by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students will never be charged the complete price tag of a school. Rather, they are presented a financial aid deal that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
Just what financial assistance solutions will John Jay deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Scroll down to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For incoming first-year students at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 90% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance around 1825 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 87% | $9,966 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 69% | $1,117 |
| Federal Pell grants | 73% | $6,323 |
| State/local grants | 80% | $4,036 |
| Federal student loans | 5% | $4,755 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. Here, some 73% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $9,082 (among about 8539 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 73% | $9,082 |
| Federal Pell grants | 60% | $6,103 |
| Federal student loans | 8% | $6,332 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $11,009.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $1,826 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $4,582 |
| Over $75,000 | $10,986 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $3,203 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $3,046 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see John Jay’s official net price calculator: npc.cuny.edu/npc/public/fin_aid/financial_aid_estimator/FinAidEstimator.jsp.
The median student at John Jay graduates with $9,250 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,250 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $11,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $116.62/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at John Jay.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,000 |
| 25th percentile | $3,750 |
| 75th percentile | $15,250 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $24,484 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,500 |
| Middle income | $8,993 |
| High income | $11,875 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,041 |
| Continuing-generation students | $10,318 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $8,466 |
| Independent students | $10,500 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at John Jay.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at John Jay:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 21645 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $387,077,687 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 315 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,398,817 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,441 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 127 |
| Total DoD amount | $330,882 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,605 |
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