CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice: Rankings

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The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked 1647th in the United States, 6300th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 82 research topics. The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,107 academic publications and 194,217 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 29 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#6300 of 14,131 In the World
#1734 of 2,597 In North America
#1647 of 2,496 In the United States
#134 of 221 In New York State
#47 of 92 In New York City
#26 of 1,513 For Criminology and Criminal Justice
#36 of 1,018 For Law Enforcement
#39 of 1,038 For Forensic Science
#1545 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#12555 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 79 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked 265th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1126th in the World with 6,071 publications made and 132,068 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#265 of 1,763 In the United States
#298 of 1,854 In North America
#1126 of 7,088 In the World

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 45 179
1994 32 254
1995 36 274
1996 30 251
1997 66 219
1998 58 269
1999 54 332
2000 43 423
2001 49 550
2002 87 566
2003 58 817
2004 89 799
2005 77 1029
2006 116 1120
2007 162 1425
2008 194 1800
2009 199 2451
2010 203 2770
2011 221 3240
2012 219 3923
2013 219 4492
2014 243 5178
2015 277 5816
2016 327 6205
2017 288 6475
2018 332 7487
2019 290 8966
2020 291 10197
2021 297 10496
2022 267 10327
2023 236 10476
2024 158 9291
2025 146 8032

The following table provides academic rankings for The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Criminology and Criminal Justice 19 21 26
Law Enforcement 26 28 36
Forensic Science 14 18 39
Occupational Safety and Health 118 137 251
Gender Studies 145 170 318
Military science 175 195 336
Human Rights Law 116 137 349
Radio and Television broadcasting 136 155 370
International Law 130 149 399
Public Policy / Administration 171 196 475
Media Studies 195 225 482
Political Economy 187 215 530
Social Work 251 280 544
Genealogy 226 258 569
Broadcast Journalism 195 219 580
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 219 252 692
Sociology 224 253 723
Anthropology 255 287 782
Aesthetics 227 261 838
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 267 297 845
Law 258 289 865
Art History 331 368 885
Library and Information science 319 349 908
Political Science 256 288 955
Classics and Ancient History 320 352 962
Communications and Public Relations 308 346 968
History 245 277 969
Archaeology 250 285 1167
Linguistics 304 340 1365
Journalism and Digital Media 335 374 1449
Demography 324 362 1469
Philosophy 288 329 1481
Education Majors 490 539 1670

Psychology rankings

The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked 256th for Psychology in the United States and 926th in the World with 3,377 publications made and 121,659 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology, Neuroscience.

Psychology ranking Location
#256 of 1,561 In the United States
#287 of 1,648 In North America
#926 of 6,663 In the World

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Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 28 143
1994 15 164
1995 24 202
1996 19 183
1997 38 181
1998 28 221
1999 19 258
2000 33 365
2001 25 433
2002 50 465
2003 39 700
2004 46 700
2005 43 895
2006 77 1011
2007 96 1286
2008 119 1632
2009 111 2090
2010 104 2452
2011 133 2861
2012 136 3525
2013 119 4042
2014 124 4618
2015 160 5099
2016 156 5313
2017 174 5727
2018 185 6551
2019 193 7228
2020 157 8235
2021 181 8620
2022 160 8381
2023 144 8462
2024 98 6986
2025 92 6193

The following table provides academic rankings for The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sexology 102 120 172
Clinical Psychology 204 231 498
Social Work 251 280 544
Child Psychology 237 268 616
Social Psychology 229 259 674
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 219 252 692
Neuroscience 255 285 944
Cognitive Science 245 279 973
Psychiatry 258 289 981
Education Majors 490 539 1670

Medicine rankings

The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked 325th for Medicine in the United States and 1542nd in the World with 3,226 publications made and 103,219 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Public Health, Clinical Psychology, Pathology, Paramedicine and Emergency medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#325 of 1,604 In the United States
#361 of 1,689 In North America
#1542 of 6,793 In the World

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 21 152
1994 27 152
1995 28 193
1996 17 199
1997 34 181
1998 31 248
1999 18 241
2000 31 346
2001 28 386
2002 49 417
2003 41 562
2004 46 633
2005 49 746
2006 68 853
2007 83 1026
2008 119 1366
2009 109 1750
2010 111 2067
2011 113 2372
2012 112 2969
2013 103 3486
2014 116 3956
2015 143 4501
2016 175 4752
2017 153 5173
2018 161 5908
2019 166 6344
2020 159 7442
2021 179 7931
2022 140 7950
2023 140 7998
2024 100 6599
2025 92 5807

