The student-faculty ratio at Johns Hopkins University is 7:1, and the school has 73.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Johns Hopkins University include: Neuroscience; Public Health, General; Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering; Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology; and Computer and Information Sciences, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 97 percent.
Faculty & classes
Faculty
Total faculty
1,444 full time
58 part time
Minority
24% full time
19% part time
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree
93%
Classes taught by graduate assistants
10%
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Class Size
Class sizes
Classes with fewer than 20 students73.6%
20-4917.1%
50 or more9.2%
Requirements
General education/core curriculum required
No
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities
Mathematics
English (including composition)
Sciences (biological or physical)
Social science
Graduation & retention
Freshmen Retention
Average first-year student retention rate
97%
International Student Retention
International student retention rate
96%
Graduation Rates
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell grant
94%
6-year graduation rate of students who received a subsidized Stafford loan
92%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell grant or subsidized Stafford loan
94%
6-year graduation rate of international students
100%
Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)
Post-bachelor's certificates
649
Post-master's certificates
96
Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship
591
Doctoral degrees - professional practice
163
Doctoral degrees - other
0
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Full-time
Employed as entrepreneur
0.6%
Employed in temporary/contract work
1.3%
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
1.1%
Graduates reporting salaries
-
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Part-time
Employed as entrepreneur
-
Employed in temporary/contract work
0.3%
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
-
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Other
Enrolled in a volunteer service program
0.4%
Enlisted in the military
0.3%
Enrolled in continuing education
30.2%
Attended a graduate education program
0.1%
Attended a graduate engineering program
9.5%
Attended medical school
4%
Attended a graduate nursing program
0.1%
Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates
Boston University
Columbia University
Duke University
Georgetown University
Harvard
Seeking continuing education
-
Not seeking employment
0.6%
No information provided by graduate
14.5%
Prominent Alumni
School's most prominent alumni
Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States, Nobel Prize in Peace, Carol Greider, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Michael Bloomberg, Former Mayor of New York City
Majors
General Information
Declare major deadline
other
Credits apply to multiple majors
always
Five Most Popular Majors
Five most popular majors for 2018 graduates
Neuroscience 9%
Public Health, General 9%
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 8%
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology 7%
Computer and Information Sciences, General 6%
Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$47,400
Biology$46,300
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business Administration, Management and Operations$50,800
Engineering
Biomedical Engineering$77,200
Electrical Engineering (EE)$75,900
Mechanical Engineering (ME)$72,500
Chemical Engineering$70,900
English Language and Literature/Letters
Rhetoric and English Composition$52,300
English Language and Literature$48,100
Health Professions and Related Programs
Nursing$67,100
Public Health$53,900
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics$81,800
Applied Mathematics$77,100
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Global & International Studies$55,400
Social Sciences
Economics$64,900
Political Science and Government$59,600
International Relations$56,400
Visual and Performing Arts
Majors Offered at This School
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
African-American/Black Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
East Asian Studies
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biomedical Sciences, General
Biophysics
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
Ecology
Neuroscience
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Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Organizational Leadership
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Information Science/Studies
Engineering
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Computer Engineering, General
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
English Language and Literature/Letters
Creative Writing
English Language and Literature, General
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
Italian Language and Literature
Latin Language and Literature
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Spanish Language and Literature
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Health Professions and Related Programs
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
Public Health, Other
History
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
History, General
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Mathematics, General
Mathematics, General
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Biological and Physical Sciences
Human Biology
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Natural Sciences
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, General
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
Physical Sciences, Other
Physics, General
Psychology
Psychology, General
Psychology, Other
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Archeology
Economics, General
Geography
International Relations and Affairs
Political Science and Government, General
Social Sciences, General
Sociology
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Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Jazz/Jazz Studies
Music Performance, General
Music Theory and Composition
Minors
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician
Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Mathematics, General
Mathematics, General
Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Music, General
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
Italian Language and Literature
Russian Language and Literature
Spanish Language and Literature
Natural Resources and Conservation
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
Latin American Studies
Women's Studies
Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Engineering Mechanics
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Jewish/Judaic Studies
Philosophy
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Artificial Intelligence
Computer and Information Sciences, General
History
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
History, General
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Economics, General
Academic programs
Academic Programs
Degrees offered
Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs
BS/MS
BA/MHS
BA/MA
BA/MSE
BS/MSE
Student participation in special study options
Study abroad
Student-designed major
Internships
Independent study
Double major
Cross-registration
Student participation in special academic programs
Learning communities
Undergraduate research/creative projects
Writing in the disciplines
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience
Service learning
First-year experiences
Qualified undergraduate students may take graduate-level classes
Yes
Pre-professional programs
Pre-law, pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-optometry, pre-pharmacy
Cooperative education programs
-
Teacher certification is offered in
Early childhood, special education, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Subject areas offering education certification
-
Counseling services offered
academic
birth control
career
minority student
military
older student
personal
psychological
religious
veteran student
international students
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Honors college 2018 enrollment
-
Honors program 2018 enrollment
-
Online bachelor's degree program offered
No
Percentage of bachelor's degree programs that are available online
-
Individual online courses offered for bachelor's degree credit
-
Domestic Study Away
Semester/term-away programs
Sea Semester
Student exchange programs offered with
Coppin State University
Goucher College
Maryland Institute College of Art
McDaniel College
Morgan State University
Percent of 2018 graduates participating in domestic student exchange programs
-
Study Abroad
Countries where study abroad opportunities are available
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bermuda
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Cameroon
Canada
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2018 graduates participating in study abroad programs
-
Consortia
Consortia
Space Telescope Science Institute
Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies
Johns Hopkins Water Institute
Center for a Livable Future
Center for Language and Speech Processing
Veterans
Institution is G.I. Bill certified
Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program
Yes
