Siena Heights University

The mission of Siena Heights University, a Catholic University founded and sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, is to help people become more competent, purposeful, and ethical through a teaching and learning environment that respects the dignity of all.
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 institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission founded in the liberal arts tradition, offering associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees.
The First-Year Experience Program is committed to supporting the successful academic and social transition of new students into the Siena Heights University and Adrian community.
We offer you the opportunity to learn about Siena, the concepts of a liberal arts education, this new community, and yourself in the First Year Experience program. College is one of the most significant transitions that a person will face. We want this transition to be as smooth as possible for our students.
The Office of Diversity & Inclusion, consistent with the mission of Siena Heights University, seeks to purposefully promote an inclusive campus environment that values the uniqueness of each individual, diversity within our community, and the holistic development of our ever-growing student population. Being one of Michigan's top small colleges helps support the community environment.
Siena Heights University offers its students opportunities for many types of institutional financial aid to make a Saints education affordable to all. A variety of grants and academic scholarships are available for students who qualify.
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 institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission founded in the liberal arts tradition, offering associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees.
Siena Heights University offers full semester, summer, and year-long study abroad programs. Some of the faculty at Siena Heights University also offer short. Usually, two week guided study tours.
Study Abroad" opportunities are available for international students, enabling you to study at Leeds Trinity University as a Visiting Student and earn credits towards your degree studies at home. Subjects offered include Business & Management, Marketing, Education, English, Film Studies, Sport, Health & Leisure, History, Media, Journalism, Psychology, Theology, etc. A key feature of all their courses is professional content, practical experience, and career-focused learning. The program is open to qualified students who have at least sophomore or more student status.
Siena Heights University is in its 14th year of being a leading provider of online education. We currently enroll more than 800 students from 31 states as well as Canada. Our online format options allow you to design a flexible schedule that works for you.
SHU's undergraduate Online Learning Program also has the nation's second-highest graduation rate among private institutions and was fifth overall in a U.S report.
Siena Heights University provides the convenience of completing your bachelor's degree from virtually anywhere in the world.
Designed for adult students, undergraduate online education programs offer flexible eight-week formats, and blended-online graduate programs offer many courses in a 10-week delivery format. Courses are taught by full-time and adjunct faculty with extensive "real-world" experience. Students enrolled in our program have access to numerous resources online (and in-person), including personal academic advising/ degree planning, financial aid, online library database, and support, student accounts, and technical support.
Getting involved in College is essential for you to have a fantastic college experience. Student Engagement is here to help you find your role on campus! Whether it is getting involved with Student Activities, Student Organizations, Siena Serves, or Leadership, we want you to be an engaged student and have opportunities to put your passions into action.
The name Siena honors St. Catherine of Siena, a 14th century Italian Dominican who dedicated her life to a quest for truth and social responsibility. Similarly, the College's mission – to help students become more competent, purposeful, and ethical – grows out of the philosophy Siena.
Throughout its history, Siena Heights has built a proud tradition of an innovative response to challenging social needs. Originally a college for women who intended to become teachers, Siena broadened its offerings over the years. By the 1950s was recognized as one of the nation's ten best liberal arts colleges for women.
In 1969, Siena Heights became coeducational and expanded its curriculum to include business and human services programs. In the 1970s, Siena Heights took a pioneering role in providing opportunities for adult students by offering evening and weekend classes and opening degree completion centers in Southfield, Mich., and Toledo, Ohio. On July 1, 1998, Siena Heights College was renamed Siena Heights University.