3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1876
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 5,678
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $2,009,841,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $60
Application Deadline: January 1
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $33,900
Room/Board: $10,622
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 50%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 54%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: National Security Agency (NSA), Lehman Brothers, American Management Systems (AMS), Medtronic, Citigroup Corporate and Investment Bank (SSMB)
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 3,621,727
Number of current serial subscriptions: 73,872
Number of microforms: 4,380,379
Number of audiovisuals: 324,312
Number of ebooks: 735,754
Other library facilities: Medical School Library and Satellite Libraries including: School of Public Health, Psych/Neurosciences and School of Nursing; School of Advanced International Studies in Washington DC, both centers in Bologna, Italy and Nanjing China; Peabody Conservatory of Music Library, Applied Physics Laboratory Library
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Student Arts Center, Student Recreation Center, Homewood House Museum (historic museum), Archeology Museum, U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Baltimore Museum of Art (adjacent to campus)
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 460
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: 1,200
Labs: 25
Other areas: 50
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 5,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 51%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 21%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 22%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 90%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 51%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (78%), women’s dorms (1%), men’s dorms (1%), sorority housing (1%), apartment for single students (18%), special housing for disabled students (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 5%
Doubles: 19%
Triples or Suites: 57%
Apartments: 19%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 9
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 44%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 140 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Baltimore (BWI Airport) (15), Washington, DC (Reagan National Airport) (50)
Nearest train station: Baltimore (5)
Nearest bus station: Baltimore (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 5%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 37%
Average undergraduate wage: 5,208
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Maryland, College Park)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Spring Fair (each April), Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium, Culture Fest, Diverse Sexuality and Gender Alliance Awareness Days, Hispanic Awareness Days, Black History Month activities, Weekend Wonderflix Movies, Foreign Affairs Symposium, Shriver Hall Concert Series, Coffee Grounds (weekly talent show), Musical Showcase, HOP Events (Hopkins Organization for Programs) – Dismemberment Plan, David Broza, Rusted Root and Ben Folds Concerts; Henry Rollins and Russell Simmons Lectures, Student Theatrical Group Performances, A Capella Groups Concerts