JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins was the nation's first research university, and is the largest recipient of federal research funding. The university's motto is 'Knowledge for the world.'

JHU serves more than 21,000 students through nine academic divisions: Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Whiting School of Engineering, Carey Business School, School of Education, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, Peabody Institute (for music), Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. More than 3,000 of the university's students are international, totalling 20 per cent of the student body, and representing 120 different countries

The university counts 36 Nobel Laureates among past and present faculty and students.

Engineering at Johns Hopkins was originally created in 1913 as an educational program that included exposure to liberal arts and scientific inquiry. In 1919, the engineering department became a separate school, known as the School of Engineering. By 1937, over 1,000 students had graduated with engineering degrees. By 1946 the school had six departments.

In 1961, the School of Engineering changed its name to the School of Engineering Sciences. In 1979, the engineering programs were organized into a separate academic division that was named the G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering. With more than 20 research centers and institutes and through strong community, university, and industry partnerships, Hopkins Engineering is a driving force in the future of technology, health care, and engineering education.

The Whiting School of Engineering's mission is to

  • Provide an outstanding engineering education that is innovative, rigorous, and relevant, and that prepares its graduates to be 21st century leaders.
  • Advance the boundaries of engineering inquiry through research and the creation and dissemination of knowledge that improve the well-being of society.
  • Solve important societal problems through translational activities.
Ranking:

ranked #24 in QS World University Rankings 2023

ranked #15 in Times Higher Education Rankings 2023

ranked #7 in US News National Universities Rankings 2023