Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares John Jay's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York.
John Jay has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 11,051 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York average (9,101 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice13,76311,9421,821
Similarly Ranked Schools11,0519,1031,948
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York9,1017,9131,823
The below chart compares the student population between CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,886 male and 8,877 female students attending John Jay. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.55 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at John Jay.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at John Jay
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total11,9429,6222,320
Men4,3183,358960
Women7,6246,2641,360
Population by Gender/Attending Status at John Jay
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,821938883
Men568241327
Women1,253697556

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 6,653 Hispanic students (48.34%) and 2,321 Black or African American students (16.86%) at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native411823
Asian1,442679763
Black or African American1,9596411,318
Hispanic6,0612,0703,991
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander251015
White1,6996501,049
Two or More Races304105199
Race/Ethnicity Unknown000
Total 11,9424,3187,624
Population by Race/Ethnicity at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native615
Asian18280102
Black or African American362105257
Hispanic592178414
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander505
White540165375
Two or More Races571443
Race/Ethnicity Unknown000
Total 1,8215681,253

Online Student Population

At CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 8,376 students (60.86% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,362 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2,199 students live in New York where CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total13,76311,9421,821
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,3621,518844
Enrolled Some in Online Classes6,0145,574440
Not Enrolled in Online Classes5,3874,850537
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,3621,518844
New York Residents2,1991,483716
Other State in U.S.000
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown16335128