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Division I · Metro Conference

Iona University Women's Cross Country

New Rochelle, NY · the Gaels · Iona University overview
987
APR
98% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

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).

APR987

Team budgets across the division

$28k$1.3M

Roster sizes (cap 17)

535

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

NameTitleEmail
Joseph Pienta head coachHead Coachnot 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 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

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
3,134undergraduates · 3,720 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
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%

Women's Cross Country

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Academic Progress Rate987
98% of players kept year to year
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,369,265
Recruiting spend, women's
$149,728
$28,557net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$67,000
Average net price$28,557
Net price by family income
$0–30k$25,063
$30–48k$27,463
$48–75k$26,714
$75–110k$28,595
$110k and up$30,466
Tuition & fees
$45,880

Campus safety

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0.93violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.93
Property0.00
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
40%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business222 · 40%
Psychology66 · 12%
Health professions & nursing53 · 9%
Criminal justice & protective services45 · 8%
Communication & journalism37 · 7%

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.

Women's Cross Country programs within 150 miles

Iona UniversitySarah Lawrence College · 3 miManhattan University · 6 miLehman College · 7 miFordham University · 7 miU.S. Merchant Marine Academy · 8 miState University of New York Maritime College · 8 miManhattanville University · 8 miYeshiva University · 9 miPurchase College, State University of New York · 10 miThe City College of New York · 11 miSt. Thomas Aquinas College · 11 miDominican University New York · 12 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference314$9k—59%
Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference6——99278%
Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference7———55%
Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference7——98756%
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference86$45k—32%
State University of New York Maritime College Division III · Skyline Conference86$11k—79%
Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference87$23k—85%
Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference916$48k—64%
Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference106$25k—73%
The City College of New York Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference11———58%
St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference11———82%
Dominican University New York Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference124$28k—79%

Other women's cross country programs in the Metro Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Merrimack College 4 over cap21$552k$26,278—vs
Siena University 4 over cap21$310k$14,7601000vs
Fairfield University room for 116$151k$9,432994vs
Niagara University room for 98$118k$14,797992vs
Iona University———987vs
Canisius University———992vs
Manhattan University———992vs
Marist University———1000vs
Mount St. Mary's University———1000vs
Quinnipiac University———1000vs
Rider University———993vs
Sacred Heart University———993vs
Saint Peter's University———1000vs

Every Metro Conference women's cross country program · Women's Cross Country budgets ranked