Institutional Spotlight: Johns Hopkins University

by Katherine Hancock

Today's College Spotlight post features a college that will be attending the Joyce Ivy​ ​College Admissions Symposium (JCAS). The JIF blog​ ​team also releases posts detailing colleges that areJIF summer program partners and wihch JIF alumni are currently attending.

Institution Name: Johns Hopkins University

Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Type of Institution: Private Research University

Size/population: 5,326 undergraduate and 14,848 graduate students

Name of admissions officer who will be at JCAS: Juliana Wittmann

Admissions: https://apply.jhu.edu/

Financial aid: Johns Hopkins University's financial aid application is considered independently of your application for admission. You can apply for financial aid to be considered for need-based grants, loans, or work opportunities. You also may apply for merit-based scholarships.  Need-based financial aid is determined separately so you can rece

ive both need-based and merit-based aid.

Resources for first-generation college students: Johns Hopkins has a progam titled "Hop-In" which helps incoming first-generation students prepare for college.  Here's a link with more information! http://studentaffairs.jhu.edu/student-success/hop-in/

Fun Facts: 

• Spring Fair has been a Johns Hopkins tradition since 1972 and has since grown to be the largest student-run festival in the country. Popular among Hopkins students and Baltimore inhabitants alike, Spring Fair features carnival rides, vendors, food and a beer garden. People come from all over to attend!
• As of 2011, there have been 36 Nobel Laureates who either attended the university as undergraduate or graduate students, or were faculty members

Link to College Board page: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university-search/johns-hopkins-university