Undergraduate Admissions Requirement

Eligibility

In order to apply to Iona College as an international student, you must be sure that you are eligible for this distinction.

If you hold a US passport (including dual citizenship), are a Permanent Resident of the US or have applied for a Green Card to live in the US, please do not attempt to apply for acceptance as an international student. Please follow the domestic admissions requirements.

Application Process

We have three intakes or entrance times for our students:  Fall, Spring and Summer.  We are prepared to review and give acceptance to students for any of those intakes at any point in the year.

We review applications daily.   If you submit a completed application to Iona College and you are accepted, you will receive an I-20 within two weeks of applying.

Application Requirements

In order to apply to Iona College as an international student you must submit the following application materials (copies of transcripts can be used for application review but I-20s will not be issued until original documents have been received):

In order to apply for undergraduate admittance to Iona College, an international student is asked to submit the following application materials to admissions:

• $50 USD application fee
• A completed application (on-line)
• High school transcript, translated into English
• Evaluation of International credentials
• One essay
• SAT or ACT scores
• Proof of English language proficiency (TOEFL or IELTS (TOEFL IBT 80, 550 PBT, 213 CBT, IELTS 6.5). These scores can be submitted in place of SAT or ACT
• External examination results or leaving certificate appropriate to your country, such as "A-levels," CXC's, Baccalaureate or Abitur
• Application for I-20 application
• Evaluation of international college transcript performed by one of the evaluation services recognized by NACES applicable only to international transfer students

International applicants should apply before December 1 for the Fall semester and October 15 for the Spring semester.

Graduate Applicants - Arts and Science Programs

In order to apply for graduate admittance (Arts and Sciences) to Iona College, an international student is asked to submit the following application materials to admissions:

• $50 USD application fee
• A completed application (on-line)
• Undergraduate/graduate transcripts
• Evaluation of international credentials performed by one of the evaluation services recognized by NACES
• Proof of Language Proficiency (TOEFL IBT 80, 213 CBT, 3 year longevity)*
• Two professional recommendation letters

Graduate Applicants - Hagan MBA and MS Programs

In order to apply for graduate admittance (MBA Hagan) to Iona College, an international student is asked to submit the following application materials to admissions:

• $50 USD application fee
• A completed application (on-line)
• Undergraduate/graduate transcripts
• Evaluation of international credentials performed by one of the evaluation services recognized by NACES
• Proof of Language Proficiency (TOEFL 550 PBT, 213 CBT, 3 year longevity)*
• Two professional recommendation letters

The ETS institutional code for Iona College is 2324.

• Conditional admission is possible for students requiring additional training in English as a Second Language.

Remember, you can have an I-20 within two weeks of submitting a completed application.  Make sure to send in all your materials at once.  It makes both of our lives easier.

Any Questions? Contact:

Undergraduate: Sarka Nastalkova snastalkova@iona.edu (914) 633-2249

Graduate: Veronica Jarek-Prinz vjarekprinz@iona.edu (914) 633-2420