John Jay College of Criminal Justice Overview

John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a public institution situated in New York, New York. The city atmosphere of New York makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is John Jay College of Criminal Justice Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the post-master's certificate is the highest award a student can attain at John Jay.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 34% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from John Jay with a bachelor's degree make about $44,900 a year. That's 10% more than those who graduate from other schools.

John Jay College of Criminal Justice Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at John Jay.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Pharmacology & Toxicology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Value Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#62	Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#84	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#112	Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards John Jay has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Schools	College Factual
#6	Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools	College Factual
#15	Best Criminal Justice Schools	College Factual
#33	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	College Factual
#41	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual
#129	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	College Factual

Where Is John Jay College of Criminal Justice?

Contact details for John Jay are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	524 W 59Th St, New York, NY 10019
Phone:	212-237-8000
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/JJC.CUNY
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/JohnJayCollege

How Do I Get Into John Jay?

You can apply to John Jay online at: www.cuny.edu/admissions/apply.html

Admission Requirements for John Jay

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into John Jay?

John Jay has a fairly low acceptance rate of 37%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 35%, and the acceptance rate for women is 40%.

Average Test Scores

About 97% of students accepted to John Jay submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 580. Math scores were between 510 and 580.

John Jay received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 25.

Can I Afford John Jay College of Criminal Justice?

The overall average net price of John Jay is $37,080. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At John Jay, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $8,422 a year. That adds up to $33,688 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at John Jay is 5.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

John Jay College of Criminal Justice Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 13,662 undergraduate students at John Jay, with 11,270 being full-time and 2,392 being part-time.

There are also 2,104 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,270 full-time undergraduates at John Jay, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of John Jay College of Criminal Justice students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,407
Black or African American	1,731
Hispanic or Latino	5,784
White	1,647
International Students	344
Other Races/Ethnicities	357

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 170 countries are represented at John Jay. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

In 2019-2020, 15,754 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at John Jay has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 48th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of John Jay

The following table shows how John Jay is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Public Administration	#46	#38
Public Administration & Social Service	#49	#31

Online Growth Rankings of John Jay

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at John Jay College of Criminal Justice was 311.3%. This is the #218 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at John Jay regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

John Jay College of Criminal Justice Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	1,582	41	208	1,831
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	481	33	70	584
Public Administration	0	67	0	210	277
Criminology	0	230	0	0	230
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	157	0	0	157
Information Technology	0	119	0	0	119
Political Science & Government	0	112	0	0	112
Dispute Resolution	71	0	0	0	71
Homeland Security	0	0	42	23	65
General English Literature	0	54	0	0	54
Economics	0	47	0	4	51
Sociology	0	49	0	0	49
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	45	45
Fire Protection	0	33	0	0	33
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	20	0	0	20
Philosophy	0	16	0	0	16
Other Social Sciences	0	16	0	0	16
Romance Languages	0	14	0	0	14
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	0	0	14	14
History	0	12	0	0	12
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	12	0	0	12
Area Studies	0	11	0	0	11
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	11	11
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	10	0	10
Human Services	0	9	0	0	9
Anthropology	0	8	0	0	8
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	7	0	0	0	7
Ethnic Studies	0	6	0	0	6
Pharmacology & Toxicology	0	5	0	0	5
Other Computer & Information Sciences	0	1	0	0	1
Computer Science	0	0	0	0	0
Computational Science	0	0	0	0	0
Other Public Administration	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	78	3,061	126	585	3,850

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

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