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- CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NYCity: largeZIP 10019Founded 1964
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1964
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.jjay.cuny.edu
New YorkPublic
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a public college in New York, New York, with 11,590 undergraduates. It admits 57% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $1,110 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate57%
Retention82%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share64%
Federal loans13%
$1,110net price / year
57%admission rate
1080average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$65,870median earnings, 10 yrs
$10,500median debt
#531 of 1,704 for earnings#6 of 1,739 for lowest net price#895 of 1,738 for graduation rate#325 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $12,497tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,470
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,420
- Average net price
- $1,110national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000—
$30,001–48,000$264
$48,001–75,000$3,535
$75,001–110,000$7,336
$110,001+$11,308
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 57%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1080
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 450–600
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college57%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college64%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,896
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,870middle 50%: $43,514–$92,684
- Median debt at graduation
- $10,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,684
Median, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice$65,870
Lower quarter$43,514
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 11,590
- Part-time
- 17%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 22.8
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 64%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 36%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,169 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,012
- Endowment, end of year
- $5,011,315
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White13%
Hispanic52%
Black17%
Asian12%
Two or more races2.6%
U.S. nonresident3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting46%
Psychology17%
Social sciences15%
Computer & information sciences7.4%
Public administration & social service5.1%
Legal professions4.4%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies1.2%
English language & literature0.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 190600. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1700617.