Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University in the four world rankings

Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.

• QS World University Rankings 2027 Published 2026-06-18 Publisher's page #20
• Times Higher Education 2026 Published 2025-10-09 Publisher's page #16
• ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025 Published 2025-08-15 Publisher's page #19
• U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026 Published 2025-06-25 Publisher's page #14

The publishers differ by 6 places. When you quote the composite, quote the range with it.

Key facts

Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.

Location

Baltimore, United States

Founded

1876

Total students

≈ 27,000

International students

≈ 24%

Official site

www.jhu.edu

ARWU indicator breakdown

The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.

Subject rankings

QS subject positions, best first.

1. Life Sciences & Medicine #3
2. Nursing #3
3. Anatomy & Physiology #4
4. Medicine #4
5. Pharmacy & Pharmacology #6
6. Biological Sciences #17
7. Education #26
8. History #27
9. Statistics & Operational Research #27
10. Politics & International Studies #29
11. Development Studies #35
12. Social Policy & Administration #36
13. Data Science & Artificial Intelligence #50
14. Psychology #61
15. Physics & Astronomy #64
16. Chemistry #65
17. Computer Science & Information Systems #67
18. English Language & Literature #70
19. Mathematics #72
20. Environmental Sciences #73
21. Engineering - Chemical #75
22. Sociology #76
23. Economics & Econometrics #80
24. Natural Sciences #91
25. Arts & Humanities #105
26. Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #106
27. Engineering & Technology #109
28. Materials Science #129
29. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #131
30. Social Sciences & Management #133
31. Classics & Ancient History —
32. Philosophy —
33. Earth & Marine Sciences —
34. Geography —
35. Geology —
36. Geophysics —
37. Anthropology —
38. Modern Languages —
39. Performing Arts —
40. Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies —
41. Communication & Media Studies —
42. Law —
43. Engineering - Civil & Structural —
44. Accounting & Finance —
45. Archaeology —
46. Linguistics —
47. Business & Management Studies —