Iona University
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.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 20.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing15 · 21.4%
- No Data55 · 78.6%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 8
Action history · 6
- Sep 2025Initial AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- Feb 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
- Dec 2022Grant Substantive Change: OtherAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
- Mar 2022Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Sep 2019Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,107 students received $6.7M in Pell grants, alongside $30.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 933 borrowers who entered repayment, 28 (3.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Iona
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus5
Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Iona vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Iona selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | $27,951 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Adelphi University | 67% | 65.9% | 7,603 | $28,348 | Doctoral/Professional |
Binghamton University | 82% | 38.6% | 18,816 | $21,364 | R1 Research |
Canisius University | 66% | 72.4% | 2,451 | $18,322 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Fairfield University | 84% | 33.3% | 6,864 | $46,274 | Doctoral/Professional |
Fordham University | 82% | 59.3% | 16,150 | $42,581 | R2 Research |
Hofstra University | 69% | 68.1% | 10,685 | $35,129 | Doctoral/Professional |
Holy Cross College | 45% | 75.2% | 661 | $26,470 | Baccalaureate |
John Carroll University | 79% | 80.9% | 2,864 | $28,617 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
La Salle University | 58% | 96.6% | 3,153 | $21,409 | Doctoral/Professional |
Loyola University Maryland | 79% | 75.5% | 4,897 | $29,633 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Monmouth University | 72% | 89.0% | 4,767 | $31,650 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Niagara University | 74% | 87.4% | 4,033 | $18,740 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Ohio Dominican University | 41% | 94.2% | 1,209 | $19,476 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Pace University | 60% | 75.9% | 13,634 | $31,046 | Doctoral/Professional |
Providence College | 86% | 50.9% | 4,666 | $45,538 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Quinnipiac University | 76% | 72.2% | 9,424 | $39,207 | Doctoral/Professional |
Rider University | 61% | 78.6% | 4,003 | $25,287 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Sacred Heart University | 73% | 65.4% | 11,022 | $45,459 | Doctoral/Professional |
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | 69% | 41.2% | 1,439 | $37,208 | — |
Saint Mary's College of California | 70% | 86.5% | 2,734 | $31,198 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Saint Peter's University | 58% | 90.3% | 3,572 | $12,973 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Siena College | 75% | 69.0% | 3,720 | $32,697 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
St. John's University-New York | 66% | 83.4% | 19,389 | $26,985 | Doctoral/Professional |
Stony Brook University | 76% | 49.0% | 26,689 | $18,430 | R1 Research |
University at Albany | 61% | 69.1% | 17,560 | $18,486 | R1 Research |
University of Indianapolis | 56% | 66.5% | 5,000 | $18,748 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of New Haven | 63% | 60.4% | 9,229 | $34,089 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
University of Scranton | 80% | 81.2% | 4,724 | $30,528 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| Peer group median | 69% | 72.3% | 4,767 | $28,617 |
Iona Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
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- Jason DiffenderferSenior Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics
- Jailene RuizAssociate Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionDefinitions & By-lawsThe Definitions & By-laws section of Iona University's Institutional Review Board page details the role and responsibilities of the IRB in protecting human research participants. It outlines the IRB's adherence to the Belmont Report's principles and lists its responsibilities, including approving or disapproving research projects and modifications, conducting continuing reviews, and ensuring informed consent and data privacy. The section also addresses guidelines for external researchers collaborating with Iona.iona.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
Notable alumni of Iona (1)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Donald SpotoArts & entertainment
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