CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York, NY

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 12,834
Graduate Enrollment: 2,064
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander institution
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential // full-time, selective, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 44.58%

Male/Female: 39% / 61% (2017)

First generation college students: 48.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 4.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Neither required or recommended
2021 Median Admit SAT: 1,093


2021 Median Admit ACT: 23


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 65.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 38.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 33.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 28.0% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 14.9%
Black: 16.7%
Hispanic: 49.8%
Asian: 11.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 2.8%
Non-resident alien: 3.6%
Unknown race: 0.0%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $13,895
In-State tuition: $7,470
Out-of-State tuition: $15,420

Estimated books and supplies: $1,364 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $22,540 (2021)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $5,655 (2021)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $17,188 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $32,912 (2017)
Median Family Income: $19,475 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 54.6%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 7.8%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $11,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $117 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $687
$30k-48k $2,824
$48k-75k $6,970
$75k-110k $9,887
$110k+ $12,513

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 38%
6-year graduation rate: 54%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.1% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $11,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $7,453 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $9,041 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $8,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)		 Percentage
@1 Year 54.7% (2015)
@3 year 62.2% (2017)
@5 year 61.6% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 44.3% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 47.8% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $37,680 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $53,914 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 11
Bachelor's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 446 $13,421 $131 $36,250 ($3,021) $49,895 ($4,158)
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 88 $373 $46,289 ($3,857) $64,342 ($5,362)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 17
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 8
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 1701 $10,500 $110 $36,922 ($3,077) $55,358 ($4,613)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 268 $293 $55,154 ($4,596) $69,441 ($5,787)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Criminal Justice and Corrections. 127
Bachelor's Degree Fire Protection. 34 $16,500 $46,735 ($3,895) $49,907 ($4,159)
Master's Degree Homeland Security. 9
Master's Degree Community Organization and Advocacy. 18
Bachelor's Degree Public Administration. 82 $13,895 $155 $41,585 ($3,465) $56,859 ($4,738)
Master's Degree Public Administration. 231 $391 $60,227 ($5,019) $73,777 ($6,148)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 14 $27,416 ($2,285)
Bachelor's Degree Criminology. 255 $11,000 $91 $35,899 ($2,992) $51,389 ($4,282)
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 46 $11,750 $133 $32,800 ($2,733) $56,879 ($4,740)
Master's Degree Economics. 5
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 96 $14,820 $123 $30,169 ($2,514) $52,769 ($4,397)
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 37 $14,125 $38,607 ($3,217)
Bachelor's Degree Social Sciences, Other. 21 $37,521 ($3,127) $49,676 ($4,140)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health and Medical Administrative Services. 9
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 53 $341 $51,133 ($4,261) $62,069 ($5,172)
Bachelor's Degree History. 16 $46,864 ($3,905)
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 8
Bachelor's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 67 $13,875 $144 $54,040 ($4,503) $65,483 ($5,457)
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 8
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 10
Graduate/Professional Certificate Homeland Security. 33 $84,375 ($7,031)
Bachelor's Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). 183 $9,500 $80 $31,824 ($2,652) $51,332 ($4,278)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 72 $9,848 $99 $30,613 ($2,551) $41,939 ($3,495)
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 14 $40,637 ($3,386)
Bachelor's Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 22 $39,186 ($3,266)
Bachelor's Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Dispute Resolution. 75 $53,904 ($4,492)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 19 $29,754 ($2,480)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $106,704
Full time faculty: 35%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 18.0

School's endowment start of year: $13,370,907 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $17,472,687 (2022)