March 3, 2015, New York, NY – John Jay College secures a place on the U.S. News and World Report short list of the top 10 colleges where students graduate with the least debt. “On average, 68 percent of 2013 graduates borrowed to attend school,” according to the U.S. News, and the “average student loan debt was $27,666.” At John Jay, by contrast, only 20 percent of students borrowed money to attend college, and for those students the average student loan debt was $11,246. The vast majority of John Jay students graduate debt-free.
The U.S. News notes that this Short List complements their overall rankings as “a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas.” Brooklyn College was the only other City University of New York (CUNY) school to make the U.S. News top 10 short list.
“We are proud of the fact that John Jay has a national and global reputation for excellence and expertise in educating for justice and we are able to offer our distinctive academic programs at a highly affordable cost to our students,” said President Jeremy Travis. “Our students can graduate nearly debt-free and become successful in their careers right out of the starting gate, without spending years paying down their student loans.”
As part of the CUNY system, John Jay College has one of the lowest tuition fees among public colleges and universities in the nation, starting at approximately $6,000 a year for in-state students. Affordability and access for all hardworking students who strive to complete their higher education degree at John Jay are essential aspects of the College’s core mission.
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About John Jay College of Criminal Justice: An international leader in educating for justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York offers a rich liberal arts and professional studies curriculum to upwards of 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 135 nations. In teaching, scholarship and research, the College approaches justice as an applied art and science in service to society and as an ongoing conversation about fundamental human desires for fairness, equality and the rule of law. For more information, visit www.jjay.cuny.edu.
