Iona College

Iona College, established in 1940, is situated in New Rochelle, New York. The college was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. The campus is situated in an area of 35 acres. The college also has a branch campus in the Rockland County.

It offers undergraduate degrees, master of science, master of arts, master of business administration degrees and several post-graduate certificate programs. The college has the following 2 academic units:

• School of Arts and Sciences
• Hagan School of Business

Iona College presently has more than 40 media organizations and active clubs on campus. It is home to 3 fraternities and 6 sororities including Beta Chi Sorority, Gamma Lambda Rho Sorority, Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, and Zeta Kappa Chi Fraternity. Iona College’s student body is diverse and it includes more than 3,000 undergraduate and over 800 graduate students.

Iona College Highlights

Where Iona College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in media, business and management, and therapy and counseling.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of students.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Iona Students

The student enrollment at Iona was 4,323 in 2007 (3,856 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 79% of enrolled students and graduate students are 21%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Iona participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Iona provides on-campus housing for 1,059 of its 3,856 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Iona Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Iona is in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for major sports.

Iona offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 91 male students received the aid (men were 44% of those receiving aid) and 114 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 56% of students receiving such aid) .

Iona Admissions (2007)

SAT Test Scores: