Iona University

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Iona University

Former name	Iona College (1940–2022)
Motto	Certa bonum certamen (Latin)
Motto in English	Fight the good fight
Type	Private university
Established	1940; 84 years ago (1940)
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Congregation of Christian Brothers)
Academic affiliations	ACCU NAICU
Endowment	$162.7 million (2020)[1]
President	Seamus Carey
Provost	Tricia Mulligan
Students	3,590 (as of 2020–21)[2]
Undergraduates	2,959[2]
Postgraduates	631[2]
Location	New Rochelle , New York , United States 40°55′34″N 73°47′17″W / 40.926°N 73.788°W / 40.926; -73.788
Campus	Suburban, 45 acres (0.2 km2)[3]
Colors	Maroon and gold
Nickname	Gaels
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I – MAAC CWPA
Mascot	Killian
Website	www.iona.edu

Iona University (/aɪˈoʊnə/) is a private Roman Catholic university with a main campus in New Rochelle, New York. It was founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and occupies a campus of 45 acres (0.18 km²) in New Rochelle and a campus of 28 acres (0.11 km²) in Bronxville, New York.

Iona University offers more than 60 undergraduate programs and 45 graduate programs in the School of Arts & Science, LaPenta School of Business and the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences. It also offers graduate courses in Manhattan and has 14 study abroad programs. As of academic year 2018–2019, the institution enrolled approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students from diverse backgrounds representing 35 states and 47 countries of origin.