Siena Heights University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Siena Heights University

Siena Heights University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Adrian, Michigan (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,495 students of which 2,002 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Siena Heights University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 68.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 954. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,124, with published in-state tuition of $30,778 and a Pell grant recipient share of 34.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 44.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.0%. Graduates earn a median of $57,529 ten years after enrolling, compared with $49,913 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 173400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.