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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice has 12 pts more Pell recipients than Northern Illinois (60% vs. 47%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice has 10 pts more first-gen students than Northern Illinois (48% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Northern Illinois is more diverse (index 0.71 vs. 0.67)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice11.6K
Northern Illinois11.3K
Pell Grant share
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice60%
Northern Illinois47%
First-gen share
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice48%
Northern Illinois38%
Diversity index
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice0.67
Northern Illinois0.71

Who they are

Men
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice36%
Northern Illinois47%
Part-time students
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice17%
Northern Illinois11%
Students 25 and older
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice17%
Northern Illinois10%

Race & ethnicity

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Northern Illinois
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice89%
Northern Illinois91%
First-years from other states
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice0%
Northern Illinois7%
First-years from abroad
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice4%
Northern Illinois2%
New transfer students this fall
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice1,363
Northern Illinois1,461
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice39%
Northern Illinois42%

Campus

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Large cityNo college housingNCAA D-III · City University of New York Athletic ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
Northern Illinois
Small suburbNCAA D-I FBS · Mid-American ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why