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Iona University

New Rochelle, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·iona.edu
6-yr Graduation
56%
-13.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
3,958
peer median 4,767
Avg net price
$29,188
-$1.2k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

Iona University is a private Catholic university with a main campus in New Rochelle, New York, United States. It was founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and occupies a campus of 45 acres (0.18 km2) in New Rochelle and a campus of 28 acres (0.11 km2) in Bronxville, New York.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
8,479
8,479 candidates competed
Admitted
7,372
86.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
952
12.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
56%-13.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
50%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
56%
Full-time retention
77%

Pell equity

16.9pp gap
Pell recipients
46%156 of 341
Non-Pell (all)
63%320 of 509
Subsidized loan, no Pell
66%129 of 195
No Federal Aid
61%191 of 314

Non-Pell students graduate at a 16.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 70 Title IV programs, 15 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 55 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
70
Passing
15
21.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

70programs
  • Passing15 · 21.4%
  • No Data55 · 78.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
14
No data
55

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

15
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+10.1%
$68,088 vs $61,854
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+32.2%
$81,790 vs $61,854
Finance and Financial Management Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+61.4%
$107,996 vs $66,899
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+62.2%
$108,519 vs $66,899
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+67.9%
$57,669 vs $34,350
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+70.7%
$58,650 vs $34,350
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+70.9%
$58,688 vs $34,350
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+72.2%
$59,151 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

13
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
90%
$61,134 debt · $68,088 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
73%
$59,523 debt · $81,790 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
46%
$26,963 debt · $58,650 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
46%
$27,000 debt · $58,688 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
46%
$27,000 debt · $59,151 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
45%
$27,000 debt · $60,525 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
42%
$24,245 debt · $57,669 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
38%
$27,000 debt · $70,790 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1952Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 6

  1. Sep 2025Initial Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  2. Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  3. Dec 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  4. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Sep 2019Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$25,785
$30–48k$27,075
$48–75k$28,601
$75–110k$29,598
$110k+$32,295

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$29,188
-$1,190vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $30,378
Federal loans
43.8%
In-state tuition
$47,260
Out-of-state
$47,260

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,107 students received $6.7M in Pell grants, alongside $32.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,107
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.7M
$6,664,121 total
Direct Loans
$32.4M
3,494 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.5M
1,085 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.2M
1,409 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.2M
281 loan awards
Parent PLUS$13.4M
585 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.2M
134 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 933 borrowers who entered repayment, 28 (3.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
933
Defaulted
28
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.5%
2017
7.2%
2018
5.8%
2019
3.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Iona

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs71
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

886 total completions
01Business
35640.2%
02Health Professions
14616.5%
03Psychology
10912.3%
04Communication
667.4%
05Education
647.2%
06Security/Protective
505.6%
07Social Sciences
394.4%
08History
202.3%
09English Language
192.1%
10Computer Sciences
171.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
3,958
12-mo unduplicated
4,677
Undergraduate
3,958
Graduate
719

Gender split

Men
44%2,052
Women
56%2,625

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.8%
Hispanic
32.3%
Black
9.1%
Unknown
2.9%
Non-resident
2.9%
Two or more
2.6%
Asian
2.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
489
236 M · 253 W
Women athletes
51.7%
Athletic aid
$6.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$19.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.9M
$3.4M
Recruiting expense
$265K
$150K
Head-coach salaries
$148K
$75K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
111 M · 58 W
$1.9M
Lacrosse
40 M · 33 W
$1.2M
Soccer
29 M · 39 W
$1.4M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
23 M · 25 W
$821K
Water Polo
24 M · 19 W
$573K
Baseball
38 M · —
$787K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.08
4 offenses · 3,720 students

3-year trend

0.832 yrs ago1.381 yr ago1.08Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
12
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
23
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
4

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
1
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs121
Liquor071

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
172

Iona vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Iona selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectIona University
56%—3,958$29,188Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Adelphi University
67%65.9%7,603$30,783Doctoral/Professional
Binghamton University
82%38.6%18,816$21,620R1 Research
Canisius University
66%72.4%2,451$17,940Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Fairfield University
84%33.3%6,864$48,095Doctoral/Professional
Fordham University
82%59.3%16,150$44,338R2 Research
Hofstra University
69%68.1%10,685$34,176Doctoral/Professional
Holy Cross College
45%75.2%661$26,728Baccalaureate
John Carroll University
79%80.9%2,864$28,746Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
La Salle University
58%96.6%3,153$19,409Doctoral/Professional
Loyola University Maryland
79%75.5%4,897$30,574Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Monmouth University
72%89.0%4,767$30,988Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Niagara University
74%87.4%4,033$17,248Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Ohio Dominican University
41%94.2%1,209$20,079Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Pace University
60%75.9%13,634$30,892Doctoral/Professional
Providence College
86%50.9%4,666$48,523Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Quinnipiac University
76%72.2%9,424$40,675Doctoral/Professional
Rider University
61%78.6%4,003$24,792Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Sacred Heart University
73%65.4%11,022$46,174Doctoral/Professional
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
69%41.2%1,439$42,478—
Saint Mary's College of California
70%86.5%2,734$30,378Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Saint Peter's University
58%90.3%3,572$12,199Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Siena College
75%69.0%3,720$33,733Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
St. John's University-New York
66%83.4%19,389$29,999Doctoral/Professional
Stony Brook University
76%49.0%26,689$18,784R1 Research
University at Albany
61%69.1%17,560$17,167R1 Research
University of Indianapolis
56%66.5%5,000$21,602Doctoral/Professional
University of New Haven
63%60.4%9,229$34,192Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Scranton
80%81.2%4,724$32,568Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median69%72.3%4,767$30,378

Institutions like Iona

Explore the federal data for institutions in Iona's comparison group.

IPEDS

Iona Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics
Phone
(800) 231-IONA
Address
715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics leads the University’s efforts to leverage data and evidence-based insights to guide planning, decision-making, and continuous improvement.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Jason Diffenderfer
    Senior Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics
  • Jailene Ruiz
    Associate Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics

Common Data Set

Iona's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of Iona (1)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Donald Spoto
    Arts & entertainment

Frequently asked questions about Iona University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Iona.

What is the graduation rate at Iona University?

Iona University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 56% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Iona University?

Iona University reports a total enrollment of 3,958 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Iona University?

The average net price at Iona University is $29,188 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Iona University?

Iona University's yield rate is 12.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Iona University located?

Iona University is located in New Rochelle, New York 10801-1890.

Who runs Institutional Research at Iona University?

Iona University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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