John Jay College of Criminal Justice

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Former name
College of Police Science of The City University of New York (1964–1967)[1]
Motto"Fierce Advocates for Justice."
TypePublic college
Established1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Academic affiliations
City University of New York
Endowment$7.2 million[2]
PresidentKarol V. Mason
Academic staff
1,100+ (includes adjuncts)
Students13,921[3] (fall 2022)
Undergraduates13,309
Postgraduates1,740
Location,
U.S.
CampusUrban
Colors   Blue & gold
NicknameBloodhounds
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III
CUNYAC, ECAC, MAC
MascotBloodhound
Websitejjay.cuny.edu Edit this at Wikidata

The John Jay College of Criminal Justice (John Jay) is a public college focused on criminal justice and located in New York City. It is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY). John Jay was founded as the only liberal arts college with a criminal justice and forensic focus in the United States.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Timeline of John Jay College History" (PDF). jjay.cuny.edu. John Jay College. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ "CUNY College of Criminal Justice profile". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. ^ "College Navigator - CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  4. ^ Buck, Jerry (18 July 1967). "Liberal Arts College for Policemen in N.Y. May Be the Only One in World". The Daily Plainsman. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  5. ^ Bard, Bernard (May 1972). "Don't Call It 'Pig U'". Change. 4 (4): 19–22. doi:10.1080/00091383.1972.10568144. JSTOR 40161451.