Siena College — admissions, outcomes, merit aid & scholarships

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants.

✅ Best for

Solid academic profile (SAT 1093–1360 · ACT 26–29 middle 50% + typically a 3.7+ unweighted GPA in rigorous coursework)
Students focused on Business, Management, & Marketing (the school's signature program)
Families wanting a small undergraduate experience
Strong long-term ROI — median 10-yr earnings of $76,079 against an average net cost of ~$33,733/yr

🎯 The reality

Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 1093, or ACT below 26, or unweighted GPA below ~3.50 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification

M3: Master's - Smaller Programs

Total enrollment

3,409

1,000 - 4,999

In-state tuition

$46,580

sticker, before aid

Tuition

$46,580

flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)

Admit rate

70.6%

Accessible

SAT middle 50%

1093–1360

EBRW + Math composite

ACT middle 50%

26–29

composite

Test policy

Test-optional

2023

10-yr earnings

$76,079

median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry

$56,526

Earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$76,079

4-year completion

75%

Median debt (completers)

$26,561

Cost of attendance

$64,870

sticker price, not net

Pell-eligible students

24%

💰 True ROI

5.6× return

What families actually pay (after aid) vs. the sticker — and how 10-yr earnings stack against the real cost. Most sites quote sticker; we quote what families really pay.

What families actually pay (4 yrs)

$134,932

$33,733/yr avg net

Aid that hides behind the sticker

$124,548

vs sticker $259,480

10-yr earnings total

$760,790

$76,079/yr median, 10 yrs out

Years to recoup actual cost

1.8 yrs

at the median earnings rate

"True ROI" = (10-yr median earnings × 10) ÷ (actual 4-yr net price). The actual net is from Scorecard (average across all families); your family's net price will vary by income — see the breakdown above. Earnings are 10 years after enrollment (Scorecard PP-FOS, all majors combined).

💰 What families actually pay

Net price by family income

Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At Siena College, the average net price is $33,733/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k

$26,417/yr

Family income $30-48k

$28,044/yr

Family income $48-75k

$29,118/yr

Family income $75-110k

$34,818/yr

Family income $110k+

$37,704/yr

🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Need-based aid usually phases out somewhere between $200K and $300K at private colleges — but the exact threshold varies a lot. For a precise estimate based on your family's actual income, assets, and your student's academic profile, use Siena College's official Net Price Calculator:

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Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Siena College

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Siena College actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Business, Management, & Marketing

242 degrees · 44.8%

Typical career outcomes

Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k

Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.

2. Psychology

83 degrees · 15.4%

Typical career outcomes

HR Specialist $68k Market Research Analyst $75k Clinical Psychologist (post-PhD) $93k Social Worker $58k

Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.

3. Health Professions

82 degrees · 15.2%

Typical career outcomes

Registered Nurse $86k Physician Assistant $130k Pharmacist $136k Physical Therapist (post-DPT) $100k

Highest-paying group on this list, but most careers require additional training beyond a 4-year degree.

4. Social Sciences

69 degrees · 12.8%

Typical career outcomes

Economist $118k Political Scientist $130k Sociologist $93k Market Research Analyst $75k

Economics + poli sci sub-disciplines pay much more than sociology + anthropology.

5. Communication, Journalism, & Related

64 degrees · 11.9%

Typical career outcomes

Public Relations Specialist $67k Marketing Manager $158k Writer / Editor $75k Reporter / Journalist $58k

Media, PR, marketing communications. Salary spread is wide.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

💼 Top programs by earnings

Highest-earning majors at Siena College

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major (CIP code). From the federal College Scorecard program-level outcomes.

Major (CIP)	Credential	Cohort	1-yr earnings	4-yr earnings
Computer and Information Sciences, General.	Bachelor's Degree	30	$64,677	$91,712
Economics.	Bachelor's Degree	23	$54,328	$90,802
Finance and Financial Management Services.	Bachelor's Degree	39	$54,056	$88,623
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.	Bachelor's Degree	13	$54,855	$87,394
Accounting and Related Services.	Bachelor's Degree	44	$49,463	$78,337
Biology, General.	Bachelor's Degree	57	$33,416	$73,491
Business/Commerce, General.	Bachelor's Degree	40	$47,318	$72,369
Marketing.	Bachelor's Degree	87	$49,312	$69,793
Physics.	Bachelor's Degree	12	—	$66,865
Sociology.	Bachelor's Degree	10	—	$64,070

For full college-vs-major comparison + ROI leaderboards, see /college-outcomes →

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Siena College

CS degrees (annual)

29

CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

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