Office of Admissions
Iona College
715 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10801
914-633-2502
800-231-IONA (toll-free)
Fax: 914-637-2778
E-mail: admissions@iona.edu
COSTS:
Tuition:
$25,130
Room and Board:
$10,898
Fees, books, misc.:
$700
New Rochelle, New York
Overview
Iona College is a four-year, coed, comprehensive college in the suburbs of New York City. It is a medium-sized college with an average class size of 15 students. Iona offers more than forty majors. The most popular undergraduate majors are biology, business, computer science, education, and mass communication. Iona is a Catholic college, founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, where learning ethical decisions and a commitment of service to others are part of the mission.
Iona's overall enrollment is about 4,800 students, of whom 3,100 are traditional undergraduate students. The student body is talented and diverse, with students coming from thirty-five states and fifty-four countries. Thirty-three percent of the students are members of minority groups and contribute to a college environment that values diversity.
The Office of Student Development operates two student clubs: the Gael Club, a nightclub; and the Iona coffeehouse in the new LaPenta Student Union. Student Development also organizes many activities for students to participate in each week. The activities include trips to New York City for theater, sports, and museums; movie nights; parties and dances; karaoke nights; wellness workshops; and other activities.
Iona offers five different residence facilities, and 67 percent of freshmen live on campus. The College's board plan includes the normal campus dining hall, but also can be used at nine local restaurants.
Location and Community
Iona's campus is located in New Rochelle, New York, one of the oldest cities in the U.S. Founded in 1654, New Rochelle is a city of 70,000 on the shore of the Long Island Sound. It is a suburban community that borders New York City. Public transportation allows students to easily travel to Manhattan via commuter train in less than 30 minutes.
Academic Life
The College offers the B.A., B.S., and B.B.A. degrees to undergraduate students. The B.A. and B.S. degrees require a total of 120 credits for completion; for B.B.A. degrees, a total of 126 credits is required. As a general rule, the core curriculum fills one third of the student's credit total; a major fills the second third; and elective courses, a minor, or a second major fill the final third. During the fall and spring semesters, most students take five 3-credit courses. Classes are also offered during an intensive winter session and during two summer sessions.
An honors program is available for top students who want additional enhancement to their academic program. Special courses, seminars, mentoring, advising, and off-campus opportunities are part of the honors students' curriculum.
Iona College has approximately 170 full-time and 80 part-time faculty members; 92 percent possess the terminal degree in their field. Faculty members conduct research and write books and articles, but their primary responsibility is teaching undergraduate students. All classes are taught by faculty members—there are no teaching assistants.
The student-faculty ratio is 16:1. Faculty members are readily available to meet for individual conferences. In addition, because of the College's proximity to New York City, many faculty members include regular trips to Manhattan as part of their classes and invite guest speakers to lecture about special topics.
Iona College encourages students to broaden their educational experience through study and travel abroad. Iona sponsors summer, semester, and intersession programs in Australia, Belgium, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, and Spain. The College also offers a wide range of internships in most majors. In recent years, students have held internships at some of the best-known corporate names in New York City and the surrounding area.
Majors Offered:
Iona College offers the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in majors, including accounting, biochemistry, biology (general, preprofessional), business administration, chemistry, computer science, criminal justice, ecology, economics, education (early childhood, childhood, adolescence), English, finance, foreign languages (French, Italian, Spanish), history, information and decision technology management, interdisciplinary science, international business, international studies, management, marketing, mass communication (advertising, journalism, public relations, television and radio), mathematics, mathematics–applied, medical technology, philosophy, physical therapy (joint B.S./M.S. program with New York Medical College), physics, political science, psychology, religious studies, social work, sociology, speech communication studies (humanistic communication, theater and speech arts), and speech/language pathology and audiology. Five-year combined bachelor's and master's degree programs are offered in computer science, history, and psychology.
There are also minors available in accounting, biology, business, chemistry, classical humanities, computer science, criminal justice, economics, English, film studies, finance, fine arts, French, German, gerontology, history, information and decision technology management, international business, Italian, management, marketing, mass communication, mathematics, peace and justice studies, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religious studies, sociology, Spanish, speech communication, women's studies, and writing. A number of programs offer a business minor in combination with a major or concentration. For example, a student planning a career in theater management might major in theater arts and minor in business.
