Retention and Graduation Rates Disclosure

First-Time Full-time Freshman Fall Cohorts

Retention Rates Disclosure

Fall-to-Fall Retention Rates
Start Term	Cohort Count	Retained One Year	Retention Rate
Fall 2019	641	494	77.1%
Fall 2018	852	635	72.3%
Fall 2017	860	641	74.5%

Note: Retention rate measures the persistence of first-time college students from the first fall term into their second fall term at Iona College.

Graduation Rates Disclosure

Graduation Rates
Start Term	Cohort Count	4-Year Rate	5-Year Rate	6-Year Rate
Fall 2014	922	53%	59%	60%
Fall 2013	922	59%	63%	64%
Fall 2012	722	60%	66%	67%

Note: Graduation rate measures the persistence of first-time college students to degree completion within four years, five years, and six years at Iona College. Four-year graduation rate is considered as degree completion “with 100% of normal time” for a baccalaureate degree. Six-year graduation rate is considered as degree completion “with 150% of normal time” for a baccalaureate degree. For instance, the fall 2010 cohort, the most recent, earned degrees within 150% of normal time by completing studies by August 31, 2016.

Six-Year Graduation Rates

Six-Year Graduation Rates: Gender
Start Term	Female	Male
Fall 2012	70%	63%
Fall 2013	69%	59%
Fall 2014	65%	55%

Six-Year Graduation Rates: Pell Grant and Stafford Loan Recipients
Start Term	Received Pell	Received Subsidized Stafford Loan, No Pell	Did Not Receive Subsidized Stafford Loan or Pell
Fall 2012	63%	67%	70%
Fall 2013	56%	68%	69%
Fall 2014	51%	64%	64%

Six-Year Graduation Rates: Race and Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity	Fall 2012	Fall 2013	Fall 2014
American Indian	-	25%	100%
Asian	53%	57%	33%
Black or African American	60%	45%	45%
Hispanic	60%	56%	49%
Pacific Islander	-	100%	100%
White	71%	73%	68%
Two or More Races	67%	44%	31%
Non-Resident Alien	56%	43%	62%
Unknown	62%	66%	52%