The Research and Evaluation Center operates under the supervision of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and its Office for the Advancement of Research (OAR), headed by the Associate Provost and Dean of Research.

The U.S. News and World Report’s 2012 Best Graduate Schools survey ranked the CUNY Doctoral Program in Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice as one of the top 10 programs in the nation, ahead of the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, University of Florida and Northeastern University.The College’s MPA Program was again ranked in the top 20% of the nation’s MPA Programs. Only three public policy programs in New York City – NYU, Columbia and John Jay – were among the top 20% nationwide.