
Athletic facilities:
athletic center, baseball field, practice field

Intramural/Recreational sports:
3 point shootout, badminton, basketball, bracketology, chess tournament, darts, dodgeball, flag football, free throw contest, hot shots contest, indoor soccer, innertube water polo, march madness, outdoor soccer, quickball, softball, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, wallyball
Club sports for men:
badminton, cheerleading, cycling, field hockey, ice hockey, karate, kung fu, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, soo bahk do, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, ultimate frisbee, volleyball
Club sports for women:
badminton, cheerleading, cycling, field hockey, ice hockey, karate, kung fu, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, soo bahk do, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, ultimate frisbee, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Baltimore (BWI Airport) (15 miles)
Nearest other airport: Washington, DC (Reagan Nationa (50 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Baltimore (5 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Baltimore (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 37%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 50% immediately, 83% within 10 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
;Columbia University (NY);Duke University (NC);University of Maryland--University College (MD);University of Pennsylvania (PA)
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 46% within six months of graduation, 54% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
National Security Agency (NSA), Lehman Brothers, American Management Systems (AMS), Medtronic, Citigroup Corporate and Investment Bank
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City Daniel Nathans, Nobel Prize in Medicine



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