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Iona College Data & Information Overview

16 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
93% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Iona College Ranked?

#1,030 Best Colleges in Nation
#68 Best Colleges in NY
Health & Medical Administrative Services Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Iona College was awarded 16 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & medical administrative services.

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Overall Quality

Iona landed the #1,030 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

Iona is also ranked #68 out of 142 schools in New York.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Iona?

93% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
12% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Iona College is 93%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Iona is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to Iona submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 630. Math scores were between 530 and 630.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Iona College  ( 530 to 630 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Iona College  ( 530 to 630 )
200
800
Iona received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 23 and 29.

ACT Composite Scores for Iona College  ( 23 to 29 )
1
36

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Iona College Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
59% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Iona College, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Iona College is 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  59 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Iona College

70% Freshmen Retention
59% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Iona College is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  70 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Iona the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 59%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  59 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Iona College.

Iona College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,610 Full-Time Undergraduates
43.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
49.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,959 undergraduates at Iona with 2,610 being full-time and 349 being part-time.

How Much Does Iona College Cost?

$30,234 Net Price
60% Take Out Loans
$35,692 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Iona is $30,234. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Iona

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$27,452 $27,957 $30,396 $33,647 $32,132

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Iona, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Iona, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $8,923 a year. That adds up to $35,692 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Iona is 5.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Iona Graduates Make?

$68,170 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Iona with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $68,170 in their early years. That's great news for Iona students since it is 60% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Iona College

New York State
2,610 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Iona College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Rochelle, New York. New Rochelle is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for Iona are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 715 North Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10801-1890
Phone: 914-633-2000
Website: www.iona.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IonaCollegeNY
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ionacollege

Iona College Majors

42 Majors With Completions
769 Undergraduate Degrees
312 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 42 majors graduated from Iona College. Of these students, 769 received undergraduate degrees and 312 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Marketing 84 $47,510
General Psychology 82 $31,977
Communication & Media Studies 73 $33,114
Finance & Financial Management 69 $48,207
Criminal Justice & Corrections 59 $32,997
Business Administration & Management 55 $46,640
Accounting 42 NA
Communication Sciences 39 $28,137
Teacher Education Grade Specific 31 NA
Educational Administration 31 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Iona College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Iona

11% Take At Least One Class Online
1% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 414 students took at least one online class at Iona College. This is a decrease from the 415 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 414 42
2019-2020 415 69
2018-2019 383 58
2017-2018 280 27
2016-2017 202 20

Learn more about online learning at Iona College.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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