City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

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.