With an academic program that prepares students for both a first job and for a career, Iona alumni excel.

School of Arts & Science

Iona's School of Arts and Science consists of 22 academic departments and over 30 majors. The School offers programs in the traditional liberal arts and in selected pre-professional and professional programs designed to provide academic challenge, intellectual depth, which are rooted in liberal learning. These programs provide a challenging mix of classroom instruction, independent research, and internship or practical experience.

An Iona education equips students with the skills necessary for success in a rapidly changing environment: critical thinking, effective oral and written communication, problem solving, ethical decision making, computer competency, and scientific and technological literacy. Our foundation in the liberal arts enables students to develop the habits of mind associated with our most precious human heritage: those ideas, beliefs, and writings that are the basis of intellectual, cultural, and moral development.

We have an exceptional faculty who have both the academic credentials and practical experience necessary to deliver an outstanding education. Our facilities are well-designed and equipped to to meet contemporary technological demands. We continue to develop new programs that enrich the academic experience at Iona and prepare students to meet the challenges of a complex world.

Several programs in the Schools of Arts and Sciences have recently achieved special accreditations. They include NCATE accreditation for Education, ACEJMC accreditation for Mass Communications and CSWE for Social Work.

Hagan School of Business

The Hagan School of Business offers outstanding, AACSB International accredited business programs. Dramatic changes and continuous improvements have positioned Hagan as one of the most innovative B-Schools in the New York Metropolitan area. The incredible success of our graduates is ample testimony to our tradition of excellence in business education. Our alumni include leading executives at top Fortune companies, including American Express, Citicorp, MasterCard International, Merrill Lynch, Verizon, Sony and many others.

Some of our recent accomplishments include:

• Installation of Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter, the Honor Society for students of accredited Business Schools;
• Implementation of Corporate MBA Partnership with MasterCard International and other major corporations;
• Satisfaction among undergraduate business and MBA students is very high (first or second) in important areas compared with six competitor-type business schools and in the top 20% of all business schools surveyed in a recent study, and;
• Expansion of internet-based distance learning opportunities.

Our long history of business education combined with our strategic location, terrific faculty and staff, and our teaching/learning technology position the Hagan School for leadership in the twenty first century.