CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a public four-year institution based in New York, New York. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 13,763 students in fall 2024, including 11,942 undergraduates and 1,821 graduate students. It is part of City University of New York.
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 45 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, Forensic Psychology, and Criminology. It awarded 3,638 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
13,763
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
3,638
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
45
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 45
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 15
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
82%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,706
Master's degrees
647
Certificates under 1 year
51
Postbaccalaureate certificates
234
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
13,763
Undergraduates, fall 2024
11,942
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,821
Full-time, fall 2024
77%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
16,634
Undergraduates, 2024-25
14,390
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,244
Full-time, 2024-25
69%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
64%
Men
36%
White
17%
Hispanic or Latino
47%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
12%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
20%
Students taking some online courses
62%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
City University of New York
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
City University of New York Athletic Conference
President
Karol V. Mason
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization