Baltimore, Maryland · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Johns Hopkins University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Baltimore, Maryland. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 30,210, made up of 6,356 undergraduates and 23,854 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Johns Hopkins University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 209 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are International Relations and Affairs, Business Statistics, and Biomedical Sciences. It awarded 12,221 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 68 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
98% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.
Mission
Johns Hopkins University's mission is to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for life-long learning, to foster independent and original research, and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world.
Key figures
30,210
Students enrolled
98%
First-year retention
12,221
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
209
Programs and majors
6:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 209
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
98%
Student-to-faculty ratio
6:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,393
Master's degrees
8,648
Doctoral degrees (research)
654
Professional doctorates
342
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1,053
Post-master's certificates
131
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
30,210
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,356
Graduate students, fall 2024
23,854
Full-time, fall 2024
58%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
39,805
Undergraduates, 2024-25
10,005
Graduate students, 2024-25
29,800
Full-time, 2024-25
47%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
53%
Men
47%
White
32%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
17%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
28%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
68
Programs with a fully online option
16
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
40%
Students taking some online courses
13%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Centennial Conference
President
Mr. Ronald J. Daniels
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization