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New Rochelle, NY – Iona is ranked in the top tier of the 2006 US News and World Report “ America’s Best Colleges” issue for the second consecutive year. The College appears in the “Best Universities – Master’s” category, having moved up 24 places to number 44 out of 165 colleges and universities offering a full range of undergraduate and master’s level programs in the northern United States. Iona, described as a “selective” college, is also included in the categories for most international students, most economically diverse, most ethnically diverse and lowest acceptance rate.

US News and World Report explains the purpose of their rankings is to help prospective students “make one of the most important - and one of the most costly - decisions” of their lives: choosing a college. The rankings are calculated by assigning values to the following indicators to measure academic quality: peer assessment (25 percent), retention (20 percent), faculty resources (20 percent), student selectivity (15 percent), financial resources (ten percent), graduation rate performances (five percent) and alumni giving rate (five percent).

Highlights of an Iona education, including its acceptance rate (60%) and percent of classes with 50 or more students (0%) are factors that make the College a top tier institution. To view Iona’s profile on the US News and World Report web site, visit http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_2737_brief.php.

Founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Iona College is a private, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of American Catholic higher education. Iona offers undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science and business administration, as well as master of arts, master of science and master of business administration degrees and numerous post-graduate certificate programs.

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For questions or more information please contact:
Meghan Finn
Public Relations Office
Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801
tel: 914 633-2005 fax: 914 637-2711

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