10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$48,082at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF
Iona University
New Rochelle, NY · 20 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 17 · Federal debt reported for 14
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Negative payoff
−$48,082 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
11.9 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
−16%Estimated return after 10 years
$69,867Observed earnings · year 5
$17,168Highest annual price before payoff reaches $0
The price benchmark would need to fall by $12,021 per year to reach it.
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ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
PUBLISHED STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $18,820 housing and food allowance plus $1,850 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price+$68,670
$8,000Annual price+$36,670
$16,000Annual price+$4,670
$24,000Annual price−$27,330
$29,000Current college-wide context−$47,330
$32,000Annual price−$59,330
$40,000Annual price−$91,330
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Online study is a meaningful part of the student experience.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
DUAL-ENROLLMENT CONTEXT · 2024
681 high-school students took college courses.
IPEDS counts students enrolled in college credit while still in high school. A large dual-enrollment population can shape headline enrollment figures, especially at community colleges.
This is participation, not a college completion rate. It does not indicate how many students later enrolled after high school, earned a credential or entered the workforce.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in New York run 8% above the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$29,188Average net price / year
$60,247Cost of attendance
$25,999Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$276/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$69,867Median earnings · year 5 after completion
56.0%Completion rate
86.9%Admission rate
1,217Average SAT score
26ACT midpoint
2,951Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about Iona University
What does Iona University cost?
Iona University reports an average annual net price of $29,188 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Iona University graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $69,867 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Iona University graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $25,999. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Iona University worth the same?
No. The current release contains 20 field-and-degree records for Iona University; 17 report year-4 earnings and 14 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
4,677Students enrolled at any point
3,958Undergraduate students
719Graduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
51% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
739 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
71% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$70,132Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$71,115Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$76,390Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income62%
Middle income70%
Higher income77%
Undergraduate student composition
White48%
Black9%
Hispanic32%
Asian2%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$40,168Year 1
$69,776Year 4
$69,867Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$108,5192Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$107,9963International Business · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$100,2974Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$98,7995Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$89,3596Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$84,1287Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Master's Degree$81,7908Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Bachelor's Degree$77,352Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · $77,352 reported+31%vs same-degree national median$26,000federal debt2Social WorkBachelor's Degree · $66,417 reported+28%vs same-degree national median$25,749federal debt3Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree · $81,790 reported+22%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · $57,669 reported+22%vs same-degree national median$24,990federal debt5Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $60,525 reported+19%vs same-degree national median$26,000federal debt6Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · $89,359 reported+17%vs same-degree national median$25,363federal debt
Comparable colleges in NY
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Queens, NY
St. John's University-New York
- Annual net price
- $29,999
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,559
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -11%
St. John Fisher University
- Annual net price
- $28,945
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $66,453
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -27%
Siena University
- Annual net price
- $33,733
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,406
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -23%
Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Annual net price
- $31,563
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $66,994
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -28%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing all 20 field-and-degree records in the current release.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $108,519 | Not available | 0 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's Degree | $107,996 | Not available | Not reported |
| International Business | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $100,297 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $98,799 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $89,359 | $25,363 | 0 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $84,128 | $22,656 | Not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $81,790 | Not available | Not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $77,352 | $26,000 | 1 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $70,790 | $27,000 | 11 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $69,542 | $24,000 | 8 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Master's Degree | $68,088 | Not available | Not reported |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $66,417 | $25,749 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $60,525 | $26,000 | Not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $59,151 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $58,688 | $27,000 | 9 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $58,650 | $26,954 | 0 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $57,669 | $24,990 | Not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $24,062 | Not reported |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,661 | Not reported |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.