Siena University
Loudonville, New York · Private · 3,409 undergraduates · siena.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
69%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1138 to 1430
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$75,320Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Siena University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
69% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$75,320
a year in 2027-28, from a $75,320 sticker price
What to do with your 1280
Send your score
About 93% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1020, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Application Process | Siena University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Oct15Early Action · October 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Other deadline · November 1, 2026
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Feb15Other deadline · February 15, 2027
- Feb15Regular Decision · February 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: Deadlines | Siena University
Who gets in
69%
of applicants are admitted.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/15, hear by 12/22.
Early Decision
Binding.
Wait list
187 students were offered a spot; 7 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 6% of them sent SAT scores and 1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1138 to 1430
Reading and Writing 578 to 710
Math 585 to 720
ACT composite 29 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160032%
- 1200 to 139939%
- 1000 to 119920%
- 800 to 9999.1%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.53
- 4.04.6%
- 3.75 to 3.9924%
- 3.50 to 3.7434%
- 3.25 to 3.499.8%
- 3.00 to 3.2427%
- 2.50 to 2.991%
- Below 2.500.1%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$75,320
a year
- Tuition$50,230
- Fees$2,340
- Food and housing$18,450
- Books and supplies$1,440
- Transportation and other$2,860
Siena University published $72,436 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$28,111
- $30,001 to $48,000$31,006
- $48,001 to $75,000$30,054
- $75,001 to $110,000$33,199
- Over $110,000$38,830
Financial aid
76%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$28,937
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
28%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $23,618 on average
- Aid priority date: 11/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 5/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,020Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | CREA 112 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | CREA 1EL |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | HIST 1EL |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | CREA 231 |
| Biology | 4 | 3 | BIOL 020 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 110 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 110 AND MATH 120 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 002 AND CHEM 040 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | MDLG 1EL |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POSC 140 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CSIS 120 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CSIS 110 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | CREA 200 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | WRIT 100 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 101 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | ENVA 015 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST 1EL |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FREN 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | MDLG 1EL |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | ATDV 250 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | ITAL 201 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | MDLG 1EL |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | LATN 101 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 102 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 101 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | CREA 165 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 110 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 120 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | PHYS 140 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 | PHYS 130 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | MATH 101 | |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC 100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 201 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 2EL |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | BAAS 200 (School of Business Students) or ATDV 110 (All Other Students) |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POSC 100 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST 1EL |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST 1EL |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
75%
Come back for a second year
83%
Typical earnings
$80,879
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Siena University$78,617
- All colleges$74,459
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 17 majors here have earnings data.
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