Siena College is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education – and one of the top schools in the Northeast – according to The Princeton Review.
The education services company features Siena in the just-released 2018 edition of its college guide "The Best 382 Colleges."
Only about 15% of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges are profiled in the book, which is one of The Princeton Review's most popular guides. Its profile on Siena College includes quotes from students who were surveyed for the publication.
Here’s a little of what they had to say about Siena:
Siena is all about “upholding Catholic Franciscan qualities while providing the best education possible,” with an emphasis on “critical thinking and preparing students for life after college.”
“Siena College values itself on its four main ideals, called DORS, which are Diversity, Optimism, Respect and Service. As Siena students, we uphold each other to these ideals. We are [known] to hold doors for each other all over campus, so in a way, we physically and mentally hold doors for each other.”
What about our faculty?
The professors here are among Siena’s “greatest strengths… They push so hard to make us successful.”
Professors are generally "very approachable and accessible outside of class, unlike a large research-based intuition," and "Siena College places as much emphasis on teaching as research."
Class size?
“You feel like your professors really know who you are and care about you and how you do.”
How are the academics?
"I like that Siena is a liberal arts school, so we are encouraged to take classes outside of our major, which contributes to a well-rounded education."
What about campus life?
At Siena, "Students are very friendly, and make campus seem more like a community and home than just a college campus."
"There are a lot of [school-]sponsored activities, such as sporting events, guest speakers, recreational activities (laser tag, '90s night, karaoke, etc.) that students attend." In general, students say, "People fill their days with being studious but social.”
The Princeton Review does not rank the colleges from 1 to 382 in any category. Instead it uses students’ ratings of their schools to compile 62 ranking lists of top 20 colleges in the book in various categories.
The list in this edition are entirely based on The Princeton Review’s survey of 137,000 students (about 358 per campus on average) attending the colleges. The 84-question survey asks students to rate their schools on several topics and report on their campus experiences.
