Division I · Metro Conference
Iona University Softball
New Rochelle, NY · the Gaels · Iona University overview
19
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 25
$748k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$39,362
Per roster spot
median $46,727
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Iona University fields a softball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $747,884, below the median of $1.1M — $39,362 per roster spot, lower half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 989, with 100% 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 softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#235Team budgetof 305 · Division I#194Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#270Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$747,884 for the year
- Operating expenses$169,192 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$39,362 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Russo head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Christine Wonica | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division I roster spots7,038 305 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 48 2.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the softball 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%
Softball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2519
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $747,884 $39,362 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,369,265
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $149,728
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.
Softball program19 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
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference | 3 | 19 | $53k | — | 59% | |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent Division III · Skyline Conference | 6 | 21 | $87k | — | 85% | |
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 16 | $507k | 1000 | 78% | |
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 7 | 14 | $42k | — | 55% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 7 | 19 | $1.7M | 1000 | 56% | |
| Mercy University Division II · East Coast Conference | 8 | 24 | $210k | — | 85% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 8 | 21 | $138k | — | 85% | |
| Yeshiva University Division III · Skyline Conference | 9 | 17 | $98k | — | 64% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 10 | 14 | $46k | — | 73% | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference | 11 | 21 | $342k | — | 82% | |
| Dominican University New York Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 12 | 15 | $117k | — | 79% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 12 | 19 | $599k | 996 | 4% |
Other softball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University 2 over cap | 27 | $1.1M | $40,588 | 993 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University at cap | 25 | $1M | $41,356 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University room for 3 | 22 | $992k | $45,095 | 986 | vs | |
| Marist University room for 7 | 18 | $988k | $54,883 | 982 | vs | |
| Fairfield University room for 2 | 23 | $970k | $42,153 | 996 | vs | |
| Siena University 1 over cap | 26 | $872k | $33,528 | 992 | vs | |
| Merrimack College at cap | 25 | $864k | $34,547 | — | vs | |
| Iona University room for 6 | 19 | $748k | $39,362 | 1000 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 3 | 22 | $594k | $26,994 | 993 | vs | |
| Canisius University at cap | 25 | $544k | $21,766 | 985 | vs | |
| Niagara University 4 over cap | 29 | $515k | $17,759 | 990 | vs | |
| Manhattan University room for 9 | 16 | $507k | $31,670 | 1000 | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University room for 9 | 16 | $262k | $16,354 | 985 | vs |
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