The following table provides academic rankings for The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Forensic Science 14 18 39
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 140 158 317
Clinical Psychology 204 231 498
Social Work 251 280 544
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 252 281 731
Public Health 231 259 817
Nursing 267 298 876
Psychiatry 258 289 981
Gerontology 339 375 1124
Veterinary 208 230 1421
Family medicine 396 429 1515
Health Science 494 535 1685
Cardiology 370 404 1782
Healthcare Management (MHA) 471 516 1843
Virology 350 384 1872
Pharmacology 337 370 1894
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 401 441 2052
Pharmacy 389 428 2168
Anesthesiology 469 510 2216
Pathology 402 444 2227
Anatomy and Physiology 477 523 2417
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 408 445 2446
Oncology and Cancer research 463 501 2512
Immunology 453 492 2561
Surgery 528 572 2572
Physical Therapy 622 673 2685

Environmental Science rankings

The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked 348th for Environmental Science in the United States and 2029th in the World with 3,026 publications made and 71,520 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#348 of 1,637 In the United States
#397 of 1,727 In North America
#2029 of 6,888 In the World

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Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 22 156
1994 17 191
1995 11 202
1996 8 183
1997 30 205
1998 22 211
1999 15 233
2000 21 287
2001 16 305
2002 40 325
2003 29 414
2004 37 426
2005 27 571
2006 60 564
2007 74 730
2008 84 997
2009 109 1251
2010 103 1462
2011 102 1686
2012 91 2001
2013 117 2337
2014 133 2707
2015 145 2976
2016 163 3348
2017 141 3517
2018 174 3997
2019 138 4654
2020 154 5431
2021 149 5632
2022 144 5580
2023 120 5566
2024 73 4526
2025 71 3767

The following table provides academic rankings for The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Geography and Cartography 318 364 1754
Paleontology 374 422 2131
Geology 421 472 2491
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 535 591 2673
Ecology 458 510 2756
Environmental Chemistry 405 456 2808
Environmental Management 408 462 2951
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 509 564 3241
Earth science and Geophysics 605 666 3511
Agricultural Science 583 642 3727
Oceanography 642 707 3791

Computer Science rankings

The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked 335th for Computer Science in the United States and 1696th in the World with 2,964 publications made and 89,143 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyber Security, Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#335 of 1,616 In the United States
#375 of 1,702 In North America
#1696 of 6,855 In the World

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Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 14 138
1994 8 190
1995 25 218
1996 16 168
1997 34 190
1998 22 218
1999 22 281
2000 32 324
2001 26 393
2002 38 461
2003 36 656
2004 60 676
2005 42 859
2006 71 971
2007 90 1236
2008 92 1562
2009 103 1874
2010 94 2116
2011 107 2472
2012 104 2668
2013 88 3103
2014 112 3548
2015 124 3802
2016 166 3990
2017 119 4231
2018 147 4853
2019 133 5268
2020 152 6102
2021 155 6365
2022 131 6189
2023 105 6246
2024 66 5144
2025 56 4195

The following table provides academic rankings for The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 319 349 908
Neuroscience 255 285 944
Cognitive Science 245 279 973
Cyber Security 271 305 1366
Computational Linguistics 338 376 1941
Data Science 417 467 2079
Computer Networking 348 394 2098
Telecommunications 334 381 2245
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 419 459 2251
Machine Learning 357 401 2254
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 369 415 2274
Computer Vision 587 644 3542

Biology rankings

The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked 366th for Biology in the United States and 2216th in the World with 2,908 publications made and 95,825 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#366 of 1,612 In the United States
#413 of 1,701 In North America
#2216 of 6,841 In the World

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 27 184
1994 26 223
1995 27 235
1996 13 212
1997 29 210
1998 23 276
1999 20 314
2000 40 393
2001 24 463
2002 43 490
2003 45 693
2004 44 721
2005 35 955
2006 54 961
2007 59 1252
2008 92 1551
2009 91 1893
2010 86 2060
2011 95 2405
2012 72 2753
2013 93 3244
2014 120 3546
2015 130 3891
2016 158 4283
2017 147 4674
2018 143 5407
2019 136 5651
2020 144 6409
2021 157 6805
2022 134 6754
2023 125 6830
2024 72 5486
2025 78 4753

