CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York, New York · Public · 4-year · City

At a glance

Average net price: $3,203What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate: 57%
Graduation rate: 56%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates: 11,590
In-state tuition: $7,470Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition: $15,420
SAT midpoint: Not reported
Median earnings, 10 yrs: $56,195Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.

How it compares to similar colleges

Each rating covers one measure against public 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.

Affordability

$3,203

5/5

Better than 99% of public 4-year colleges (565 compared).

Completion

56%

3/5

Better than 59% of public 4-year colleges (566 compared).

Earnings

$56,195

3/5

Better than 55% of public 4-year colleges (590 compared).

Debt at graduation

$11,000

5/5

Better than 97% of public 4-year colleges (588 compared).

What these ratings are based on

Affordability: Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
Completion: Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
Earnings: Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
Debt at graduation: Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
Why there is no rating for selectivity: A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.

What it actually costs

Published cost

$14,212

The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.

Average net price

$3,203

What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.

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Outcomes

Graduation, retention, debt and earnings for CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time	56%
Retention rateFirst-year students who return	82%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed	$11,000
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled	$56,195

What graduates of each major earn

Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.

Bachelor’s programs at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice by graduate earnings
Major	Earnings, 1 yr	Degrees awarded
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$49,580	202
Public Administration	$48,881	38
Fire Protection	$48,121	33
Security Science and Technology	$44,092	118
Physical Sciences, General	$41,587	Not reported
Sociology	$40,401	36
Social Sciences, Other	$37,919	14
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$37,442	9
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$37,284	1,454
Political Science and Government	$35,828	120
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$35,656	537
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$34,619	27
Criminology	$33,798	204
Economics	$33,709	48
Non-Professional Legal Studies	$32,649	150
English Language and Literature, General	$31,842	36
Philosophy	$30,851	12
Human Services, General	Not reported	104
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Not reported	17
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Not reported	14
Mathematics	Not reported	11
Anthropology	Not reported	10
History	Not reported	10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Not reported	5
Area Studies	Not reported	2
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Not reported	1
Computational Science	Not reported	Not reported
Computer Science	Not reported	Not reported

All 28 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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