Johns Hopkins University is a research institution founded in 1876 and based in Baltimore, Maryland. It operates ten academic divisions and enrols more than 24,000 full- and part-time students across its programmes. The university has led the United States in research and development spending every year since 1979.
The institution works across education, research, and patient care, with a founding philosophy that research and teaching are inseparable. Its activities span a wide range of disciplines and are directed at addressing complex, large-scale challenges in science, technology, and public health.
Computer science research and instruction at Johns Hopkins sit within this broader research-intensive environment, where faculty and students have access to interdisciplinary collaborations and sustained institutional investment in R&D.
