Time Magazine Names John Jay a Best College of 2026-27

Time Magazine, in partnership with Statista, named John Jay a Best College of 2026-27. The analysis highlights US institutions that provide the best value for their students and excel at student outcomes, learning environment and attractiveness to students. Time’s examination of student outcomes considers graduates’ earnings, the colleges’ graduation rates and how long it takes graduates to offset the cost of their degrees (methodology). 

Committed to educating fierce advocates for justice, this recognition reflects John Jay’s mission to provide students from historically underrepresented communities with access to higher education and the economic, social and other benefits of earning a college degree. With tuition a fraction of the average cost of attending comparable colleges nationwide, 85% of John Jay students graduate with $0 student debt. Learn more about John Jay’s student success initiatives and the affordability of a John Jay degree. 

John Jay is also ranked #3 nationwide for sending Black students to law school and #13 for Hispanic students, #3 nationwide for social mobility by US News & World Report, #5 nationwide in Best Value by the Wall Street Journal, #5 in the Northeast for Best Bang for the Buck by Washington Monthly and a Best College in America by Money magazine.