Iona College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Iona College is 15:1, and the school has 41.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Iona College include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Education; Psychology; and Health Professions and Related Programs. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 80.8 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Computer literacy History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other Philosophy
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	15:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 38% Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 17% Education 10% Psychology 8% Health Professions and Related Programs 7%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate
Combined-degree programs	Chemistry/Adolescent Education BS/MST; Chemistry/Computer Science BS/MS; Computer Science (BA/MS, BS/MS); Criminal Justice BA/MS; English (BA/MA); History (BA/MA); Psychology (BA/MA)
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	81%
4-year graduation rate	48

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data