- The Inkwell
- New York
- Siena University

Loudonville, NYSuburb: largeZIP 12211Founded 1937
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1937
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.siena.edu
New YorkReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Siena University
Siena University is a private nonprofit university in Loudonville, New York, with 3,409 undergraduates. It admits 69% of applicants, graduates 75% within six years and costs $33,934 a year after aid.
75%graduate
Admission rate69%
Retention83%
4-year graduation69%
Pell Grant share30%
Federal loans64%
$33,934net price / year
69%admission rate
1254average SAT
75%graduate in 6 years
$80,879median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#194 of 1,704 for earnings#1,563 of 1,739 for lowest net price#252 of 1,738 for graduation rate#536 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $67,508tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $48,895
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $48,895
- Average net price
- $33,934national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$28,111
$30,001–48,000$31,006
$48,001–75,000$30,054
$75,001–110,000$33,199
$110,001+$38,830
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 69%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1254
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–680
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 27–33
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college69%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college75%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college30%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 75%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 69%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 76%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $62,185
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $80,879middle 50%: $57,239–$114,106
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$114,106
Median, Siena University$80,879
Lower quarter$57,239
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,409
- Part-time
- 2.3%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 20.0
- First-generation students
- 20%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 30%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 64%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,661 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,282
- Endowment, end of year
- $189,904,049
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White72%
Hispanic10%
Black4.2%
Asian5.0%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown0.9%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management27%
Psychology11%
Social sciences10%
Health professions9.0%
Communication & journalism6.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.6%
Education3.5%
Public administration & social service3.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 195474. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q768054.