Division I · Metro Conference
Iona University Men's Track & Field
New Rochelle, NY · the Gaels · Iona University overview
111
Roster
66 over the D-I cap of 45
$1M
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$9,371
Per roster spot
median $9,136
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Iona University fields a men's track & field team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 111 players, above the median of 91, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,040,240, above the median of $812k — $9,371 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 66 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (263 of 299 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 977, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,902,962 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $10,010 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 299 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#111Team budgetof 299 · Division I#143Spend per playerof 299 · Division I#77Roster sizeof 299 · Division I#24APRof 299 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster111 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 66 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,040,240 for the year
- Operating expenses$200,810 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$9,371 division median $9,136
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 976 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,902,962 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,010 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$265,474 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Pienta head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school track & field players644,235 2024-25
- Division I roster spots27,035 299 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 24 4.2% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's track & field recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,134undergraduates · 3,720 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →91%admitted · of 7,289 applicants
SAT middle 50%1055 – 1265
ACT middle 50%20 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Men's Track & Field
Full picture →111on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 45111
66 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,040,240 $9,372 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,902,962
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $265,474
Cost
Full picture →$28,557net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $45,880
Campus safety
Full picture →0.93violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →40%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Iona University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Track & Field program111 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions91% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$28,557 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 40%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,134Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.93 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 91 | $732k | 971 | 78% | |
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 7 | 31 | $28k | — | 55% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 7 | 65 | $895k | 985 | 56% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Independent | 8 | 38 | $52k | — | 32% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Independent | 8 | 14 | $22k | — | 85% | |
| The City College of New York Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 11 | 24 | $7k | — | 58% | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference | 11 | 71 | $378k | — | 82% | |
| Dominican University New York Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 12 | 26 | $108k | — | 79% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 12 | 123 | $534k | 1000 | 4% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 12 | 34 | $458k | — | 90% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 13 | 95 | $1.1M | 976 | 96% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus Division I · Northeast Conference | 13 | 95 | $1.1M | 976 | 96% |
Other men's track & field programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's University 135 over cap | 180 | $1.3M | $6,991 | 987 | vs | |
| Iona University 66 over cap | 111 | $1M | $9,371 | 996 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 46 over cap | 91 | $732k | $8,045 | 971 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 187 over cap | 232 | $695k | $2,996 | 986 | vs | |
| Rider University 91 over cap | 136 | $678k | $4,986 | 980 | vs | |
| Marist University 92 over cap | 137 | $526k | $3,840 | 987 | vs | |
| Canisius University 15 over cap | 60 | $203k | $3,383 | 989 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 6 over cap | 51 | $202k | $3,965 | — | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University 27 over cap | 72 | $202k | $2,800 | 929 | vs | |
| Siena University room for 20 | 25 | $31k | $1,220 | 1000 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Metro Conference men's track & field program · Men's Track & Field budgets ranked