Siena Research Institute- SRI

10/15/2025

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New page! - Founded in 1980 at Siena University in New York's Capital District, the SRI conducts regional, statewide, and national surveys on well-being, health, business, economic, political, social, academic and historic

09/22/2025

09/12/2025

We believe every student deserves the chance to explore what makes them unique—their interests, talents, and future possibilities. Thank you for partnering on this initiative Career Jam.

Congratulations to all the students, educators, and families kicking off a brand-new school year! At Career Jam, we believe beginnings are full of opportunities to learn, grow, and explore what’s possible for the future. That’s why every student registered for our fall Explore events gets to take our Student Exploration Survey—developed in partnership with Siena Research Institute- SRI—to discover their passions!

09/12/2025

Director Dr. Don Levy was interviewed by Bloomberg on the New York Times/Siena Poll on the New York City mayoral race that was released this week.

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill

09/11/2025

Check out Director, Dr. Don Levy's interview with Forbes about the New York Times/Siena Poll and the NYC mayoral race.

On "Forbes Newsroom," Dr. Don Levy, Director of Siena Research Institute, discussed a new New York Times/Siena College poll of the New York City mayoral race.

09/11/2025

In case you haven't heard... 😊

🚅 72% of respondents in a new Siena Research Institute- SRI poll are in favor of Metro's plan for light rail expansion!

🚅 71% of those polled in the Towns of Tonawanda and Amherst, where we plan to expand the rail system, support it!

“Over 80 percent predict that people will use it, and 42 percent say that they themselves will," SRI Director Don Levy says. "Large majorities think the expansion will provide reliable transportation into the next decades, connect people with jobs, and generate economic development, while some worry about construction disruptions and property values.” 📣👍

08/13/2025

New Siena New York Poll:
If federal funding to NY is cut, more voters would reduce services (36%) than raise taxes (24%).

Nearly 7 in 10 are concerned about the closures of rural hospitals.

Trump and Hochul’s ratings are up slightly, but Trump remains underwater, and Hochul’s lead over Stefanik for 2026 has narrowed to 14 points. Half (49-37) say a Stefanik governorship would be bad for NY.

For the full dataset, go to: https://scri.siena.edu/

07/24/2025

Special Newsday/Siena Long Island Progress Report on Affordability

While 74% of residents rate the quality of life on Long Island as excellent or good, a significant majority still express concerns about the affordability of living there. In fact, 85% say the availability of affordable housing is a problem, and 77% believe the cost of living on Long Island is too high.

For the dataset, go to the SRI website:
https://scri.siena.edu/2025/07/24/special-newsday-siena-long-island-progress-report-affordability/

07/17/2025

New Special Economic Poll Out Today: https://scri.siena.edu/

-By 47-45%, NY’ers Think Our Country’s Best Economic Days are Behind Us

-Only 52% Confident They will Receive Promised Social Security Benefits; Fewer, 48% Believe Medicare will Provide Required Quality Medical Care

-Plurality, 48%, Staying Even Financially, 20% Getting Ahead, 32% Falling Behind; 60% Not Confident in the Government’s or Trump’s Ability to Lead Country Out of Economic Difficulty

05/28/2025

We were excited that Al Roker was our commencement speaker for the graduating class of 2025, even more so that he gave us a shout-out in his closing remarks.

Congratulations to the Siena College class of 2025! And thank you, Al Roker.

04/07/2025

Campus life for SCRI. Guest speakers, Unity Week, and upcoming events.