The following table provides academic rankings for The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 252 281 731
Neuroscience 255 285 944
Evolutionary Biology 361 402 1539
Virology 350 384 1872
Pharmacology 337 370 1894
Molecular Biology 378 418 2033
Paleontology 374 422 2131
Genetics 396 437 2219
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 419 459 2251
Biochemistry 410 457 2481
Oncology and Cancer research 463 501 2512
Botany 413 460 2527
Immunology 453 492 2561
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 535 591 2673
Microbiology 469 513 3067
Zoology 650 706 3084
Nanotechnology 510 566 3622
Agricultural Science 583 642 3727

Physics rankings

The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked 405th for Physics in the United States and 2531st in the World with 2,150 publications made and 62,897 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#405 of 1,537 In the United States
#454 of 1,623 In North America
#2531 of 6,729 In the World

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 27 297
1994 15 364
1995 12 334
1996 11 300
1997 19 319
1998 22 365
1999 16 393
2000 25 391
2001 19 428
2002 35 434
2003 17 535
2004 25 576
2005 21 752
2006 34 675
2007 38 783
2008 44 962
2009 72 1140
2010 54 1279
2011 71 1457
2012 59 1636
2013 57 1736
2014 52 1834
2015 88 1950
2016 80 2270
2017 71 2302
2018 92 2494
2019 62 2790
2020 67 3253
2021 79 3405
2022 77 3356
2023 55 3275
2024 31 2629
2025 38 2173

The following table provides academic rankings for The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 274 312 1442
Acoustical Engineering 289 329 1552
Nuclear Physics 331 374 1933
Astrophysics and Astronomy 384 430 1945
Quantum and Particle physics 387 433 2394
Condensed Matter Physics 427 474 2919
Optical Engineering 460 513 2922
Materials Science 461 515 3204
Nanotechnology 510 566 3622

Engineering rankings

The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked 430th for Engineering in the United States and 2774th in the World with 2,015 publications made and 58,127 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#430 of 1,568 In the United States
#481 of 1,655 In North America
#2774 of 6,795 In the World

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Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 24 255
1994 15 319
1995 9 258
1996 9 241
1997 18 273
1998 21 295
1999 12 313
2000 18 319
2001 14 357
2002 30 367
2003 18 456
2004 25 543
2005 20 673
2006 36 651
2007 50 763
2008 49 966
2009 63 1121
2010 45 1206
2011 66 1421
2012 53 1541
2013 55 1736
2014 46 1866
2015 87 1995
2016 83 2239
2017 61 2327
2018 89 2567
2019 68 2943
2020 70 3288
2021 74 3364
2022 83 3292
2023 60 3371
2024 41 2798
2025 40 2308

The following table provides academic rankings for The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 122 145 618
Acoustical Engineering 289 329 1552
Computer Networking 348 394 2098
Telecommunications 334 381 2245
Civil Engineering 388 438 2404
Systems Engineering 450 501 2626
Electrical Engineering 378 428 2638
Mechanical Engineering 429 477 2649
Aerospace Engineering 471 524 2900
Structural Engineering 452 504 2902
Optical Engineering 460 513 2922
Metallurgical Engineering 426 476 3022
Materials Science 461 515 3204
Nanotechnology 510 566 3622
Chemical Engineering 563 618 3982

Chemistry rankings

The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked 446th for Chemistry in the United States and 2910th in the World with 1,680 publications made and 50,978 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#446 of 1,455 In the United States
#496 of 1,538 In North America
#2910 of 6,561 In the World

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 20 245
1994 19 297
1995 9 264
1996 8 247
1997 18 253
1998 19 325
1999 9 295
2000 27 309
2001 13 355
2002 26 367
2003 22 451
2004 19 482
2005 20 573
2006 20 576
2007 25 644
2008 31 877
2009 45 913
2010 33 1024
2011 43 1162
2012 32 1308
2013 27 1430
2014 41 1511
2015 63 1640
2016 65 1982
2017 54 2146
2018 63 2437
2019 49 2540
2020 65 2809
2021 47 2964
2022 71 2929
2023 56 2944
2024 30 2552
2025 42 2033

