Johns Hopkins University eliminated 110 positions on June 25, 2026 across the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Carey Business School, and central administration. JHU framed the cuts as a fiscal response to a sharp contraction in federal research dollars after the university's grant portfolio fell more than $500 million from its 2024 peak.
Hopkins is the nation's top recipient of federal research funding and the largest private employer in Maryland. Federal research funding to JHU is now running 43% below 2024 levels, with the Bloomberg School of Public Health taking the largest hit because of NIH and CDC cuts that disproportionately affect public health grants. The Carey Business School cuts reflect declining MBA enrollment, while central administration absorbed reductions as part of a broader effort to shield faculty and research staff.
JHU's June 25 round follows earlier 2026 reductions across its Applied Physics Laboratory and Krieger School. With 28,000 university-only employees (excluding the Johns Hopkins Health System and APL), the 110 cuts represent a small percentage of total workforce, but they signal that even the nation's best-funded research universities are not insulated from the federal grant downturn. Maryland's two flagship research employers, JHU and UMD, both filed cuts within three weeks of each other.