Founded by the Christian Brothers in 1940. Private, comprehensive, co-ed Catholic college in a suburban setting. Enrollment of 4,400, including 3,100 undergraduate students.

Twenty miles north of Manhattan, the campus includes 35 acres in the center of New Rochelle, New York.

Nineteen major buildings and a large number of smaller buildings, including two new residence halls, two libraries, classroom and administrative buildings, a new arts center, a renovated science center, Division I athletic facilities and a wireless computer network. 

The LaPenta Student Union is the center of student life.  It includes conferences and meeting spaces for student groups, dining lounge, computer labs, tv lounge, game room, night club, expanded bookstore and a multi-purpose room with terrace.  The Hynes Athletic Center provides a huge addition to Iona's athletic facilites. It includes a gym for intramurals, plenty of weight and cardio-training space, a rowing tank, office space and lounges.
3,100 full-time undergraduates. 4,600 total students. Iona students come from 35 states and 52 countries.

For the 2007-08 academic year:                                                                    Tuition & Fees: $24,724            Room & Board: $10,800
88% of new students receive some form of scholarship and financial aid.

For more information about cost and financial aid, contact Student Financial Services.

Iona Alumni include the Director of the New York Stock Exchange, the Director of NASDAQ, the President of NBC, the President of the AFL-CIO, the President of Six Flags Corporation, a Group President at American Express and many, many successful men and women who serve as business leaders, teachers, doctors, lawyers, entrepeneurs and members of almost every other field.

Iona's first Rhodes Scholar, Erin Whalen, received the distinguished honor to study at Oxford University in 1999. When Erin was named a Rhodes Scholar, only two other schools in the Northeast had Rhodes Scholars:  Harvard  and Yale.

Iona is one of US News and World Report's "Best Northern Colleges and Universities."

Iona is one of the Princeton Review's "Best Northeast Colleges. 

Iona is named as a College of Distinction.

The Hagan School of Business has AACSB-International accreditation. (AACSB is The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.)

The Department of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

The Department of Mass Communication is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC).