Student Population at Castleton

Total Enrollment

2,363

Undergraduate

1,728

Graduate

635

Online Enrollment

116

Men Students

944

Women Students

1,419

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,363 students have enrolled at Castleton University - 1,728 undergraduate and 635 graduate.

By gender, 944 male and 1,419 female students are attending Castleton University. By attendance status, there are 1,499 full-time students and 864 part-time students.

The number of students at Castleton University is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Vermont. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Goddard College and Northern Vermont University, its population is very large (average population is 905).

Castleton University offers online degree/certificate programs and 116 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Castleton University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 944 male and 1,419 female students attending Castleton. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.67 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Castleton.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Castleton
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,728	1,461	267
Men	787	684	103
Women	941	777	164

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Castleton
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	635	38	597
Men	157	20	137
Women	478	18	460

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,941 White students (82.14%) and 85 Black or African American students (3.60%) at Castleton University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Castleton University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Castleton University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	2	5
Asian	28	11	17
Black or African American	73	46	27
Hispanic	64	41	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,372	596	776
Two or More Races	41	16	25
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	59	28	31
Total	1,728	787	941

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Castleton University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	2	3
Asian	4	1	3
Black or African American	12	7	5
Hispanic	19	10	9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	569	129	440
Two or More Races	9	6	3
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	12	2	10
Total	635	157	478

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,623 students whose age under twenty five and 601 students whose age is over thirty years old at Castleton University.

Especially, 89 students are younger than eighteen and 15 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Castleton University.

Population by Student Age at Castleton University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,728	787	941
Under 18	89	31	58
18-19	658	311	347
20-21	556	264	292
22-24	252	130	122
25-29	61	19	42
30-34	42	8	34
35-39	16	6	10
40-49	32	11	21
50-64	18	7	11
65 and over	4	0	4
Total	1,728	787	941

Population by Student Age at Castleton University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	635	157	478
20-21	5	3	2
22-24	63	30	33
25-29	78	23	55
30-34	71	11	60
35-39	99	24	75
40-49	171	37	134
50-64	137	29	108
65 and over	11	0	11
Total	635	157	478

Online Student Population

At Castleton University, 512 students (21.67% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 116 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 72 students live in Vermont where Castleton University is located in and 44 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,363	1,728	635
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	116	34	82
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	396	387	9
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,851	1,307	544

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	116	34	82
Vermont Residents	72	26	46
Other State in U.S.	44	8	36
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0