About Iona College

Outstanding Students.   Extraordinary Faculty.   Student-Centered Staff and Administration.   Iona.

General

Iona College is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence in the tradition of the Christian Brothers and American Catholic Higher Education. The College is currently listed in US News and World Report’s “Top Tier” in “ America’s Best Colleges 2008,” The Princeton Review’s Best Northeastern Colleges and Best 290 Business Schools 2008 editions, as well as BusinessWeek’s “Best 140 National Undergraduate Business Schools 2008.”

Founded by the Christian Brothers in 1940, Iona is one of the only colleges in the region to hold several prestigious national accreditations in business (AACSB), social work (CSWE), teacher education (NCATE), computer science (ABET) and journalism and mass communication (ACEJMC). Iona’s marriage and family therapy program is a candidate for COAMFTE accreditation.

A medium-sized college with a student-teacher ratio of 13:1, Iona has approximately 3,800 undergraduate students and 4,300 total students. There are five residence halls on the College’s picturesque 35-acre campus in New Rochelle, NY; an additional non-residential campus houses the Rockland Graduate Center in Pearl River, NY, which offers master’s degrees to students in Rockland and neighboring Westchester, Bergen and Orange counties.

Students are encouraged to integrate the spiritual, intellectual, emotional and physical dimensions of their lives, immersed in a community where ethical decisions and service to others are primary considerations.

Student Body

The Office of Student Development hosts hundreds of on- and off-campus events throughout the year, and students can participate in more than 60 student-run organizations. Iona College encourages students to broaden their educational experience through study abroad; it sponsors summer, semester, and intersession programs in Australia, England, France, Ireland, Italy and Spain.

Campus Ministries provides multiple opportunities for students to engage in service and ministry projects, while Iona in Mission offers students the chance to travel to aid the disadvantaged in the US and abroad.

The College has a vibrant athletics program with more than 400 student-athletes in Iona’s 22 NCAA Division I teams in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Recently both the men’s and women’s cross country teams won MAAC Championships: the 16 th consecutive championship for the men’s team, and the 3 rd straight for the women’s team. The men’s team placed second at the NCAA championship.

Academics

The College offers BA, BS, BPS, and BBA degrees to undergraduate students. The BA, BS, and BPS degrees require a total of 120 credits for completion; for BBA degrees, a total of 126 credits are required. An honors program, with special courses, seminars, mentoring, advising, and off-campus opportunities, is available to top students.

Iona College offers over 40 majors including accounting, biochemistry, biology (general, pre-professional), business administration, chemistry, computer science, criminal justice, economics, education (childhood, adolescence), English, environmental science, finance, foreign languages (French, Italian, Spanish), history, information systems, interdisciplinary studies, science, international business, international studies, management, marketing, mass communication (advertising, journalism, public relations, TV/video), mathematics and applied mathematics, medical technology, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religious studies, social work, sociology, speech communication studies, and speech/language pathology and audiology. Five-year combined bachelor’s and master’s degree programs are offered in computer science, English, history, and psychology.

Minors are available in many of the above programs, as well as film studies, fine and performing arts, peace and justice studies, pre-law, sports and entertainment studies, women’s studies, and writing. A number of programs offer a business minor.

Iona also offers master’s degrees, certificates, and post-master’s certificates in a variety of programs: communication, computer technology, counseling (substance abuse, mental health, marriage and family therapy, and pastoral), criminal justice, education, educational technology, English, finance, health services administration, history, Italian, journalism, psychology, public relations, Spanish, and telecommunications. Iona’s Hagan School of Business offers an AACSB-accredited MBA program, post-master’s and advanced certificates. Part-time and adult students returning to college can pursue a bachelor’s degree through the Professional Studies Program.

Admissions

Admissions decisions at Iona are based on a wide range of criteria. Most important is an applicant’s academic record, including the level of curriculum and grades earned. Also considered are SAT I or ACT scores, grade trends, writing sample, activities and recommendations.

For the class entering in September of 2006, the average grade point average was an 89% or 3.4; the middle 50% on the SAT ranged from 1050 to 1250. About 5,200 applications were submitted for 850 spaces and about 60% of the applicants were offered admission.

Campus visits are available on most weekdays that school is in session and on selected Saturdays; appointments are recommended. To schedule a visit, please contact our Campus Visit Center at (914) 633-2622 or e-mail eenglish@iona.edu.

Campus Life

Iona is located just 20 minutes north of Manhattan, and its proximity to New York City provides students with exceptional cultural, educational, internship and career opportunities. Recruiters from top Fortune 500 companies participate in Iona’s Internship/Career Expo every year, and students have held internships at some of the best-known corporations in New York City and the surrounding area.

Over the past few years, the College has undertaken an ambitious $83 million building campaign which has transformed the campus. The new state-of-the-art Hynes Athletics Center provides students with access to cardio machines and free weights, an aerobic/dance studio and classes, a pool, a rowing tank and more. New residence halls, a new arts center and a new student union offer students impressive facilities for classes and extracurricular activities. With its TV and radio station, extensive room for clubs, comfortable lounges, bookstore, a food court and café, the Robert V. LaPenta Student Union is the living room of the campus. In fall 2007, groundbreaking took place for a library expansion and renovation that will provide a multimedia seminar room and group study facilities equipped for students to collaborate on podcasts and digital projects—all while enjoying a Starbucks from the library’s café (one of two outlets on campus). The library has already installed 52 dual-boot iMacs, which can run both Microsoft Windows and the latest Mac OS, making Iona one of a handful of colleges to invest in the cutting-edge technology.

Cost Aid

Student Financial Services, Tuition and Fees

CELEBRATING 200 YEARS OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS EDUCATION

Following in the footsteps of the Christian Brothers, class sizes are kept small at Iona and students are immersed in a community dedicated to their personal, spiritual and intellectual growth. Iona's faculty are committed to helping each individual realize and obtain the tools they need to achieve success. At Iona you are part of a community.

We invite you to join us - explore our web site, learn more about student life at Iona, baccalaureate and master's degree programs through our School of Arts and Science and the Hagan School of Business, the Evening/Weekend Program, and when you are ready, sign-up to Take a Tour and visit our Admissions Office.

Descriptions of admissions procedures, academic policies, and curriculum are available in the Iona College Catalogs.

Welcome to Iona College, we hope you will want to become part of our community.

Iona College is a college in the tradition of the Christian Brothers and American Catholic higher education and is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (additional accreditation information).