Siena College, founded in 1937 by the Franciscan Friars, is a coeducational, independent, liberal arts college with a Franciscan tradition, enrolling approximately 2,700 undergraduates. The 155 acre campus is located north of Albany, in the quiet, residential community of Loudonville. The college offers programs of study in the Arts, in the Sciences, and in Business leading to the baccalaureate and MBA degree, and it provides continuing education programs for the surrounding community. Many of these programs of study are augmented by computer laboratories. Approximately 80% of the student body live on campus, and all have access to email and the internet.