Iona College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 76% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 37% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 40% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 10% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• mass communications
• psychology
• accounting

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 2.00
• Sophomore: 2.00
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• 4-1-4 System (two semsters and one-month January interterm)

Summer Sessions:

• 2 summer session(s) that consist of 6 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August.

• 10% continue immediately.

• Arthur Andersen, Chase Manhattan, Coopers & Lybrand, Ernst & Young, IBM, KPMG Peat Marwick, Shearson Lehman Bros., Xerox.

• Cathleen Ruane Kinney, executive VP, equities and audit, New York Stock Exchange; Most Rev. John Nevins, bishop of Venice, Fla.; Edward Robinson, president, Avon Corp.