Siena College

General - Siena College is a Catholic college of about 3100 undergraduates in Loudonville, New York, a suburb of Albany. Most of the buildings are low-rise brick buildings.

An unusual architectural feature is the Grotto (pictured below), modeled after the Lourdes shrine.

Student Body - Most students come from New York City or upstate New York.

Academics - Classes are small with the maximum class size capped at 35 students and no teaching assistants. About a dozen friars teach or advise clubs.

About 39% of students are in the AACSB-accredited business where students can become Bloomberg-certified and have an opportunity to invest a portion of the school’s endowment.

The school has a small, relatively-new nursing program with opportunities to be in a hospital setting starting in the sophomore year. 

There is a BA/MD program with Albany Medical College.

Extracurricular activities – Siena is a NCAA Division I school with men’s basketball and hockey being the most popular spectator sports.

There are over 125 organization, but if you are interested in starting a new club, you can.

While Siena does not have traditional Greek life, it does have one coed national-base business fraternity.

There are a lot of volunteer opportunities at Siena, including a Bonner Service Leaders program.