The Johns Hopkins University (commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins) is an American private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, the university was named for its first benefactor, the American entrepreneur, abolitionist, and philanthropist Johns Hopkins. 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.

Over the course of almost 140 years, thirty-six Nobel laureates have been affiliated with Johns Hopkins.

History

Johns Hopkins became the model of the modern research university in the United States. Its success eventually shifted higher education in the United States from a focus on teaching revealed and/or applied knowledge to the scientific discovery of new knowledge.

Curriculum

Divisional
School of Medicine
School of Public Health
School of Nursing
School of Arts and Sciences
School of Advanced International Studies
School of Education
School of Business
Applied Physics Laboratory

Others
Berman Institute of Bioethics
Center for Biotechnology
Center for Communication Programs
Center for Language and Speech Processing
Center for a Livable Future
Center for Talented Youth
Graduate Program in Public Management
Human Language Technology Center of Excellence
Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute
Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies
Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Space Telescope Science Institute