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Iona College is a private regional university located in New Rochelle, New York. Iona College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Iona College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $68,170 10 years after enrolling, 20th in New York, and in the top 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Iona College bachelor students earn 0% more than the national average. Iona College is ranked 51st in New York.
Iona College’s median net annual cost of $30,234 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Iona College sorted by number of graduates - Marketing, Psychology, Comms & Media Studies, Finance, Criminal Justice, Business Administration - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$30,234
Average years to graduate
4.2
Accounting
Rank: #335
Economic score: 3.01
Information Systems Mgmt.
Rank: #91
Economic score: 4.68
International Business
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 4.85
Biology
Rank: #586
Economic score: 24.9
Communication disorder sciences
Rank: #100
Economic score: 4222.48
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Iona College - Business Administration, Communication disorder sciences, Mental & Social Health Services, Advertising & PR, Psychology, Finance - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Accounting
Rank: #118
Economic score: 0.28
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 66% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Iona College is 1% lower than the state average, and 9% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Iona College, Pell Grant recipients represent 28% of the measured graduating class, 7% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Iona College graduates within 4.3 years.
Iona College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Iona College’s economic mobility score of 19.2 is calculated by adjusting the 2.56 economic score of lower-income students by the 28% pell grant recipients within the student body. Iona College’s EMS of 19.2 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Iona College pays $30,234 a year, $30,904 less than the $61,138 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $30,234
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Iona College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $30,234 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 60% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,923. This is 6% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,363
Pell grants
$4,906
State grants
$3,321
Institutional grants
$22,602
Iona College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 93% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 6,625 applicants, of which 6,132 were admitted and 697 enrolled. Iona College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
53%
59%
First time
85%
59%
In-state
78%
68%
1st generation
31%
35%
White
50%
52%
Black
13%
14%
Hispanic
26%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%