Get my odds
Baltimore, MD · History

History at Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins graduates about 18 history majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 41st of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 86 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 109 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 73% of the schools we've counted. Research spending in the field runs about $16 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

86/100Standout#41 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year181% of the class
Courses in the catalog109more than 73% of schools
Research in the field$16Ma year, NSF
Admit rate8%whole school
SAT middle 50%1520–1570whole school

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Milton S. Eisenhower Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 76 · Dorm 7 · Dining 3 · Arts 2 · Athletics 2 · Offices 1.

Open the full-screen campus map →

Nearby in the history ranking

  1. University of Washington 87
  2. Oberlin College 87
  3. Trinity College 87
  4. University of Southern California 86
  5. Carleton College 86
  6. University of California, Berkeley 85
  7. University of Rochester 85
  8. Cornell University 85

Other strong majors at Johns Hopkins

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Johns Hopkins with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

See your odds at Johns Hopkins Everything about Johns Hopkins