The University At-A-Glance

Siena Heights University is a Catholic university founded in 1919 and sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters. Enrolling a diverse community of traditional-age and working adult students, Siena Heights is a coeducational North Central accredited institution founded in the liberal arts tradition, offering associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and specialist’s degrees. The University is headquartered in Adrian, Mich., with degree completion centers in Southfield, Benton Harbor, Monroe, Battle Creek, Lansing, Jackson and Online.

Quick Facts:

• Sister Peg Albert, OP, PhD has been president since 2006
• The campus is located on 55 acres on a bluff above downtown
• Facilities include 14 buildings with approximately 600,000 square feet
• Founded as St. Joseph College in 1919
• Renamed Siena Heights College in 1939
• Became coed in 1969 
• Renamed Siena Heights University in 1998

Academic Stats:

• Colleges of Study include: College of Arts and Sciences, Graduate College, College for Professional Studies
• More than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs
• 2,097 Undergraduate students (all campuses, as of fall 2010)
• 311 Graduate students (as of fall 2010)
• 15-to-1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio
• More than 70 Full-Time Faculty
• More than 150 Adjunct Faculty
• 133 Full-Time Staff

Students on Campus:

Approximately 450 students live on campus in two residence halls and one modern apartment-style village; residential population is composed primarily of freshmen and sophomores.

Intercollegiate Athletics:

Siena Heights is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference as well as several other sport-specific conferences; the University sponsors 10 men’s and 9 women’s varsity sports. For more information go to www.shusaints.com. 

Campus Life: 

Siena Heights supports a wide range of student clubs and organizations, including a Greek system.

Mass: 

Every Sunday at 9 p.m. and most weekdays during the academic year in St. Dominic Chapel and at other times on the Adrian Dominican Sisters campus. Attendance is not mandatory but all are welcome.

Undergraduate Tuition:

• Tuition is adjusted each year in early March for the following year.
• These rates are for undergraduate, full-time students for the 2011-12 academic year.
• These flat tuition rates apply to two semesters with course loads of 12 to 18 credits per semester. Course levels greater than 18 are charged at the flat rate plus a per hour charge for each credit in excess of 18.
• All students are also charged a technology fee, course fees in a few courses, and room and board when applicable.