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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218

Official telephone: (410) 516-8000

Website: www.jhu.edu


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STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,639 men, 2,359 women, 4,998 total
Full-time undergraduates: 2,617 men, 2,348 women, 4,965 total
Part-time undergraduates: 22 men, 11 women, 33 total
Total graduate students: 1,107 men, 677 women, 1,784 total
Full-time graduate students: 1,063 men, 663 women, 1,726 total
Part-time graduate students: 44 men, 14 women, 58 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: 86%
First-year student breakdown:
5.6% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
21.6% Asian or Pacific Islander
6.6% Hispanic
42.6% White (non-Hispanic)
11.0% total international (nonresident aliens)
12.4% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
6.5% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
23.0% Asian or Pacific Islander
6.9% Hispanic
47.0% White (non-Hispanic)
7.3% total international (nonresident aliens)
8.8% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 140 acres
City or town school is located in: Baltimore, MD
Population of city/town: 637,455
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses in Gaithersburg, MD and Washington, DC.
Online campus map: apply.jhu.edu/pdf/
walking_tour_2010.pdf

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Students must live on campus for the first two years.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • sorority housing
  • fraternity housing
  • single-student apartments
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 99%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 56%
Percent of students who live off campus: 44%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen and sophomores must live on campus.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing 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
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Museums, space telescope science institute; art and recreation centers.

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 and 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: 24%
Number of social sororities on campus: 12
Percent of women who join sororities: 23%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): Hopkins News-Letter, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 6
Total number of registered organizations: 300
Campus-based religious organizations:
Agape Campus Christian Fellowship, Muslim Association, Stepping Stone Ministry, Catholic Community at JHU, Hindu Students Council, Hope Chapel, Hopkins Christian Fellowship, Jewish Student Association, Adventist Fellowship, Ambassador Fellowship, Baja'i Club
Minority student organizations:
HAPA, Inter-Asian Council, Organizacion Latina Estudiantil, Students for a Free Tibet, Black Student Union, DSAGA
International student organizations:
African, Chinese, Filipino, Hong Kong, Indian Graduate, Korean, Pakistani, Singapore, Turkish and Turkish Graduate, and Vietnamese Student Associations; Bengali Organization, Iranian Cultural Society, Japanese Students International, Armenian Youth Organization, South Asian Society, Caribbean Cultural Society, Chinese Students and Scholars Association, East Asian Forum
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), Centennial Conference (Division III), Collegiate Water Polo Association (Division I)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.

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:
badminton, basketball, dodgeball, flag football, free-throw contest, indoor soccer, inner-tube water polo, quickball, soccer, softball, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, walleyball
Club sports for men:
badminton, cycling, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, karate, kung fu, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, wrestling
Club sports for women:
badminton, cheerleading, cycling, field hockey, ice hockey, karate, kung fu, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, soo bahk do, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Baltimore, MD (15 miles)
Nearest other airport: Washington, DC (Reagan Nationa (50 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Baltimore, MD (3 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Baltimore, MD (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 41% immediately, 44% within one year of graduation, 83% within 10 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Columbia University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, New York University, Stanford University, University of Maryland, University of Pennsylvania.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 42% within six months of graduation, 5% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Deloitte Consulting, Johns Hopkins University, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Northrup Grumman, U.S. State Department.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Michael Bloomberg, mayor, New York City
  • Daniel Nathans, recipient of Nobel Prize, medicine
  • Samuel Palmisano, CEO, IBM.



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