Johns Hopkins University
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Seal of The Johns Hopkins University
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| Motto | Veritas vos liberabit (Latin) |
|---|---|
Motto in English
| The Truth Will Set You Free |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1876 |
| Endowment | $3.413 billion (2015)[1] |
| President | Ronald J. Daniels |
| Provost | Robert C. Lieberman |
| Undergraduates | 6,023[2] |
| Postgraduates | 14,848[2] |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland,United States 39°19′44″N 76°37′13″WCoordinates: 39°19′44″N 76°37′13″W |
| Campus |
Maryland:
Bologna, Italy Nanjing, China Singapore |
| Student Newspaper | The Johns Hopkins News-Letter |
| Colors | Old gold and sable (Academic)[3][4] Columbia blue and black (Athletics)[5] |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III Centennial Conference NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference[6] |
| Sports | 24 varsity teams[5] |
| Nickname | Blue Jays |
| Mascot | Blue Jay |
| Affiliations | AAU URA NAICU COFHE ORAU |
| Website | www |
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The Johns Hopkins University (commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins) is an American privateresearch university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, the university was named after its first benefactor, the American entrepreneur, abolitionist, and philanthropist Johns Hopkins.[7] His $7 million bequest—of which half financed the establishment ofThe Johns Hopkins Hospital—was the largest philanthropic gift in the history of the United States at the time.[8] Daniel Coit Gilman, who was inaugurated as the institution's first president on February 22, 1876,[9] led the university to revolutionize higher education in the U.S. by integrating teaching and research.[10] Adopting the concept of a graduate school from Germany's ancient Heidelberg University, Johns Hopkins University is considered the first research university in the United States.[11]
Johns Hopkins is organized into ten divisions on campuses in Maryland and Washington, D.C. with international centers in Italy, China, and Singapore.[12] The two undergraduate divisions, the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering, are located on the Homewood campus in Baltimore's Charles Village neighborhood.[13] The medical school, the nursing school, and the Bloomberg School of Public Health are located on the Medical Institutions campus in East Baltimore.[14] The university also consists of the Peabody Institute, the Applied Physics Laboratory, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, the education school, the Carey Business School, and various other facilities.[15]
A founding member of the American Association of Universities, Johns Hopkins has been considered one of the world’s top universities throughout its history.[16] The University stands among the top 10 in US News' Best National Universities Rankings and among the top 20 in a number of international league tables.[17][18][19][20] In 2016, Johns Hopkins University ranked 11th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.[21] Over the course of almost 140 years, thirty-six Nobel laureates have been affiliated with Johns Hopkins.[22] Founded in 1883, the Blue Jays men’s lacrosse team has captured 44 national titles[23] and joined the Big Ten Conference as an affiliate member in 2014.[24]
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