Enrollment Trends at Iona

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,783 where 3,958 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 4,019 students in 2017 and was lowest at 3,590 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,977 to 3,958 students, a net loss of 19 (0.5%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Iona University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,155 where 3,382 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Iona University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 629 where 576 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Iona University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 50.28%. The percentage was 53.78% 10 years ago and Iona still has a high percentage of white students. 2.80% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.82% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 28.68% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 53.78% to 50.28%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.04% to 2.80%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.90% to 8.82%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 19.49% to 28.68%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6557 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6659 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Iona University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

89 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has increased 368.42% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Iona University from 2015 to 2025.