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 2023	802	617	77%
Fall 2022	809	647	80%
Fall 2021	697	554	79%

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

Graduation Rates Disclosure

Graduation Rates
Start Term	Cohort Count	4-Year Rate	5-Year Rate	6-Year Rate
Fall 2018	852	50%	54%	56%
Fall 2017	860	51%	56%	57%
Fall 2016	935	49%	56%	57%

Note: Graduation rate measures the persistence of first-time college students to degree completion within four years, five years, and six years at Iona University. 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 2017 cohort, the most recent, earned degrees within 150% of normal time by completing studies by August 31, 2023.

Six-Year Graduation Rates

Six-Year Graduation Rates: Gender
Start Term	Female	Male
Fall 2016	62%	50%
Fall 2017	61%	54%
Fall 2018	58%	54%

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 2016	49%	59%	63%
Fall 2017	52%	57%	65%
Fall 2018	45%	66%	61%

Six-Year Graduation Rates: Race and Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity	Fall 2016	Fall 2017	Fall 2018
American Indian	100%	0%	18%
Asian	50%	78%	62%
Black or African American	47%	50%	36%
Hispanic	47%	49%	52%
Pacific Islander	100%	-	-
White	66%	66%	66%
Two or More Races	41%	22%	78%
Non-Resident Alien	71%	53%	52%
Unknown	57%	48%	49%

As of October 2024

Source: Fall 2024 Census Date Enrollment and Student Graduation Records