CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 14,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 243 (42%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,472
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 90%
From Region 0%
Athletes 227 (2.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 52%
Black 16%
White 13%
Asian 12%
International 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 2,706 37% 15% 13% 18% 47% 4% $59,327 8 -0.31 68 94% 3.5%
Computer and Information Sciences 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $75,320 10 -1.12 86 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 203 — 74% 11% 34% 13% 29% 9% $77,658 18 -0.85 88 93% — — — —
Mathematics 9 — 78% 0% 22% 22% 56% 0% $63,780 17 -0.81 75 — — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 14 — 21% 36% 0% 7% 50% 0% $93,430 99 +1.95 96 92% — — — —
Toxicology 7 — 43% 0% 0% 14% 57% 29% $81,791 86 +1.10 90 — — — — —
Economics 48 +2 62% 19% 21% 19% 33% 6% $63,605 3 -1.29 75 88% — — — —
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation 53 — 34% 26% 23% 19% 25% 6% $69,136 11 -1.16 81 92% — — — —
English 25 — 28% 12% 12% 28% 40% 0% $51,630 50 -0.10 52 94% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $50,552 23 -0.69 49 — — — — —
History 12 +1 67% 33% 8% 8% 25% 0% $44,312 4 -1.23 32 94% — — — —
Latin American Studies 4 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $50,379 21 -0.70 48 — — — — —
Philosophy 5 +2 20% 40% 0% 20% 40% 0% $48,466 11 -0.98 43 94% — — — —
Spanish 3 +3 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% 67% $49,831 21 -0.73 47 94% — — — —
Anthropology 5 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 80% 0% $52,458 37 -0.40 54 — — — — —
Forensic Psychology 459 +10 15% 21% 9% 16% 47% 4% $55,780 59 +0.11 61 94% — — — —
Human Services 98 — 18% 7% 10% 30% 47% 5% $53,440 47 +0.02 56 — — — — —
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 15 — 20% 13% 13% 20% 53% 0% $57,655 60 +0.07 65 89% — — — —
Political Science 95 +1 27% 12% 12% 19% 46% 5% $60,880 19 -0.83 71 88% — — — —
Public Administration 42 — 21% 10% 12% 24% 40% 7% $60,066 17 -0.89 69 95% — — — —
Social Sciences 7 — 29% 57% 0% 14% 29% 0% $53,191 40 -0.33 56 86% — — — —
Sociology 34 — 15% 6% 21% 12% 62% 0% $56,504 55 -0.03 63 97% — — — —
Corrections and Criminal Justice 39 — 26% 26% 15% 5% 41% 10% $57,720 37 -0.30 65 95% 3.5% — — —
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 1,049 — 45% 13% 11% 19% 51% 2% $57,720 37 -0.30 65 95% 3.5% — — —
Criminology 224 +3 27% 13% 11% 14% 56% 5% $56,180 28 -0.51 62 94% — — — —
Fire Science/Fire-fighting 12 — 92% 0% 8% 8% 83% 0% $57,667 3 -1.29 65 90% — — — —
Fire Services Administration 19 — 68% 32% 16% 5% 47% 0% $57,667 3 -1.29 65 89% — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 63 — 24% 29% 11% 14% 35% 8% $69,136 91 +1.27 81 92% — — — —
Legal Studies 122 — 25% 15% 12% 24% 46% 2% $55,534 26 -0.60 61 92% — — — —
Securities Services Administration/Management 38 +1 63% 11% 11% 24% 47% 3% $57,720 37 -0.30 65 95% 3.5% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,848
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,405
Est. In-State Cost $10,152
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,222
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 56%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Professional 57.9% 1,566 40% 14% 11% 18% 51% 3% $57,788 19 -0.31 65 95% 3.5%
Social Sciences 27.9% 755 17% 17% 10% 18% 48% 4% $56,380 41 -0.09 63 93% —
Computer Science 7.5% 204 74% 11% 34% 13% 29% 9% $77,647 5 -0.85 88 93% —
Business & Economics 3.7% 101 48% 23% 22% 19% 29% 6% $66,507 17 -1.22 78 90% —
Humanities 1.8% 50 36% 18% 8% 20% 40% 4% $49,328 18 -0.56 46 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 0.8% 21 29% 24% 0% 10% 52% 10% $89,550 99 +1.67 94 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.3% 9 78% 0% 22% 22% 56% 0% $63,780 11 -0.81 75 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $19.2M #110 34% $0.1M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #397 61% $0.1M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.6M #371 54% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.2M #287 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #416 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $20.8M #255 35% $0.2M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 31 $128K $128K $0
Soccer 26 $61K $61K $0
Volleyball 17 $56K $56K $0
Basketball 16 $121K $121K $0
Tennis 9 $22K $22K $0
Cross Country 6 $14K $14K $0
Rifle 4 $6K $6K $0
Other Sports 2 $2K $2K $0
Total 110 $414K $414K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Softball 21 $112K $112K $0
Soccer 20 $92K $92K $0
Volleyball 16 $72K $72K $0
Other Sports 14 $18K $18K $0
Cross Country 12 $12K $12K $0
Rifle 10 $16K $16K $0
Basketball 9 $112K $112K $0
Swimming 9 $68K $68K $0
Tennis 7 $33K $33K $0
Total 117 $538K $538K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 46 $154K $154K $0
Volleyball 33 $128K $128K $0
Baseball 31 $128K $128K $0
Basketball 25 $233K $233K $0
Softball 21 $112K $112K $0
Cross Country 18 $26K $26K $0
Other Sports 16 $20K $20K $0
Tennis 16 $56K $56K $0
Rifle 14 $22K $22K $0
Swimming 9 $68K $68K $0
Total 227 $2.2M $2.1M $113K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 57%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 57% 57% 57%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional