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Castleton University
#7 in Best Value Colleges in Vermont
  • B-
    Overall Grade
  • 4 Year
  • Castleton, VT
  • 477 reviews
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Castleton University Campus Life

Housing

Dorms
B-
Based on housing cost, capacity, student reviews and additional factors.
On-Campus Housing Available
Yes
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
No
Freshmen Live On-Campus
—
Undergrads in College Housing
55%
Average Housing Cost
$6,128/ year
Poll
40%
of students say overall dorm quality is great.25 responses
Poll
65%
of students say the dorms' social atmosphere is great.43 responses

Food

Campus Food
C
Based on meal plan cost and student reviews on the food.
Meal Plan Available
Yes
Average Meal Plan Cost
$4,162/ year
Poll
What are the best food options on campus?
Based on 46 responses
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  • Coffee Cottage
    35%
  • FIreside
    33%
  • I love fireside
    17%
  • Huden
    9%
  • Huden is okay
    4%
  • Pizza!
    2%
15%
of students highly rate the dining facilities.27 responses

Campus Quality

Campus
C
Based on quality of housing, food services, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Life
C+
Based on campus diversity, social scene, student reviews, and additional factors.
Poll
What is your overall opinion of your school and the campus community?
Based on 28 responses
  • I love everything about my school and have a lot of campus pride.
    39%
  • I like mostly everything about my school, but there are some things I wish were different.
    50%
  • The school community is okay-we're all just here for an education, nothing more.
    7%
  • I hate my school and have no school spirit.
    4%

Safety

Safety
B-
Based on crimes on campus, local area crime rates, and student reviews.
Poll
90%
of students say they feel extremely safe and secure on campus.31 responses
Poll
How does peer pressure affect students' use of drugs and alcohol?
Based on 15 responses
  • You can have a great social life without drugs or alcohol.
    47%
  • Most people partake in some form, but no one treats you differently if you don't.
    33%
  • You'll definitely feel a little awkward if you don't drink.
    13%
  • If you don't partake, you're left out.
    7%
Poll
How visible are the campus police on campus?
Based on 24 responses
  • Extremely present and willing to assist students.
    33%
  • There if you need them but not overbearing.
    29%
  • Just there to bust up parties or give out parking tickets.
    21%
  • Not very visible.
    8%
  • We have campus police?
    8%

Sports

Poll
How popular are varsity sports on campus?
Based on 45 responses
  • Almost everything on campus revolves around them.
    4%
  • Varsity sports are a big part of campus life.
    73%
  • Varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.
    20%
  • No one pays attention to varsity sports.
    2%
Men's Varsity Sports
Golf, Tennis, Track and Field: Indoor, Track and Field: X-Country, Basketball, Skiing, Track and Field: Outdoor, Soccer, Lacrosse, Ice Hockey, Baseball, Football
Women's Varsity Sports
Tennis, Volleyball, Track and Field: X-Country, Track and Field: Indoor, Basketball, Softball, Track and Field: Outdoor, Ice Hockey, Field Hockey, Soccer, Lacrosse, Skiing

Clubs & Activities

Clubs Offered
Campus Ministries, Dance, Drama/Theater, International Student Organizations, Literary Magazine, Radio Station, Student Government, Newspaper, Television Station, Yearbook
Music
Choral Groups, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Music Ensembles, Pep Band
Poll
What are your favorite campus events or traditions?
Based on 21 responses
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  • Scorpion bowl is amazing
    43%
  • Programming by CAs
    14%
  • Any sports games
    10%
  • Flubbs on halloween
    10%
  • Spring Day
    10%
  • Thanksgiving in Huden
    10%
  • Football Sap Bucket Game
    5%

Party Scene

Party Scene
B-
Based on access to bars and student reviews on the party scene.
Poll
What is the party scene like on campus?
Based on 24 responses
  • Lots of options Wednesday-Saturday.
    25%
  • Some decent frat/house parties, weekends only.
    25%
  • Good parties are few and far between.
    33%
  • Parties? What parties?
    17%
Poll
What is the biggest party event of the year?
Based on 14 responses
Report
  • Halloween
    36%
  • Scorpion Bowl
    29%
  • Football season playoffs
    14%
  • hard as a rock
    7%
  • idk
    7%
  • Lax Formal
    7%

Greek Life

Men in Fraternities
—
Women in Sororities
—
59%
of students say they don't have Greek life.39 responses
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