Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
MottoVigilando (Latin)
Motto in English
Forever Watchful[1]
TypePrivate nursing school
Established1889
Parent institution
Johns Hopkins University
DeanSarah Szanton[2]
Faculty230 (80 full-time, 150 part-time)[3]
Students1075 (2014)[3]
Location
Baltimore
,
Maryland
,
United States
Campus
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The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing is the nursing school of Johns Hopkins University, a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Established in 1889, it is one of the nation's oldest schools for nursing education.

Origins

The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing was founded as a result of the bequest and written instructions of its founder Johns Hopkins'. Before his death in December 1873, he wrote a letter to the board of trustees of the Johns Hopkins institutions setting forth his vision for formal nurse education. In correspondence dated March 10, 1873, he instructed the trustees to establish a training school for female nurses in connection with the Johns Hopkins Hospital, writing: “I desire you to establish, in connection with the hospital, a training school for female nurses.”[4][5] Upon his death on December 24, 1873, Hopkins left behind an endowment of about $7 million to found the institutions that bear his name.[6] His directive to incorporate nurse training as a core institutional function resulted in to the establishment of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. In October 1876, hospital planner John S. Billings sent preliminary plans for the Johns Hopkins Hospital to Florence Nightingale. He noted that the design included a training school for nurses and requested her critique.[7][8] The organization, structure, and curriculum of the proposed nursing program were  influenced by extensive consultation with Nightingale.[9]

Johns Hopkins Hospital opened in May 1889,[10][11] followed by the opening of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Training School for Nurses.[12] The school operated as a hospital-based diploma program.[13] The early leaders of the training school played a significant role in shaping professional nursing education in the United States. Under the direction of Superintendent Isabel Hampton Robb[14] and later her successor Mary Adelaide Nutting,[15] the program became an influential model for nursing education. Reforms introduced during this period included extending the length of study from two to three years.[13][14][16]

The hospital-based diploma school closed in 1973. In 1984, Johns Hopkins University re-established the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing as a degree-granting division, admitting its first baccalaureate class that September.[13][12][17]

Academics

The School of Nursing offers pre-licensure programs to Master's, DNP and PhD programs, online options, post-degree opportunities, and nursing prerequisites.[18] The school regularly appears near the top of national graduate nursing rankings. In the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings (released April 2025), Johns Hopkins University was ranked No. 2 for “Best Nursing Schools: Master’s Programs” and No.1 for “Best Nursing Schools: DNP Programs”.[19][20] In July 2024, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a $1 billion donation to Johns Hopkins University to increase financial aid, including for students at the School of Nursing.[21][22]

The university is institutionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Accreditation was last reaffirmed in 2024. The School of Nursing's master's and DNP programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), with accreditation terms extending through December 31, 2028.[23][24]

Research centers

The school has multiple research centers and related research groups[25] including the (Center for Equity in Aging,[26] the Nursing office Research and the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center[27] As well as the Hopkins Center to Promote resilience in persons and families living with multiple chronic conditions (the PROMOTE Center),[28] supported by a National Institute of Nursing Research P30 grant,[29] the school is also home to the country's first and only Peace Corps Fellows Program in nursing.[30][31][32] The school additionally offers a special program for Arts and Science College students to transfer after two years.[33] Other School of Nursing research centers include the Center for Cardiovascular and Chronic Care.[34][35]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Symbols | Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing". Nursing.jhu.edu. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Sarah Szanton named Johns Hopkins School of Nursing dean". Johns Hopkins University. August 18, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Facts and Figures".
  4. ↑ Published, Hub staff report / (December 27, 2016). "Remembering Mr. Hopkins' lasting legacy for nursing". The Hub. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ "The Johns Hopkins Hosptial" (PDF). Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Who Was Johns Hopkins?". www.hopkinsmedicine.org. Archived from the original on July 19, 2026. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  7. ↑ Billings, John S. (1957). "John Shaw Billings, Florence Nightingale and the Johns Hopkins Hospital". Medical History. 1 (4): 367–368. doi:10.1017/S0025727300021621. ISSN 2048-8343.
  8. ↑ "Building a legacy : Gazette Archives". gazette.jhu.edu. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Florence Nightingale Collection | Chesney Archives". Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  10. ↑ A Model of its kind. Internet Archive. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press. 1989. ISBN 978-0-8018-3794-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  11. ↑ "A Timeline of Nursing History University of Maryland School of Nursing" (PDF). Retrieved July 24, 2026.
  12. 1 2 Published, Danielle Kress / (October 8, 2018). "Johns Hopkins School of Nursing celebrates 130 years". The Hub. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 "Johns Hopkins Nursing | Chesney Archives". Retrieved July 24, 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Isabel Adams Hampton Robb". www.aahn.org. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
  15. ↑ Molnar, Heather. "The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing". Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Sadie Heath Cabaniss and Professional School Nursing: Strategic Foundations to Promote Population Health | OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing". ojin.nursingworld.org. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
  17. ↑ "SON at 20: A Division Steps Into Adulthood". Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Academic Programs at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing". Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  19. ↑ "U.S. News Announces 2025 Best Graduate Schools". Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Best graduate nursing schools of 2025". Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Johns Hopkins medical students to get free tuition after $1bn Bloomberg gift". Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Bloomberg Philanthropies gifting $1 billion to medical school". Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Johns Hopkins University". Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  24. ↑ "CCNE-Accredited Programs". Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Research Centers, Institute, and Specialty Interest Groups". Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Center for Equity in Aging". Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Johns Hopkins University Disability Health Research Center (DHRC)". Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  28. ↑ "PROMOTE Center - Johns Hopkins School of Nursing". Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Award Information | HHS TAGGS". taggs.hhs.gov. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Peace Corps Fellows Nursing Program Nearly Doubles". AScribe Medicine News Service. December 19, 2005.
  31. ↑ Media-Newswire.com - Press Release Distribution (August 22, 2008). "Press Release Distribution - PR Agency". Media-Newswire.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  32. ↑ Peace Corps. "Johns Hopkins University – School of Nursing | Coverdell Fellows | Peace Corps". Peacecorps.gov. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  33. ↑ "Nursing". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  34. ↑ "Diana Baptiste - Johns Hopkins School of Nursing". Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  35. ↑ "Research Centers at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing". Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Retrieved July 27, 2026.

Further reading

  • James, Janet Wilson. "Isabel Hampton and the Professionalization of Nursing in the 1890s," in Morris J. Vogel and Charles E. Rosenberg, eds. Therapeutic Revolution: Essays in the Social History of American Medicine (1979) pp 201–244
  • Kaufman M et al. Dictionary of American medical biography. Greenwood Press, Westport CN, vol 2. Page 640.
  • Ramos, Mary Carol. "The Johns Hopkins Training School For Nurses: A Tale Of Vision, Labor, And Futility," Nursing History Review (1997), Vol. 5, pp 23–48.
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