Enrollment Trends at Iona

-19

Total Enrollment

-189

Men

170

Women

The student population at Iona University is 3,958 (3,382 undergraduate and 576 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 19 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Iona is 85.45% which is increased by 111 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 130 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.30 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

89 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 368.42% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

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.

85.45% of total students is undergraduate students and 14.55% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 111 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 130 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.30 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Iona than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,9773,2711,5931,678706319387
2016-174,019
42
3,329
58
1,611
18
1,718
40
690
-16
298
-21
392
5
2017-183,792
-227
3,178
-151
1,569
-42
1,609
-109
614
-76
235
-63
379
-13
2018-193,926
134
3,287
109
1,621
52
1,666
57
639
25
233
-2
406
27
2019-203,613
-313
2,981
-306
1,513
-108
1,468
-198
632
-7
222
-11
410
4
2020-213,590
-23
2,959
-22
1,472
-41
1,487
19
631
-1
228
6
403
-7
2021-223,617
27
2,994
35
1,438
-34
1,556
69
623
-8
222
-6
401
-2
2022-233,621
4
3,032
38
1,420
-18
1,612
56
589
-34
206
-16
383
-18
2023-243,720
99
3,134
102
1,482
62
1,652
40
586
-3
195
-11
391
8
2024-253,958
238
3,382
248
1,547
65
1,835
183
576
-10
176
-19
400
9
Average3,7833,1551,5271,628629233395
Iona University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,2712,9591,4231,536312170142
2016-173,3293,0691,4721,597260139121
2017-183,1782,9491,4411,508229128101
2018-193,2872,9611,4711,490326150176
2019-202,9812,7091,3941,315272119153
2020-212,9592,6101,3321,278349140209
2021-222,9942,6181,2311,387376207169
2022-233,0322,6031,2341,369429186243
2023-243,1342,7011,2561,445433226207
2024-253,3822,9341,3281,606448219229
Average3,1553,1551,3581,4533,155168175
Iona University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-16706383176207323143180
2016-17690358136222332162170
2017-18614341110231273125148
2018-19639345110235294123171
2019-2063233587248297135162
2020-21631373112261258116142
2021-2262338412326123999140
2022-235893961122841939499
2023-2458638611027620085115
2024-2557639411428018262120
Average629629119251629114145
Iona University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1678131477572,13952
2016-1799538685172,20860
2017-1878836784072,04262
2018-192010642888351,94949
2019-20159741080561,72868
2020-21119841880051,65477
2021-221010439486251,89084
2022-23592339908121,89894
2023-2431033221,00391,928103
2024-2541113491,13571,990106
Average99837388671,94376
Iona University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-163,977191463,812
2016-174,019181563,845
2017-183,792201823,590
2018-193,926272533,646
2019-203,613583253,230
2020-213,590693463,175
2021-223,617423723,203
2022-233,621524983,071
2023-243,7201595942,967
2024-253,958893533,516
Average3,783553233,406

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