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Castleton University Overview

Castleton University is a public institution situated in Castleton, Vermont. The surrounding location of Castleton is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Castleton University Known For?

390 Undergraduate Awards
$34,030 Avg Cost After Aid
81% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Castleton is the post-master's certificate.
  • In 2021-2022, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Castleton with a bachelor's degree make about $48,163 a year. That's 18% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • The average Castleton student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Castleton University?

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Contact details for Castleton are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 62 Alumni Dr, Castleton, VT 05735
Phone: 802-468-5611
Website: www.castleton.edu

How Do I Get Into Castleton?

You can apply to Castleton online at: https://www.castleton.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/

Admission Requirements for Castleton

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Castleton?

81% Acceptance Rate
52% Of Accepted Are Women
24% Submit SAT Scores
Castleton has an acceptance rate of 81%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 24% of students accepted to Castleton submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 620. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Castleton University  ( 480 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Castleton University  ( 490 to 590 )
200
800
Castleton received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 27. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 26.

ACT English Scores for Castleton University  ( 20 to 27 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Castleton University  ( 22 to 26 )
1
36

Can I Afford Castleton University?

$34,030 Net Price
75% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Castleton is $34,030. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Castleton, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $8,496 a year. That adds up to $33,984 over four years for those students.

Castleton University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,473 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,744 undergraduate students at Castleton, with 1,473 being full-time and 271 being part-time.

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There are also 625 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,473 full-time undergraduates at Castleton, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Castleton University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 25
Black or African American 78
Hispanic or Latino 49
White 1,191
International Students 69
Other Races/Ethnicities 61

Geographic Diversity

Vermont students aren't the only ones who study at Castleton University. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 27 countries are represented at Castleton. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, China, and Sweden.

Online Learning at Castleton University

116 Took All Classes Online
512 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 512 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Castleton has changed over the last few years.

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Castleton University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 40 0 23 63
Health & Physical Education 0 44 0 16 60
Nursing 0 45 0 0 45
Social Work 0 24 0 0 24
Marketing 0 23 0 0 23
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 20 0 0 20
General Psychology 0 18 0 0 18
Accounting 0 17 0 0 17
General Biology 0 16 0 0 16
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 3 6 7 16
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 14 0 0 14
Health Sciences & Services 0 14 0 0 14
Natural Resources Conservation 0 13 0 0 13
General Education 0 0 0 12 12
Hospitality Management 0 11 0 0 11
Criminal Justice & Corrections 2 9 0 0 11
Communication & Media Studies 0 9 0 0 9
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 9 9
History 0 8 0 0 8
Fine & Studio Arts 0 8 0 0 8
General Business/Commerce 5 2 0 0 7
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 3 0 3 6
Political Science & Government 0 6 0 0 6
Sociology 0 6 0 0 6
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 3 0 0 3
General English Literature 0 3 0 0 3
Liberal Arts General Studies 3 0 0 0 3
Mathematics 0 3 0 0 3
General Social Sciences 0 3 0 0 3
Design & Applied Arts 0 3 0 0 3
Special Education 0 0 0 2 2
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 2 0 0 2
Area Studies 0 2 0 0 2
Statistics 0 2 0 0 2
Drama & Theater Arts 0 2 0 0 2
Music 0 2 0 0 2
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 1 0 0 1
Computer Systems Analysis 0 1 0 0 1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0 0
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 0
Literature 0 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0 0
Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Arts & Media Management 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 10 380 6 72 468

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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