Applying to John Jay

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
57.22%	1,140

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice's acceptance rate is 57.22% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 17,921 students applied and 10,255 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is around the national average.

John Jay's acceptance rate places 24th out of 166 New York colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,140 at John Jay. John Jay's SAT score ranks 68th out of 91 New York colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to John Jay, it is required to submit high school GPA and record. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice is 57.22% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 19.82%. 7,230 men and 10,400 women applied to John Jay and 3,706 men and 6,361 women students were accepted.

221 applicants who has another gender applied and 132 were accepted.56 accepted students' gender is unknown.

Among them, 644 men and 1,332 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). 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
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	17,921	7,230	10,400	221	70
Admitted	10,255	3,706	6,361	132	56
Enrolled	2,033	644	1,332	24	33
Acceptance Rate	57.22%	51.26%	61.16%	59.73%	80.00%
Yield	19.82%	17.38%	20.94%	18.18%	58.93%

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 110 students (5% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores

The median SAT score is 1,140 with 580 SAT EBRW and 560 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 640 and the 25^th percentile is 520. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 610 and 25^th percentile is 480 .

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at John Jay
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1000	1140	1250
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	520	580	640
SAT Math	480	560	610
ACT Composite	-		-
ACT Math	-		-
ACT English	-		-

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 2023-24, total 2,033 first-year students enrolled in John Jay. The proportion of full-time students is 99.70% and part-time students is 0.30%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 31.68% and women students is 65.52%. 1.18% of students has another gender and 1.62% students' gender is unknown.

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
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Total	2,033	644	1,332	24	33
Full-time	2,027	642	1,328	24	33
Part-time	6	2	4	0	0

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 reqired, but 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 .

John Jay Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Not Considered
Legacy status	Not 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 Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$65
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	www.jjay.cuny.edu/admissions
Online Application	www.jjay.cuny.edu/applynow
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate

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First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

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