Iona University Women's Cross Country
Iona University fields a women's cross country team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 987, about the median of 994, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,369,265 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $11,618 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 17)
The program
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,369,265 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,618 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$149,728 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Pienta head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players191,733 2024-25
- Division I roster spots656 346 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 290 0.34% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's cross country 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 →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 57%
Women's Cross Country
Full picture →- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,369,265
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $149,728
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $45,880
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference | 3 | 14 | $9k | — | 59% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | — | — | 992 | 78% | |
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 7 | — | — | — | 55% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 7 | — | — | 987 | 56% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference | 8 | 6 | $45k | — | 32% | |
| State University of New York Maritime College Division III · Skyline Conference | 8 | 6 | $11k | — | 79% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 8 | 7 | $23k | — | 85% | |
| Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference | 9 | 16 | $48k | — | 64% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 10 | 6 | $25k | — | 73% | |
| The City College of New York Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 11 | — | — | — | 58% | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference | 11 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| Dominican University New York Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 12 | 4 | $28k | — | 79% |
Other women's cross country programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack College 4 over cap | 21 | $552k | $26,278 | — | vs | |
| Siena University 4 over cap | 21 | $310k | $14,760 | 1000 | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 1 | 16 | $151k | $9,432 | 994 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 9 | 8 | $118k | $14,797 | 992 | vs | |
| Iona University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Canisius University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Manhattan University | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| Marist University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Rider University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University | — | — | — | 993 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Metro Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked