The City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice has an overall acceptance rate of 55.3% for the application year 2024, with 10,214 of 18,475 applicants admitted. There is no available data for Early Action (EA) acceptance rates, while the Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rate mirrors the overall rate at 55.3%. Transfer admissions are notably more favorable, with a 60% acceptance rate for 4,521 applicants, translating to 2,712 accepted students. Historical acceptance rates show a gradual increase from 37.2% in 2020 to the current 55.3% in 2023, reflecting an increasingly competitive selection process.

In 2023, John Jay College of Criminal Justice had an acceptance rate of 55.3%, with 10,214 out of 18,475 applicants admitted. This reflects a notable increase from the previous year’s acceptance rate of 50.7% for 2022, where 9,527 out of 18,807 applicants were accepted. Looking back further, the acceptance rate was significantly lower at 44.6% in 2021, 37.2% in 2020, and 41% in both 2019 and 2018. This upward trend over the past few years indicates a growing willingness to accept a larger proportion of applicants, with the rate nearly doubling from 34% in 2016.
The wait list acceptance rate statistics for John Jay College of Criminal Justice are currently unavailable, as there are no reported figures for the past few years. There are no applicants offered, accepted, or any acceptance rates recorded from 2020 to 2023, indicating a lack of data for assessing trends in wait list admissions during this period.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice has a transfer acceptance rate of 60% for the application year 2024, with 2,712 out of 4,521 applicants admitted. This rate is consistent with the previous year's acceptance rate of 60% for the application year 2023, although it marks a slight decrease from 65.4% in 2021 and 63.4% in 2020. Additionally, the number of applicants has decreased significantly from a peak of 5,990 in 2020 to 4,521 this year, indicating a trend of lower applicant volumes in recent years. The college continues to attract a substantial number of applicants while maintaining a relatively competitive acceptance rate.
| Race | Applicants |
|---|---|
| Hispanic/Latino | 44.9% |
| Black or African American | 24.7% |
| White or Caucasian | 15.3% |
| Asian | 12.3% |

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