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?

• The 2% student loan default rate at John Jay is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• 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.
• In <nil>, 35% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from John Jay with a bachelor's degree make about $54,207 a year. That's 33% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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
Website:	www.jjay.cuny.edu

How Do I Get Into John Jay?

You can apply to John Jay online at: www.jjay.cuny.edu/applynow

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	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into John Jay?

The acceptance rate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice is 45%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 36%, and the acceptance rate for women is 51%.

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 6% of students took out student loans averaging $7,783 a year. That adds up to $31,132 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at John Jay is 1.5%. 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 13,146 undergraduate students at John Jay, with 10,452 being full-time and 2,694 being part-time.

There are also 2,064 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,452 full-time undergraduates at John Jay, 37% are male and 63% 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	1,287
Black or African American	1,633
Hispanic or Latino	5,274
White	1,509
International Students	378
Other Races/Ethnicities	371

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 2020-2021, 13,712 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 38th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

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%.

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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