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The Power of Numbers

The Department of Mathematics provides the highest quality education in mathematics at all levels, including the most recent developments in mathematical research.

  • Degrees Offered BA, BA/MA, PhD
  • Major Mathematics
  • Minor Mathematics

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Renowned Faculty

Internationally recognized faculty provides instruction in the core areas of mathematics as well as in cutting-edge mathematical developments.

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Major in Mathematics

Math majors at Johns Hopkins finish with a degree that prepares them for PhD programs in mathematics, as well as a wide spectrum of career opportunities.

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PhD Program

The department's vibrant scientific environment prepares graduate students to go on to conduct research at major institutions.

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Analysis Seminar: Semyon Dyatlov (MIT)

Title: Control of eigenfunctions on negatively curved manifoldsAbstract: Semiclassical measures are a standard object studied in quantum chaos, capturing macroscopic behavior of sequences of eigenfunctions in the high energy limit. […]

Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Lena Ji (UIUC)

Title: On rational multisections of conic bundlesAbstract: The Enriques criterion for unirationality of conic bundles states that if X is a conic bundle over P^2, then X is unirational if and only […]

News & Announcements

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November 15: Fall 2025 Algebra and Number Theory Day

The Fall 2025 Algebra and Number Theory Day will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at the University of Maryland. The speakers will be Akira Tominaga, Yueqiao Wu, and Murilo Corato Zanarella from JHU and Zengrui Han, Qihang Li, and Javier Reyes from UMD.

Jack Morava, 1944–2025

Dr Jack Morava, Professor Emeritus of Johns Hopkins University, passed away on August 1, 2025, just a few days shy of his 81st birthday. His legacy includes important families of generalized cohomology theories named in his honor.