Facilities and Resources
Outstanding physical facilities complement Iona College's beautiful 35-acre campus in Westchester County. Forty-two buildings provide modern accommodations for student study. The campus features one of the first wireless computer networks in the U.S. and other significant technological advantages. The predominant style of architecture is red-brick Georgian. During the past few years, every major facility on campus has been renovated. In August 2005, the College opened the LaPenta Student Union and in January 2006 will open the Hynes Athletics Center which will house fitness and health center facilities.
The major academic buildings, including John G. Hagan Hall, Myles B. Amend Hall, and Doorley Hall have been renovated recently to include seminar rooms and computer presentation facilities. Cornelia Hall, home of the Iona science programs, was renovated in 2000 and features state-of-the-art equipment for the study of biology and chemistry. The new Iona College Arts Center provides space for the study of art, dance, and music and includes the Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery. The John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center includes a multipurpose arena, an Olympic-size swimming pool, a Nautilus center, training facilities, and coaching offices. Mazzella Field is centrally located on Iona's campus and has an artificial turf surface for football, soccer, and other intercollegiate and intramural sports. The Murphy Science and Technology Center is a modern facility complete with communication and computer labs, classrooms, and a technological library. Overall, the College's computer labs have more than 800 computer stations available for student use.
The two campus libraries, Ryan Library and the Helen T. Arrigoni Library/Technology Center, house extensive collections and offer computer access to collections worldwide. The on-site collections, including more than 261,000 volumes, 687 periodical titles, audiovisual materials, and microforms, have been developed to support Iona's curriculum and special interests. They are readily available through the libraries' Web site, which offers subject databases with thousands of complete articles, electronic encyclopedias, and a link to the Internet. Students can access these resources from on and off campus, as well as from the libraries' eighty networked public computers and laptops.
Campus Life
Students are active and involved on campus. More than sixty clubs and activities are available for student participation, including student government, nine fraternities and sororities, intramural sports, community service organizations, an award-winning newspaper, radio and television stations, the yearbook, theater groups, a pipe band, ethnic-affinity groups, various honor societies, music groups, and many other possibilities.
The Student Government Association (SGA) is a service organization that coordinates, supervises, and promotes student activities. The SGA also provides a necessary degree of leadership and coordination for the more than seventy student clubs and societies that are part of the student life at Iona College. Such student groups further the ideals and spirit of the College, attend to particular student interests, and present a definite opportunity for individual growth and development.
Sports / Varsity Athletics
Iona offers twenty-one NCAA Division I sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, crew, cross-country, football, soccer, swimming and diving, track (indoor and outdoor), and water polo. Women's sports include basketball, crew, cross-country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, track (indoor and outdoor), and water polo.
Expenses
Tuition and fees are $25,130; room and board are $10,898.
Financial Aid / Scholarships
Financial aid is critical to a student's decision to attend any college, and Iona College is no exception. Iona uses a system of academic scholarships in combination with need-based financial aid to help students enroll. Last year, 88 percent of Iona students received aid, with the average financial aid award near $16,000. To apply for financial aid, students should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Iona College Financial Aid Application forms by February 15.
Admission Requirements / Application
Admission decisions at Iona are based on a wide range of criteria. Most important is an applicant's academic record, including the level of curriculum taken and grades earned. Also considered are SAT or ACT scores, grade trends, a writing sample, activities, and recommendations.
The average grade point average is 3.4 (89 percent), and the middle 50 percent on the SAT ranged from 1045 to 1230. About 4,800 applications were submitted for 760 spaces, and about 65 percent of the applicants were offered admission.
The Office of Admissions at Iona College works with each applicant on an individual basis. While the outcome of the admission decision may not be what every applicant hopes, Iona tries to ensure that each applicant is treated with courtesy and dignity. In order to considered for admission, Iona requires students to submit an application (paper or online), a $50 application fee, an official transcript, SAT or ACT scores, a counselor recommendation, and an essay. Transfer students must also submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities previously attended.
The deadline for submitting applications for regular admission is February 15; for early action, it is December 1. Decisions are mailed by April 1 for regular admission and on December 21 for early action. Deposits for all accepted students are due on May 1.
Campus visits are available on most weekdays that school is in session and on selected Saturdays; appointments are recommended. A visit can be scheduled by calling the Campus Visit Center at 914-633-2502 or by e-mail at eenglish@iona.edu.
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