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Castleton State College

62 Alumni Dr, Castleton, VT 05735

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Built in 1821, Old Chapel is the oldest building on the Castleton campus.
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Castleton State College School Description

Castleton, the 18th oldest institution of higher education in America, emphasizes undergraduate liberal arts and professional education while also offering selected graduate programs.

The College is dedicated to the intellectual and personal growth of students through excellence in teaching, close student-faculty interaction, numerous opportunities for outside-the-classroom learning, and an active and supportive campus community. Castleton prepares its graduates for meaningful careers, further academic pursuits, and productive citizenship.

As a member of the Vermont State Colleges, Castleton extends its resources to the community and supports efforts to improve the region's institutions, organizations, and businesses.

With 1800 full-time undergraduate students, Castleton is small enough to be a community where individuals matter, yet large enough to offer a diverse and challenging curriculum with more than 30 academic programs. At Castleton there is an understanding of the need for both career preparation and a liberal arts education.

Castleton's curriculum is based on the belief that a well-rounded education that expands your horizons and teaches you how to write and to solve problem creatively is critical in career preparation, no matter what you plan to do.

The college has excellent programs for new students, including the First-Year Seminar and Soundings, a series that offers the best in music, drama, and dance. Internships and service-learning opportunities are available through the Robert T. Stafford Center.

The landscape of Vermont is a mix of farmland, forests, mountains, and human-size cities. Opportunities for hiking, mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, camping, fishing, and cross-country skiing abound.

The Village of Castleton, in Vermont’s scenic Lakes Region, is 12 miles west of Rutland, the state’s second largest city. Beyond Rutland are the Green Mountains and the best skiing and snowboarding in New England. At Killington, Pico, and Okemo, the liftlines are short and the season is long.

Burlington, Boston, Montreal, and New York are a few hours away and easily accessible by bus or train.

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Castleton State College

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Castleton State College is a public liberal arts college located at Castleton in the U.S. state of Vermont. Castleton has an enrollment of 2000 students and offers more than 30 undergraduate programs as well as master’s degrees in education.

History and governance

Castleton State College was founded in 1787 with a charter from the Vermont General Assembly. It is the oldest college in Vermont, the fifth oldest college in New England, after Harvard College, (1636); Yale University (1701); Brown University (1764); and, Dartmouth College (1769). Castleton is the eighteenth oldest college in the United States.

Castleton was founded as a grammar school, teaching Greek and Latin and helping to fulfill the Vermont Constitution's requirement of universal free education for Vermont's citizens. In 1867 the State Normal School was founded in Castleton. Normal school, a term based on the French école normale supérieure, a school to educate teachers. For 30 years the Normal School was privately owned by Abel Leavenworth and his son Philip. In 1912 the State of Vermont purchased the property. In 1947 the Normal School became Castleton Teachers College.

The College saw dramatic growth in students and its stature in the 1920s and 1930s under the direction of Caroline Woodruff. Woodruff modernized the school's curriculum, incorporating the theories of Vermont educator-philosopher John Dewey, especially his precepts of "learning by doing" and "learning by teaching." Caroline Woodruff hired staff with advanced degrees and broadened her students' exposure to the world by bringing people such as Helen Keller, Robert Frost, and Norman Rockwell to Castleton. Woodruff was the first woman and first Vermonter to become president of the National Education Association. With increased enrollment from men, intercollegiate athletics began in the 1950s. In 1962 Castleton joined other state supported colleges in becoming a part of the Vermont State Colleges, a consortium of five colleges governed by a common board of trustees, chancellor and Council of Presidents, each college with its own president and deans.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Small Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Spartans

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
1,891
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
99%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 15,428
Students Receiving Aid:
87%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 35
Selectivity:
Selective
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Castleton State College Degree Programs

Associate Degree Programs

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Bachelor’s Degree Programs

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Master’s Degree Programs

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Castleton State College Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 99%
Part-Time 1%
Men vs. Women
Women 54%
Men 46%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 89%
Other 10%
Hispanic 1%
Asian 0%
African-American 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 55%
Out-of-State 45%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Vermont 55%
New York 12%
Connecticut 7%
Massachusetts 6%
New Hampshire 5%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 48%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Basketball (Eastern College Athletic Conference)
Baseball (Eastern College Athletic Conference)
Track (Eastern College Athletic Conference)

Castleton State College Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 7,244 $ 15,428  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 7,056 $ 15,240  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 188 $ 188  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 2,800 30%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 1,476 32%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 3,238 11%  
Student Loans:
 $ 5,678 75%  
Any Aid:
   87%  

Castleton State College Admissions

Acceptance Rate: 71% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 94%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 440, Math: 450
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 530, Math: 530
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 17%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 18, Verbal: 17, Math: 17
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 22, Verbal: 22, Math: 23

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 35.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Recommended
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

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Brittany D
Brittany D

Question: Castleton State College in Vermont?

I live in VT, and I've visted a total of four VT colleges, UVM, Champlain, Saint Michael's and Castleton. And I think I like Castleton the best. I've seen basicly everything about it! And I've even ate there and seen the dorms. Is it a good college as it seems to be?
33 months ago
26lola2
26lola2

Best Answer

Castleton is a very good college. It has gotten more difficult to get into in the past few years. They have very good academic programs and they really care about their students' success. As you know, it is a relatively small school, so you get to know people and have lots of opportunities to get involved. I went to UVM and loved it, but it is big and spread out. You have to be comfortable at a big school. Burlington is a great city with lots to do, but you have to be careful walking around at night. I loved it there. Champlain is a great school. They have sunk a ton of money into programs and facilities. They have some great programs. Smaller than UVM and nice and close to downtown. I worked at Saint Michael's and loved it. Small, close community that cares about its students. Excellent academics. So you have listed 4 excellent colleges. The things to consider now are where do you feel you feel the happiest, feel like you belong, and of course most people have to compare financial aid award letters and make sure they can afford the school. You need to understand how loan paybacks work, etc..... We're lucky in VT to have such great colleges. You'll do great.

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