Division I · Metro Conference
Iona University Women's Track & Field
New Rochelle, NY · the Gaels · Iona University overview
58
Roster
13 over the D-I cap of 45
$842k
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division I
$14,510
Per roster spot
median $10,430
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
987
APR
98% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Iona University fields a women's track & field team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 58 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $841,631, below the median of $939k — $14,510 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 13 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (315 of 348 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 987, about the median of 987, 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 track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 348 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#200Team budgetof 348 · Division I#107Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#296Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#158APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster58 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 13 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$841,631 for the year
- Operating expenses$162,916 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,510 division median $10,430
- 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 |
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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 players513,808 2024-25
- Division I roster spots33,139 348 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 16 6.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women'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%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →58on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4558
13 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate987
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $841,631 $14,511 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 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.
Women's Track & Field program58 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
Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference | 6 | 73 | $660k | 996 | 78% | |
| Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 7 | 26 | $27k | — | 55% | |
| Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 7 | 77 | $1.4M | 985 | 56% | |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Independent | 8 | 20 | $43k | — | 32% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Independent | 8 | 8 | $22k | — | 85% | |
| The City College of New York Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 11 | 26 | $10k | — | 58% | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College Division II · East Coast Conference | 11 | 50 | $292k | — | 82% | |
| Dominican University New York Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 12 | 11 | $64k | — | 79% | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League | 12 | 165 | $588k | 1000 | 4% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 12 | 18 | $280k | — | 90% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus Division I · Northeast Conference | 13 | 60 | $674k | 988 | 96% | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conferences | 13 | 60 | $674k | 988 | 96% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University 67 over cap | 112 | $1.6M | $13,854 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 93 over cap | 138 | $1.5M | $11,180 | 989 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 224 over cap | 269 | $1.2M | $4,578 | 987 | vs | |
| Rider University 99 over cap | 144 | $847k | $5,881 | 976 | vs | |
| Iona University 13 over cap | 58 | $842k | $14,510 | 987 | vs | |
| Marist University 97 over cap | 142 | $777k | $5,474 | 1000 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 28 over cap | 73 | $660k | $9,035 | 996 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 20 | 25 | $342k | $13,683 | 994 | vs | |
| Canisius University 9 over cap | 54 | $216k | $3,992 | 996 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 1 over cap | 46 | $190k | $4,132 | — | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University 8 over cap | 53 | $155k | $2,928 | 981 | vs | |
| Siena University room for 23 | 22 | $27k | $1,220 | 1000 | vs |
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