<p>Latest: Smoke pointing towards Johns Hopkins considering joining the Big Ten. </p>
<p>They would have their lacrosse program (Men/Women) compete in the Big Ten. The rest of their sports teams are not D3. </p>
<p>JHU is supposedly very interested in the CIC and would become a member.</p>
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Now nothing is set in stone, but it cannot be overstated how <em>huge</em> this would be for the CIC. </p>
<p>Currently, the University of Michigan brings in the most federal research money annually, at $800m. JHU comparatively brings in <em>double</em> at 1.6B annually. In fact, JHU is #1 nationwide in federal research money. </p>
<p>The CIC members engage in 8B annually in federal research money. With the addition of Johns Hopkins, the CIC would see a 20% boost, totaling to 9.6B in federal research money. This is very significant. </p>
<p>Could this be the start of a second athletic conference truly separating itself from the others academically?</p>