Iona University
Private College in New Rochelle, NY. Six-year graduation rate 56%. Median 10-year earnings $73,595.
A decade after enrolling, the median Iona University student earns $73,595 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. 56% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $25,999, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree. Mobility is where this school separates itself: 3.1% of students move from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Iona University admits 87% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. 8,479 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. Yield is low at 13%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling. The score bands below rest on the 7% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 570–650 | 69 (7%) |
| SAT Math | 540–650 | |
| ACT Composite | 24–29 | 16 (2%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 56% finish inside six years. First-year retention is 77% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. At 16:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,731 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price — what students actually pay after grant aid — is $29,978 a year, at the high end of undergraduate cost. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($25,785 versus $32,295), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid is widespread — 99% of students receive it, averaging $28,770. Federal borrowing reaches 50% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 802 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $25,785 |
| $30–48k | $27,075 |
| $48–75k | $28,601 |
| $75–110k | $29,598 |
| $110k+ | $32,295 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,371 of these 2,731 students, totalling $8,641,849 — an average of $6,303 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Westchester County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)