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• According to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions web site, Johns Hopkins University boasts an undergraduate class of approximately 4,561 enrolled students, and a graduate class of approximately 1,666 enrolled students.  

• The most popular undergraduate majors include Biology, Neuroscience, Public Health Studies, Writing Seminars, Economics, Political Science, International Relations, and Psychology within the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, and Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering within the Whiting School of Engineering.

• The most popular graduate majors include Biology, Chemistry, History, Economics, and Political Science within Krieger A&S, and Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering at Whiting.

Per the most recent 2007-2008 Counseling Center Report published online, the Johns Hopkins Counseling Center saw a total of 995 clients during the 2007-2008 academic year, (an increase of 4% from the 2006-2007 academic year), 67% from the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and 18% from the Whiting School of Engineering, with 87% of the visiting students listing themselves in “good academic standing”

The top 5 academic majors with the highest number of student visits included:

1. Biology (63)
2. Public Health (44)
3. International Studies (42)
4. Psychological and Brain Sciences (41)
5. Neuroscience (37

*63 students were listed as “Undeclared/Undecided,” and 56 did not respond

When looking at visits by gender:

• 62% of the visits were from female students
• Only 38% of the visits were from male students

When looking at visits by residence status:

• 29% of the students lived within on-campus 
• 60% lived off-campus

The top 6 presenting complaints by frequency described as “serious or severe,” listed by students assking assistance at the Counseling Center, in rank order, were:

1. Feeling overwhelmed by a number of things - 31.9% (317 students)
2. Anxiety, fears, worries - 30.8% (306 students)
3. Academic concerns; school work and grades - 27.7% (276 students)
4. Time management, procrastination, motivation - 26.6% (265 students)
5. Depression - 20.0% (199 students)
6. Generally unhappy and dissatisfied - 19.7% (196 students)

According to the Center’s web site, “the Johns Hopkins University Counseling Center serves full-time undergraduate and graduate students from the schools of Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Nursing, and the Peabody Institute. All of these students are encouraged to utilize the services offered by the Counseling Center. All services are confidential and free of charge.”

Please visit the Counseling Center’s web site for further information: http://www.jhu.edu/~ccenter/

358 Garland Hall 
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Telephone: (410) 516-8278
Fax: (410) 516-4286

Hours: Open 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday

References

2008 Registrar Reports:  http://www.jhu.edu/registrar/reports/fall08/

2008 Admissions Statistics:  http://apply.jhu.edu/facts/facts.html

Counseling Center Annual Reports:  http://www.jhu.edu/counselingcenter/Reports.html

Food for Thought: Research has shown that only approximately 25% of college students suffering from mental illness will actually seek treatment and/or professional advice or care for their condition.  

Hypothetically, if you were suffering from a mental health issue while enrolled in college, how likely is it that you would seek counseling assistance and/or medical care at your university’s Counseling Center?

Very likely, likely, not very likely, not at all likely?