Siena College
About
Siena University, formerly Siena College, is a private Franciscan university in Loudonville, New York, United States. It was founded by the Order of Friars Minor in 1937 and is named after the Franciscan friar Bernardino of Siena. The university enrolls approximately 3,600 students and offers undergraduate and graduate programs through three schools in business, liberal arts, and science. Siena competes in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 67 Title IV programs, 18 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 49 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing18 · 26.9%
- No Data49 · 73.1%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 6
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Apr 2023Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Feb 2022Approved for Distance EducationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Apr 2020Grant Substantive Change: DegreeMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Oct 2019Grant Substantive Change: DegreeMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,047 students received $6.2M in Pell grants, alongside $24.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 837 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (0.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Siena College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 13
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus13
Includes 10 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- MacClosky Square1 fireOtherDamage $1,000-$9,999
- Cushing Village1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Siena College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Siena College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSiena College | 75% | — | 3,720 | $32,697 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Asbury University | 65% | 63.4% | 2,100 | $20,428 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Assumption College for Sisters | — | — | 30 | — | Community College |
Augustana College | 73% | 62.7% | 2,570 | $12,437 | Baccalaureate |
Augustana University | 73% | 67.7% | 2,390 | $24,723 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Bentley University | 87% | 45.1% | 5,333 | $38,787 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Bucknell University | 86% | 28.9% | 3,969 | $40,429 | Baccalaureate |
Calvin University | 74% | 70.9% | 3,681 | $24,783 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Carthage College | 64% | 87.1% | 2,844 | $24,813 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Concordia College at Moorhead | 61% | 62.6% | 1,935 | $25,651 | Baccalaureate |
Curry College | 51% | 87.7% | 1,994 | $29,504 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Elizabethtown College | 76% | 77.9% | 2,283 | $26,198 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Emmanuel College | 68% | 75.7% | 1,983 | $31,569 | Baccalaureate |
Gordon College | 69% | 69.2% | 1,595 | $24,817 | Baccalaureate |
Heidelberg University | 52% | 85.8% | 1,091 | $21,662 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 66% | 88.9% | 2,204 | $23,069 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Ithaca College | 76% | 69.0% | 4,767 | $32,965 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Lake Erie College | 38% | 70.4% | 1,108 | $21,296 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Loyola University Maryland | 79% | 75.5% | 4,897 | $29,633 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Meredith College | 70% | 74.2% | 1,465 | $20,197 | Baccalaureate |
Morehouse College | 59% | 44.0% | 2,847 | $35,949 | Baccalaureate |
Muskingum University | 56% | 81.8% | 1,751 | $20,204 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
North Central College | 64% | 77.3% | 3,003 | $23,033 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Northwestern College | 66% | 80.4% | 1,705 | $23,519 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Providence College | 86% | 50.9% | 4,666 | $45,538 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Saint Michael's College | 73% | 84.5% | 1,323 | $30,033 | Baccalaureate |
Saint Norbert College | 72% | 85.7% | 2,032 | $25,674 | Baccalaureate |
St Bonaventure University | 67% | 81.6% | 2,752 | $27,151 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Taylor University | 74% | 73.5% | 2,548 | $24,327 | Baccalaureate |
University of Scranton | 80% | 81.2% | 4,724 | $30,528 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Wilson College | 48% | 92.1% | 1,907 | $21,241 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| Peer group median | 70% | 75.5% | 2,283 | $25,234 |
Siena College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Providing guidance regarding evidence-based decision making and continuous improvement to the administration, trustees, faculty, and other internal and external constituencies of Siena University through a variety of analytic activities, data-gathering tasks, and research projects.
Visit IR office page- Nick PhelanDirector of Institutional Research
- Amy F. SavageAssociate VPAA & Institutional Effectiveness
- Sheila S. SpurrSenior Research Analyst
- Lisa YuAssociate Director Institutional Effectiveness
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data dictionaryData dictionaryThe Institutional Research at Siena College is responsible for collecting, organizing, maintaining, and analyzing institutional and other data to support decision making and management. The mission is to provide information support for reporting, decision-making, and planning to achieve the goals of Siena College. It serves administration, trustees, faculty, and both internal and external constituencies. Key activities include maintaining class profiles, common data sets, external reports, fact books, and regular surveying through instruments like the National Survey of Student Engagement and Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory.siena.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planLeading the Way: Strategic Plan 2022-20272022The Strategic Plan for Siena College, titled 'Leading the Way: Strategic Plan 2022-2027', outlines key themes as EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, COMMUNITY, and REPUTATION. These pillars were identified through an inclusive planning process involving stakeholders such as faculty, alumni, and students to prioritize resources and objectives. The Plan aims to build on the college's tradition to guide its future development effectively.siena.edu
Notable alumni of Siena College (12)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Michael BotticelliGovernment
- Anthony BrindisiGovernment
- George DeukmejianGovernment
- Michael C. FinneganGovernment
- Wayne LaPierreGovernment
- Jack QuinnGovernment
- Gerald B. H. SolomonGovernment
- John LannanSports
- Chris GibsonGovernment
- Tim ChristmanSports
- William J. KennedyArts and literature
- Wendy MonizArts and literature
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