Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University is America's first research university. Founded in 1876 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, it operates ten academic divisions as one unified institution, combining education, research, and patient care. The university has led the nation in research and development spending every year since 1979, conducting work across medicine, public health, engineering, the arts and humanities, and the natural and social sciences.

Its research mission spans groundbreaking advancements and discovery aimed at the world's most pressing challenges. Johns Hopkins describes a community of scholars, researchers, and innovators working collaboratively across its divisions, grounded in the principle that research and teaching are inseparable - that research feeds teaching and teaching enriches research. Patient care forms the third of the university's core missions alongside education and research.

More than 24,000 full- and part-time students are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate degree programs across the ten divisions. Nearly 150 years after its founding, the university describes itself as a global leader in education, research, and patient care, with a presence extending beyond its Baltimore base.