Johns Hopkins fields 24 varsity teams, 22 of which compete in NCAA Division III. The other two, men's and women's lacrosse, both compete in Division I. Eighteen of our programs are members of the Centennial Conference.
Hopkins men's lacrosse is one of the most decorated athletics programs in all of college sports. We first fielded a men’s lacrosse team in 1883, seven years after the founding of the university. Since then, the Blue Jays have won 44 national titles, including nine since men’s lacrosse became an NCAA sport.
Our men's lacrosse program was an inaugural member of the Big Ten Conference for lacrosse, which began its first season of play in 2015, joining archrival Maryland—the two teams have faced off 111 times since they first met in 1895—Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, and Rutgers. The women's lacrosse team currently competes as an independent but will officially join the Big Ten on July 1, 2016.
Beyond varsity sports, many students take part in one or more of the university’s 11 intramural sports, which include 3-on-3 basketball, flag football, innertube water polo, and wallyball. There are also approximately 30 club sports, including badminton, Brazilian jujitsu, cricket, ice hockey, ultimate frisbee, and water polo.
Learn more:
- Hopkins All Access: Live and on-demand broadcast of JHU athletics events
- Athletics facilities
- Johns Hopkins Athletic Hall of Fame
