June 2022 -- John Jay College of Criminal Justice was ranked #1 in University HQ’s list of Top 40 Criminal Justice Colleges in the nation as well as #1 in the Top 100 Most Affordable Colleges with forensic science and legal studies undergraduate majors.

John Jay also ranked #3 in University HQ’s Top 100 Most Affordable Colleges with cybersecurity majors and #4 in the Top 100 Most Affordable Colleges with undergraduate criminal justice and public administration majors.

Committed to educating fierce advocates for justice, the recognition of these programs reflects John Jay’s mission to provide students from low income and underserved populations with a solid return on their investment by helping them ascend to the middle class and beyond.

With tuition a fraction of the cost to attend a comparable private college, the vast majority of John Jay students graduate debt-free. Click here to learn more about tuition and financial aid at John Jay. 

John Jay is ranked in the Top 30 for two specializations in the Masters in Public Policy and Administration, #9 for Top Public Schools, #5 for Social Mobility and Top 20 for Undergraduate Teaching and Most Innovative Schools by US News & World Report, a Top Veteran-Friendly School by US Veterans Magazine, #14 in the Top 100 Best Value Colleges & Universities for 2022 by College Consensus, #10 Best Value and, and #1 in Most Affordable Security Degree Programs by Security Degree Hub, among others.