John F. Kennedy University: Statistics

Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 3400 of 13,329	In the World
# 958 of 2,137	In North America
# 888 of 2,128	In the United States
# 81 of 97	In California
# 189 of 13,346	For Radio and Television broadcasting
Top 1-3	For 11 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

100%

Enrollment

31,943

Average SAT

1,290

Average ACT

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

jfku.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	100%
Enrollment	31,943

We've calculated the 100% acceptance rate for John F. Kennedy University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Publications & Citations

John F. Kennedy University has published 3,610 scientific papers with 267,020 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Economics, Environmental Science, Sociology, Business, Philosophy, Computer Science, and Medicine.

Publications

3,610

Citations

267,020

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	2,778 / 209,537
Political Science	2,211 / 171,939
Law	1,991 / 163,918
Economics	1,567 / 168,988
Environmental Science	1,489 / 122,522
Sociology	1,347 / 97,874
Business	1,339 / 112,882
Philosophy	1,315 / 110,332
Computer Science	1,218 / 102,110
Medicine	1,195 / 78,347
Biology	1,100 / 73,760
Geography and Cartography	1,006 / 74,221
Psychology	999 / 66,036
Engineering	935 / 75,591
Physics	889 / 78,359
History	870 / 64,152
Mathematics	867 / 108,826
Archaeology	750 / 59,482
Ecology	683 / 63,603
Development Studies	675 / 65,008
Linguistics	656 / 58,806
Finance	616 / 59,663
Statistics	583 / 80,995
Chemistry	574 / 39,697
Geology	568 / 44,986
Quantum and Particle physics	536 / 54,272
Social Psychology	448 / 36,956
Pathology	435 / 32,878
Management	417 / 31,278
Psychiatry	417 / 19,470
Art & Design	376 / 24,682
Demography	365 / 42,809
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	365 / 27,745
Public Health	360 / 28,878
Paleontology	314 / 23,450
Econometrics	298 / 60,093
Genetics	297 / 13,369
Nursing	289 / 17,002
Biochemistry	274 / 14,604
Environmental Management	268 / 21,244

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Academic rankings

6 Notable alumni

1. Mildred Howard

1945-. (aged 81)

artist sculptor

Mildred Howard is an African-American artist known primarily for her sculptural installation and mixed-media assemblages. Her work has been shown at galleries in Boston, Los Angeles and New York, internationally at venues in Berlin, Cairo, London, Paris, and Venice, and at institutions including the Oakland Museum of California, the de Young Museum, SFMOMA, the San Jose Museum of Art, and...

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2. Marcel Diallo

1972-. (aged 54)

poet musician

Marcel Diallo is an American musician, poet, artist and community builder, known for his founding of the Black Dot Artists Collective, The Black New World and his revitalization efforts in West Oakland's historic, predominantly African-American Prescott neighborhood aka the Lower Bottoms.

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3. Kimberly Ellis

politician activist

Kimberly Ellis is an American activist and was the Executive Director of Emerge California from 2010 until she ran for the Chair of the California Democratic Party in 2017. Ellis is considered a progressive Democrat and formerly served on the California Democratic Party Finance Committee and also on the California Democratic Party's African American Caucus as Recording Secretary. Ellis ran...

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4. Brian Andreas

1956-. (aged 70)

painter

Brian Andreas is the pen name of Kai Andreas Skye, an American writer, artist, publisher and speaker known for his simple short stories of 50 to 100 words.

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All 6 notable alumni