Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has released data on the demographics of its first-year student population. As has been the case at several other highly selective universities in recent years, Black first-year students are significantly underrepresented on the Johns Hopkins campus.
Among the students in Johns Hopkins’ undergraduate Class of 2030, 43.8 percent identify as Asian and 25.6 percent identify as White. In contrast, Hispanic and Black students combined represent less than 10 percent of the class, with 6.9 percent of first-year Johns Hopkins students identifying as Hispanic or Latino and 3.1 percent identifying as Black or African American. About 7.3 percent of the class identifies as two or more races, and just 0.1 percent identifies as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. The share of international students dropped from 13.5 percent in the Class of 2029 to 9.7 percent in the Class of 2030.
“The percentages of Black and Hispanic students remain well below the levels Hopkins experienced before the Supreme Court ruling,” reads a statement from the university. “In fall 2023, Hopkins recorded its highest levels of racial and ethnic diversity among incoming undergraduates. The following year, the first class admitted after the ruling included significantly fewer students from groups historically underrepresented in higher education.”
Socioeconomic diversity at Johns Hopkins did increase this year. Some 26.7 percent of students in the Class of 2030 are eligible for federal Pell Grants. Additionally, 36.1 percent of first-year students are either first-generation college students or from low-income families. Both of these figures are record-highs for the university.
