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Siena Heights University

Adrian, Michigan·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·sienaheights.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
-18.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,781
peer median 1,953
Avg net price
$17,124
-$852 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,418
1,418 candidates competed
Admitted
977
68.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
355
36.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
39%-18.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
22%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
39%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

3.0pp gap
Pell recipients
37%46 of 125
Non-Pell (all)
40%66 of 165
Subsidized loan, no Pell
58%39 of 67
No Federal Aid
28%27 of 98

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 114 Title IV programs, 18 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 96 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
114
Passing
18
15.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

114programs
  • Passing18 · 15.8%
  • No Data96 · 84.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
17
No data
96

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.

18
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+24.7%
$56,552 vs $45,360
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+32.4%
$43,672 vs $32,989
American Sign Language
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
+36.2%
$44,933 vs $32,989
Community Organization and Advocacy
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+41.1%
$46,554 vs $32,989
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+42.9%
$47,155 vs $32,989
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+43.1%
$83,033 vs $58,014
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+50.8%
$49,754 vs $32,989
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+52.1%
$50,173 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

18
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
94%
$53,310 debt · $56,552 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
62%
$27,000 debt · $43,672 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
57%
$27,000 debt · $47,155 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
53%
$26,949 debt · $50,593 earn
American Sign Language
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
47%
$21,228 debt · $44,933 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
38%
$31,651 debt · $83,033 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
36%
$17,966 debt · $49,754 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
33%
$16,666 debt · $50,173 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1940Next review Aug 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 5

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  2. May 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  3. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation · Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs
  5. Jun 2012Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,624
$30–48k$15,145
$48–75k$17,260
$75–110k$18,284
$110k+$17,857

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$17,124
-$851vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $17,976
Federal loans
67.8%
In-state tuition
$30,778
Out-of-state
$30,778

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 821 students received $4.1M in Pell grants, alongside $10.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
821
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.1M
$4,111,995 total
Direct Loans
$10.8M
1,737 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.7M
643 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.5M
765 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.8M
97 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.6M
216 loan awards
Grad PLUS$196K
16 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 908 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (1.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
908
Defaulted
11
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.8%
2017
6.8%
2018
5.5%
2019
1.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Siena Heights

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs114
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

463 total completions
01Business
15032.4%
02Health Professions
12827.6%
03Liberal Arts
306.5%
04Parks/Recreation
286.0%
05Public Admin
265.6%
06Security/Protective
265.6%
07Psychology
245.2%
08Education
235.0%
09Visual/Performing Arts
153.2%
10Communication
132.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,781
12-mo unduplicated
2,178
Undergraduate
1,990
Graduate
188

Gender split

Men
46%995
Women
54%1,183

Race / ethnicity composition

White
63.6%
Black
13.9%
Hispanic
10.2%
Unknown
8.4%
Two or more
1.7%
Asian
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
827
487 M · 340 W
Women athletes
41.1%
Athletic aid
$6.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$10.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.3M
$2.1M
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$33K
$28K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
70 M · 75 W
$916K
Football
132 M ·
$1.8M
Soccer
48 M · 55 W
$1.1M
Wrestling
39 M · 21 W
$609K
Baseball
59 M ·
$468K
Lacrosse
37 M · 20 W
$732K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.18
4 offenses · 1,832 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago2.151 yr ago2.18Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
2
Rape
1
Fondling
1

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
2
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
48

Siena Heights vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Siena Heights selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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 Heights University
39%1,781$17,124Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
60%63.4%2,124$17,755Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
71%78.7%1,466$34,660Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
30%81.9%3,955$13,157Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
54%96.0%1,763$18,196Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
69%82.1%2,304$19,932Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median57%81.9%1,953$17,976

Institutions like Siena Heights

Explore the federal data for institutions in Siena Heights's comparison group.

Siena Heights Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Josh Keidan
    Director of Assessment and Accreditation

Frequently asked questions about Siena Heights University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Siena Heights.

What is the graduation rate at Siena Heights University?

Siena Heights University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Siena Heights University?

Siena Heights University reports a total enrollment of 1,781 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Siena Heights University?

The average net price at Siena Heights University is $17,124 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Siena Heights University?

Siena Heights University's yield rate is 36.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Siena Heights University located?

Siena Heights University is located in Adrian, Michigan 49221.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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