Highlights

Siena College is a learning community advancing the ideals of a liberal arts education, rooted in its identity as a Franciscan and Catholic institution.

As a learning community, Siena is committed to a student-centered education emphasizing dynamic faculty-student interaction. Through a blending of liberal arts and professional education, Siena College provides experiences and courses of study instilling the values and knowledge to lead a compassionate, reflective, and productive life of service and leadership.

As a liberal arts college, Siena fosters the rigorous intellectual development of its students through a healthy exchange of ideas both inside and outside the classroom. It provides opportunities to develop critical and creative thinking; to make reasoned and informed judgments; to appreciate cultural diversity; to deepen aesthetic sensibility and to enhance written and oral communication skills. It develops in each individual an appreciation for the richness of exploring knowledge from a variety of perspectives and disciplines.

As a Franciscan community, Siena strives to embody the vision and values of St. Francis of Assisi: faith in a personal and provident God, reverence for all creation, affirmation of the unique worth of each person, delight in diversity, appreciation for beauty, service with the poor and marginalized, a community where members work together in friendship and respect, and commitment to building a world that is more just, peaceable, and humane.

As a Catholic college, Siena seeks to advance not only the intellectual growth of its students, but their spiritual, religious and ethical formation as well. To this end, Siena is composed of and in dialogue with people from different religious and cultural traditions; fosters a critical appreciation of the Catholic intellectual heritage in conversation with contemporary experience; provides ample opportunities for worship and service; explores the moral dimensions of decision-making in business and the professions; and affirms the dignity of the individual while pursuing the common good.

University Attributes

The family spirit is apparent to visitors to our beautiful campus. At Franciscan and Catholic Siena College, you will find first class academics in our School of Business, School of Science, and School of Liberal Arts. Our stimulating student activities and organizations, given life by an ever-present and dedicated faculty and staff, will also lead you into your future. Siena is enriched by guest speakers, multicultural programs, films, dances, concerts, journeys, and theatre productions right here at Siena. And of course, our athletics program has national renown, and many extracurricular opportunities. For life after college, Siena's Career Center offers interview skills, presentations and recruiting days. During school breaks, some of our students volunteer to help the needy. Those are educational experiences, too, preparing people to make a difference for the better, in the Franciscan tradition. Our Franciscan Center for Service and Advocacy is an important part of that. And our alumni connection is very strong.

Degrees Available

• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Arts
• Master of Science
• Master of Arts

Subject Areas

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Siena College's Mission Statement

Siena College is a learning community advancing the ideals of a liberal arts education, rooted in its identity as a Franciscan and Catholic institution.