John Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. It is widely recognized as America’s first research university and brings together multiple academic divisions across arts and sciences, engineering, medicine, nursing, public health, education, business, international studies, government and policy, and applied physics. Official Johns Hopkins pages describe it as a university built on the integration of teaching and research.

Private research university

• Founded: 1876
• Historical note: Johns Hopkins states that it opened in 1876 with the inauguration of its first president, Daniel Coit Gilman

• Research-intensive education across arts and sciences, engineering, medicine, nursing, public health, education, business, advanced international studies, and government/policy.
• Strong emphasis on research, discovery, and faculty-student collaboration.

• Institutional accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
• Johns Hopkins has been continuously accredited by Middle States since 1921

• QS World University Rankings 2026: #24 globally
• Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026: #16 globally

• Identified by Johns Hopkins as America’s first research university.
• Home to major research infrastructure and multiple world-class academic divisions.
• Strong student engagement through 430+ registered student organizations and 24 varsity sports teams