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Iona University

Iona University is a private campus in suburban New Rochelle, NY. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$25,063

family income
under $30k

$27,463

$30–48k

$26,714

$48–75k

$28,595

$75–110k

$30,466

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$29,1882023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Iona University rose from $25,265 (2008) to $29,188 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$25,265
2009	$24,372
2010	$24,265
2011	$26,263
2012	$27,754
2013	$26,578
2014	$27,862
2015	$27,121
2016	$26,717
2017	$28,754
2018	$28,619
2019	$30,234
2020	$29,068
2021	$28,735
2022	$27,951
2023	$29,188

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$60,2472024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Iona University rose from $38,143 (2009) to $60,247 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$38,143
2010	$38,870
2011	$40,877
2012	$42,958
2013	$44,623
2014	$46,329
2015	$47,597
2016	$48,518
2017	$49,876
2018	$51,146
2019	$51,313
2020	$54,052
2021	$54,268
2022	$57,113
2023	$57,336
2024	$60,247

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2001	$17,040
2002	$17,866
2003	$18,290
2004	$19,530
2005	$20,980
2006	$23,218
2007	$24,724
2008	$26,206
2013	$32,770
2014	$34,030
2015	$35,324
2016	$36,584
2017	$37,682
2018	$38,812
2019	$40,172
2020	$41,580
2021	$42,828
2022	$44,328
2023	$45,880

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $47,260 before grants and other attendance costs. At Iona University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,951 undergrads, Iona University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

56% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Iona University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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56%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Iona University rose from 42% (entered 1991) to 56% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	42%
1992 cohort	44.9%
1993 cohort	41.1%
1994 cohort	45.1%
1995 cohort	51.1%
1996 cohort	52.1%
1997 cohort	52.8%
1998 cohort	52.9%
1999 cohort	55.6%
2000 cohort	56.7%
2001 cohort	59.6%
2002 cohort	62.6%
2003 cohort	62%
2004 cohort	63.3%
2005 cohort	57.5%
2006 cohort	64.7%
2007 cohort	62.6%
2008 cohort	58.4%
2009 cohort	65.9%
2010 cohort	68.3%
2011 cohort	64.4%
2012 cohort	66.8%
2013 cohort	64.4%
2014 cohort	59.8%
2015 cohort	61.9%
2016 cohort	56.6%
2017 cohort	57.4%
2018 cohort	56%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,749	$8,875
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,625	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,250	$5,567
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,117	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,250	$7,096
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$6,021
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,125	$8,650
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$20,775	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$9,224
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,475	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,058	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,999	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$51,218

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$61,052

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$73,595

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Iona University admitted 7,372 of 8,479 applicants in Fall 2024. The 86.9% rate describes that application pool.

86.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $45,880 tuition · 2023–24 2,951 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1110–13001600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Iona University received 8,479 applications and admitted 7,372 (86.9%), with 952 enrolling.

Iona University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Iona University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 570–650 and Math was 540–650 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1110–1300 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	570	610	650
SAT Math	540	590	650
ACT Composite	24	27	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

86.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	79.9%
Fall 2002	69.1%
Fall 2003	64.3%
Fall 2004	60.2%
Fall 2005	67%
Fall 2006	60%
Fall 2007	59%
Fall 2008	59.4%
Fall 2009	58%
Fall 2010	67.2%
Fall 2011	87.4%
Fall 2012	86.4%
Fall 2013	92.1%
Fall 2014	86.7%
Fall 2015	91.2%
Fall 2016	91.5%
Fall 2017	92.2%
Fall 2018	88.2%
Fall 2019	84.1%
Fall 2020	86%
Fall 2021	92.6%
Fall 2022	96.4%
Fall 2023	91.1%
Fall 2024	86.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1110–1300Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	900	1100
Fall 2002	990	1180
Fall 2003	1040	1230
Fall 2004	1045	1230
Fall 2005	1030	1220
Fall 2006	1050	1240
Fall 2007	1080	1300
Fall 2008	1090	1300
Fall 2009	1094	1293
Fall 2010	900	1110
Fall 2011	890	1080
Fall 2012	910	1110
Fall 2013	900	1110
Fall 2014	920	1110
Fall 2015	890	1100
Fall 2016	890	1100
Fall 2017	980	1180
Fall 2018	990	1170
Fall 2019	990	1170
Fall 2020	1000	1190
Fall 2021	1060	1260
Fall 2022	1030	1210
Fall 2023	1055	1265
Fall 2024	1110	1300

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

24–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	17	20
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	19	24
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	20	24
Fall 2014	20	25
Fall 2015	20	25
Fall 2016	20	25
Fall 2017	20	25
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	20	26
Fall 2020	21	27
Fall 2021	23	29
Fall 2022	23	31
Fall 2023	20	28
Fall 2024	24	29

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,951Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Iona University fell from 3,453 (Fall 2002) to 2,951 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,453
Fall 2003	3,385
Fall 2004	3,413
Fall 2005	3,327
Fall 2006	3,407
Fall 2007	3,480
Fall 2008	3,442
Fall 2009	3,314
Fall 2010	3,228
Fall 2011	3,163
Fall 2012	2,988
Fall 2013	3,166
Fall 2014	3,052
Fall 2015	3,018
Fall 2016	3,120
Fall 2017	2,989
Fall 2018	3,005
Fall 2019	2,743
Fall 2020	2,667
Fall 2021	2,667
Fall 2022	2,633
Fall 2023	2,731
Fall 2024	2,951

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

77%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Iona University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 87% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 77%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	79%
Fall 2003 cohort	77%
Fall 2004 cohort	77%
Fall 2005 cohort	83%
Fall 2006 cohort	86%
Fall 2007 cohort	87%
Fall 2008 cohort	85%
Fall 2009 cohort	85%
Fall 2010 cohort	84%
Fall 2011 cohort	81%
Fall 2012 cohort	83%
Fall 2013 cohort	83%
Fall 2014 cohort	77%
Fall 2015 cohort	77%
Fall 2016 cohort	75%
Fall 2017 cohort	75%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	70%
Fall 2021 cohort	79%
Fall 2022 cohort	80%
Fall 2023 cohort	77%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Iona University

28.3% of Iona University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Iona University as a primarily residential campus of 2,951 undergraduates — and 76.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Iona University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1110–1300 — their midpoint is below the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Iona University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Iona University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Iona University86.9%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Iona University$47,260

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Iona University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Iona University$73,595

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Iona University, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	Iona University	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	86.9%	70.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$47,260	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$73,595	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Iona University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Iona University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 11 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$89,359
Finance and Financial Management Services	$84,128
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$77,352
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$70,790
Marketing	$69,542
Social Work	$66,417
Psychology, General	$60,525
Political Science and Government	$59,151
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$58,688
Communication and Media Studies	$58,650
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$57,669

These 11 fields listed for Iona University measure earnings after completion. The $73,595 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 28 additional Iona University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Iona University report?

Iona University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1110–1300 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Iona University's acceptance rate?

86.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 7,372 admitted from 8,479 applicants.

How much does Iona University cost?

At Iona University, tuition is $47,260. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Iona University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $73,595. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

Houghton University — 88.7% admitted
Hilbert College — 97.2% admitted
LIM College — 95.9% admitted
Long Island University — 86.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.