Iona vs Monmouth
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NYCompass Score: Good · Top 46%B+Compass Score: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJCompass Score: Very good · Top 27%
At a glance
- Monmouth has the higher graduation rate: 72% against 56% at Iona.
- For families earning up to $30,000, Monmouth has the lower price after aid: $18,924 a year, against $25,785 at Iona.
- Median earnings ten years after entry are higher at Iona: $73,595, against $67,991 at Monmouth.
Scores
Compass Score
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 46%
B+Compass Score: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 27%
Academic Excellence
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 39%
A-Academic Excellence: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 19%
Value
B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
The college
Category
Regional universities
Regional universities
Location
New Rochelle, NY
West Long Branch, NJ
Setting
Suburb
Suburb
Students
3,720
4,981
Sports
NCAA Division I · Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA Division I · Colonial Athletic Association
Admission
Admission rate
87%
89%
Average SAT
1217
1223
ACT middle 50%
24–29
24–29
Outcomes
Graduation rate
56%
72%
First-year retention
77%
80%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$73,595
$67,991
Median debt
$25,999
$27,000
Cost
Average price after aid
$29,188
$30,988
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$25,785
$18,924
$30,001–$48,000
$27,075
$19,404
$48,001–$75,000
$28,601
$25,331
$75,001–$110,000
$29,598
$33,773
Over $110,000
$32,295
$39,015
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Accounting $89,359
- Finance $84,128
- Speech-language pathology $77,352
- Business administration $70,790
- Marketing $69,542
- Computer engineering $111,422
- Nursing $103,184
- Computing and information science $95,960
- Business administration $78,591
- Health sciences $75,353
Compare with another college
The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.