Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    California State University-Long Beach graduates 21 pts more of its students than CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (82% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    California State University-Long Beach has 3.1× as many undergrads as CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice has 10 pts more Pell recipients than California State University-Long Beach (60% vs. 50%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    California State University-Long Beach grads earn $8.2K more ten years out than CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice's ($64,403 vs. $56,195)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    California State University-Long Beach admits 46% vs. 57% at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice's yield is 3 pts higher than California State University-Long Beach's

    Yield rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

California State University-Long Beach admits 46%, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 57%; CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice57%
California State University-Long Beach46%
Quad's selectivity
  • CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeSelective
  • California State University-Long BeachVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
930–1220
California State University-Long BeachTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • California State University-Long BeachGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

California State University-Long Beach has 3.1× as many undergrads as CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Undergrads
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice11.6K
California State University-Long Beach35.9K
Pell Grant share
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice60%
California State University-Long Beach50%

Majors and faculty

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration leads at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and Business Administration and Management at California State University-Long Beach.

Students per faculty member
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice16 to 1
California State University-Long Beach23 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration39%
  • California State University-Long BeachBusiness Administration and Management, General15%

What each costs

Only California State University-Long Beach reports an average cost ($19.8K).

Average cost, all students
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNot reported
California State University-Long Beach$19.8K
Aid generosity
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNot reported
California State University-Long Beach31%

What each pays off

California State University-Long Beach's former students earn more, a median $64.4K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice$56.2K
California State University-Long Beach$64.4K
Graduation rate
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice62%
California State University-Long Beach82%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeGrowing+39%
  • California State University-Long BeachGrowing+46%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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