The following table provides academic rankings for The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 316 358 1959
Pharmacy 389 428 2168
Inorganic Chemistry 318 362 2288
Biochemistry 410 457 2481
Physical chemistry 389 439 2777
Environmental Chemistry 405 456 2808
Radiochemistry 296 335 2835
Organic Chemistry 419 469 2871
Materials Science 461 515 3204
Nanotechnology 510 566 3622
Chemical Engineering 563 618 3982

Business rankings

The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked 369th for Business in the United States and 1723rd in the World with 1,402 publications made and 31,824 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Public Policy / Administration, Marketing, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#369 of 1,388 In the United States
#410 of 1,472 In North America
#1723 of 6,366 In the World

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 11 62
1994 0 50
1995 6 73
1996 5 47
1997 11 51
1998 13 71
1999 16 84
2000 18 104
2001 10 136
2002 18 141
2003 19 214
2004 15 229
2005 23 277
2006 19 325
2007 41 383
2008 44 474
2009 50 604
2010 48 674
2011 42 828
2012 45 936
2013 56 1090
2014 53 1237
2015 62 1371
2016 89 1544
2017 57 1537
2018 82 1761
2019 71 2154
2020 87 2532
2021 61 2536
2022 69 2608
2023 61 2652
2024 57 2019
2025 41 1642

The following table provides academic rankings for The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 118 137 251
Public Policy / Administration 171 196 475
Accounting 404 442 1612
Advertising 475 517 1824
Finance 418 462 1982
Management 404 449 2014
Marketing 564 620 2842

Mathematics rankings

The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked 419th for Mathematics in the United States and 2262nd in the World with 1,145 publications made and 30,936 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#419 of 1,413 In the United States
#464 of 1,494 In North America
#2262 of 6,434 In the World

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Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 6 54
1994 4 75
1995 4 84
1996 7 65
1997 7 76
1998 12 95
1999 5 99
2000 9 114
2001 7 144
2002 13 175
2003 11 231
2004 14 217
2005 10 273
2006 18 291
2007 35 371
2008 35 531
2009 47 688
2010 42 847
2011 49 954
2012 53 1065
2013 45 1255
2014 49 1348
2015 64 1578
2016 68 1731
2017 43 1715
2018 61 1966
2019 47 2293
2020 50 2508
2021 55 2842
2022 45 2766
2023 36 2668
2024 34 1887
2025 25 1499

The following table provides academic rankings for The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 573 621 1908
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 457 505 2212
Statistics 401 446 2233

Economics rankings

The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked 348th for Economics in the United States and 1463rd in the World with 1,136 publications made and 23,553 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#348 of 1,361 In the United States
#387 of 1,445 In North America
#1463 of 6,188 In the World

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Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 7 46
1994 1 38
1995 2 47
1996 3 35
1997 15 43
1998 9 53
1999 7 69
2000 15 78
2001 8 106
2002 14 83
2003 13 128
2004 9 124
2005 12 157
2006 18 183
2007 40 225
2008 32 302
2009 43 412
2010 47 503
2011 44 545
2012 47 659
2013 44 806
2014 38 827
2015 58 1025
2016 72 1233
2017 49 1122
2018 66 1260
2019 70 1673
2020 49 2005
2021 66 2059
2022 53 2135
2023 46 2120
2024 26 1390
2025 20 1157

The following table provides academic rankings for The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 187 215 530
Development Studies 393 433 1557
Finance 418 462 1982
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 457 505 2212

Art & Design rankings

The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked 294th for Art & Design in the United States and 1153rd in the World with 1,065 publications made and 19,262 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Aesthetics, Fashion Design, Art History, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#294 of 1,369 In the United States
#330 of 1,454 In North America
#1153 of 6,010 In the World

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Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 11 40
1994 5 54
1995 10 49
1996 6 30
1997 6 40
1998 13 50
1999 18 71
2000 8 78
2001 8 95
2002 20 120
2003 8 144
2004 15 156
2005 16 216
2006 25 223
2007 21 248
2008 27 317
2009 38 446
2010 35 471
2011 47 593
2012 35 637
2013 40 752
2014 37 810
2015 47 912
2016 60 981
2017 55 1061
2018 67 1171
2019 39 1488
2020 45 1707
2021 40 1606
2022 52 1691
2023 42 1700
2024 20 1227
2025 16 1031

The following table provides academic rankings for The CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Creative Writing 233 267 709
Aesthetics 227 261 838
Art History 331 368 885
Literature 251 285 909
Fashion Design 322 365 1535