John Jay College Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

44.6%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$65

Undergraduate

$75

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in John Jay College during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	18,765	7,620	11,145
Admitted students	8,366	2,721	5,645
Enrolled students	1,770	552	1,218
Acceptance rate	45%	36%	51%
Yield rate	21%	20%	22%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, John Jay College received a total of 18,765 applications. These applications included 7,620 male applicants and 11,145 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 18,765 applicants, John Jay College admitted 8,366 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,721 males and 5,645 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,770 students chose to enroll at John Jay College. This means that 1,770 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 552 were male and 1,218 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, John Jay College had an overall acceptance rate of 45% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 36% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 51%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. John Jay College had an overall yield rate of 21% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 20%, and for female admitted students, it was 22%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for John Jay College over the past 7 years.

	Applicants			Admitted Students			Acceptance Rate			Enrolled Students			Yield Rate
Year	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015	13,398	6,093	7,305	4,897	2,057	2,840	37%	34%	39%	1,489	611	878	30%	30%	31%
2016	13,899	6,172	7,727	4,692	1,987	2,705	34%	32%	35%	1,523	615	908	32%	31%	34%
2017	15,287	6,944	8,343	5,923	2,550	3,373	39%	37%	40%	1,844	786	1,058	31%	31%	31%
2018	16,502	7,439	9,063	6,696	2,663	4,033	41%	36%	44%	1,866	689	1,177	28%	26%	29%
2019	20,568	9,231	11,337	8,336	3,488	4,848	40%	38%	43%	2,056	848	1,208	25%	24%	25%
2020	21,021	9,152	11,869	7,869	3,163	4,706	37%	35%	40%	1,692	667	1,025	22%	21%	22%
2021	18,765	7,620	11,145	8,366	2,721	5,645	45%	36%	51%	1,770	552	1,218	21%	20%	22%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, John Jay College operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

Secondary school GPA
Secondary school record
Completion of college-preparatory program
Formal demonstration of competencies
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

Secondary school rank
Recommendation letters
Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Credit for life experiences

Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits

Accepted
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

Accepted

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