New Rochelle, New York · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Iona University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in New Rochelle, New York. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 3,958 students in fall 2024, including 3,382 undergraduates and 576 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Iona University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 71 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. It awarded 951 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
3,958
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
951
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
71
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 71
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
77%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
620
Master's degrees
267
Postbaccalaureate certificates
64
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,958
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,382
Graduate students, fall 2024
576
Full-time, fall 2024
84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,677
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,958
Graduate students, 2024-25
719
Full-time, 2024-25
74%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
50%
Hispanic or Latino
28%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
3%
Students taking some online courses
21%
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Seamus Carey
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience