What SAT score do you need for Siena University? (Middle 50%: 1138–1430)
First-year students at Siena University who sent an SAT scored 1138–1430, with a median of 1280 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Siena University admits 69% of applicants.
Where your score lands at Siena University
First-year students who sent an SAT: 1138–1430, median 1280
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
Enter your SAT or ACT to see which tier Siena University is for you and whether to send your score.
Siena University by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 69%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 1138–1430
- Median SAT
- 1280
- About on the ACT
- 23–32
- Sent an SAT
- 6%
Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
Siena University admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 34%, from 6,905 in 2015 to 9,279 in 2024, and Siena University's admit rate went from 76% to 69%.
- 76%
- 69%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,279 | 6,404 | 69% |
| 2023 | 8,992 | 6,346 | 71% |
| 2022 | 8,344 | 6,704 | 80% |
| 2021 | 8,597 | 7,121 | 83% |
| 2020 | 8,326 | 6,716 | 81% |
| 2019 | 7,728 | 6,269 | 81% |
| 2018 | 7,371 | 5,907 | 80% |
| 2017 | 7,626 | 5,937 | 78% |
| 2016 | 8,037 | 5,836 | 73% |
| 2015 | 6,905 | 5,249 | 76% |
In fall 2024, 759 of the 6,404 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at Siena University
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 1090Far reachHold
- 1090–1130ReachHold
- 1140–1270TargetHold
- 1280–1420TargetSend
- 1430 and upLikelySend
Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.
Siena University SAT sections, ACT and GPA
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 585 | 630 | 720 |
| SAT total | 1138 | 1280 | 1430 |
| ACT composite | 29 | 34 | 34 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 6% sent an SAT. Common Data Set 2025–26.
- Average high school GPA
- 3.53
Siena University cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $33,733
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 75%
- Median earnings
- $76,079
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 3,664
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like Siena University
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY · 73% admitted1140–1380, median 1280
- Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY · 64% admitted1180–1370, median 1280
- University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA · 72% admitted1160–1388, median 1280
- The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX · 65% admitted1170–1390, median 1280
- University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC · 64% admitted1230–1340, median 1280
- Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY · 68% admitted1240–1380, median 1310
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Sources
- Siena University Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- Siena University website
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