Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-23, John Jay's acceptance rate is 50.66% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 19.64%. 7,508 men and 11,200 women applied to John Jay and 3,276 men and 6,219 women students were accepted.
83 applicants who has another gender applied and 23 were accepted.9 accepted students' gender is unknown.
Among them, 580 men and 1,288 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2022). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at John Jay.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at John Jay
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants18,8077,50811,2008316
Admitted9,5273,2766,219239
Enrolled1,8715801,28830
Acceptance Rate 50.66%43.63%55.53%27.71%56.25%
Yield 19.64%17.70%20.71%13.04%0.00%
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2022-23, total 1,871 first-year students enrolled in John Jay. The proportion of full-time students is 99.04% and part-time students is 0.96%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 31.00% and women students is 68.84%. 0.16% of students has another gender.
The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at John Jay.
First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at John Jay
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Total1,8715801,28830
Full-time1,8535701,28030
Part-time1810800
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at John Jay. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
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John Jay Admission Requirements
High School GPARequired
High School RankNot Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)Required
Completion of College Preparatory ProgramRequired
RecommendationsNot Considered
Formal Demonstration of CompetenciesRequired
SAT / ACTNot Considered
English Proficiency TestRequired
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)Not Considered
Work experienceNot Considered
Personal statement or essayNot Considered
Legacy statusNot Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $65 for undergraduate schools and $75 for graduate schools of CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The next table provides general admission information for applying to John Jay.
Admission Information for Applying to John Jay
Open Admission PolicyNo
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.jjay.cuny.edu/admissions
Online Applicationwww.cuny.edu/admissions/apply.html
Calendar SystemSemester
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered1-Year Certificate, 2-Years Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate
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