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| City: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Type: | Private |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, wrestling[1] |
| Colors: | blue, black/gold, sable |
| Mascot: | Blue Jays |
| Website: | http://www.jhu.edu/ |
Johns Hopkins University is a Maryland, private university, founded as the nation's first research university[2] in 1876 under Daniel Coit Gilman.[3] It is named after merchant Johns Hopkins, who died in 1873, leaving $7 million dollars to build a university and hospital in his name (the hospital opened in 1889).[2] The school ranked #14 in USNews' 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[4] Johns Hopkins ranks first among United States universities in receipt of federal research and development funds.[5] The School of Medicine ranks first among medical schools in receipt of extramural awards from the National Institutes of Health.[5] The Bloomberg School of Public Health is first among all public health schools in research support from the federal government.[5]
Athletics
The Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team has won 9 championships and finished second 8 times.[6]
Notes
- ↑ http://hopkinssports.cstv.com/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.johnshopkins.edu/
- ↑ http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/information_about_hopkins/about_jhu/a_brief_history_of_jhu/index.cfm
- ↑ http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/information_about_hopkins/about_jhu/facts_at_a_glance/index.cfm
- ↑ http://www.ncaasports.com/lacrosse/mens/history