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Castleton University was awarded 66 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is communication & journalism.
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Castleton landed the #1,250 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Castleton held the #1,265 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 11 colleges in Vermont, Castleton is ranked at #8.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 87%, some consider Castleton to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 13% 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 488 and 580. Math scores were between 470 and 578.
The student to faculty ratio at Castleton University is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Castleton University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Castleton University is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Castleton for first-time, full-time students is 42%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,744 undergraduates at Castleton with 1,466 being full-time and 278 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,297 | $14,587 | $17,286 | $20,982 | $22,133 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Castleton, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.
The student loan default rate at Castleton is 5.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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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: | https://www.castleton.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/castletonedu |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/castletonedu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 52 | $63,804 |
| Social Work | 30 | NA |
| General Psychology | 28 | NA |
| Accounting | 25 | $40,895 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 21 | $36,477 |
| Business Administration & Management | 15 | $37,266 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 15 | NA |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 11 | $35,193 |
| General Business/Commerce | 10 | NA |
| History | 10 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 570 students took at least one online class at Castleton University. This is a decrease from the 1,042 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 570 | 140 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,042 | 354 |
| 2018-2019 | 274 | 109 |
| 2017-2018 | 93 | 53 |
| 2016-2017 | 116 | 62 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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