Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Castleton

At Castleton University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 88.30%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 80.51%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Castleton University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 20.76%, and the 2023 yield is 16.83%. The number of Castleton applicants increased by 27.30% (668 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 88.30%, and this year's acceptance rate is 80.51% at Castleton University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 85.43% and women students' rate is 91.29%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Castleton University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Castleton University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	88.89%	85.28%	92.48%
2013-14	92.05% 3.16%	89.55% 2.04%	94.52% 2.04%
2014-15	91.64% -0.41%	88.53% -0.02%	94.50% -0.02%
2015-16	96.77% 5.13%	95.03% 4.05%	98.54% 4.05%
2016-17	95.32% -1.45%	92.90% -0.74%	97.80% -0.74%
2017-18	81.54% -13.78%	77.39% -11.62%	86.18% -11.62%
2018-19	85.47% 3.93%	82.30% 3.13%	89.30% 3.13%
2019-20	83.79% -1.69%	81.21% -2.81%	86.50% -2.81%
2020-21	88.31% 4.52%	86.35% 3.90%	90.39% 3.90%
2021-22	87.00% -1.30%	85.03% -1.40%	89.00% -1.40%
2022-23	80.51% -6.49%	76.14% -4.01%	84.99% -4.01%
Average	88.30%	85.43%	91.29%

Castleton University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 20.76% where the current academic year yield is 16.83%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Castleton University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	22.47%	23.35%	21.66%
2013-14	23.17% 0.69%	26.02% -1.18%	20.49% -1.18%
2014-15	20.18% -2.98%	21.70% -1.61%	18.88% -1.61%
2015-16	22.15% 1.97%	23.92% 1.54%	20.41% 1.54%
2016-17	23.60% 1.45%	24.52% 2.29%	22.70% 2.29%
2017-18	20.07% -3.52%	19.08% -1.63%	21.07% -1.63%
2018-19	22.66% 2.59%	23.53% 0.63%	21.69% 0.63%
2019-20	21.83% -0.84%	22.92% -0.95%	20.74% -0.95%
2020-21	17.46% -4.37%	18.26% -4.10%	16.65% -4.10%
2021-22	17.99% 0.53%	19.96% 0.32%	16.97% 0.32%
2022-23	16.83% -1.16%	17.75% -0.99%	15.98% -0.99%
Average	20.76%	21.91%	19.75%

Castleton University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,270, the average number of admitted is 1,996, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 413. The number of Castleton applicants increased by 27.30% (668 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Castleton University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	2,358	2,096	471
2013-14	2,251 -107	2,072 9	480 9
2014-15	2,022 -229	1,853 -106	374 -106
2015-16	2,076 54	2,009 71	445 71
2016-17	2,116 40	2,017 31	476 31
2017-18	2,297 181	1,873 -100	376 -100
2018-19	2,189 -108	1,871 48	424 48
2019-20	2,171 -18	1,819 -27	397 -27
2020-21	1,933 -238	1,707 -99	298 -99
2021-22	2,447 514	2,129 85	383 85
2022-23	3,115 668	2,508 39	422 39
Average	2,270	1,996	413

Castleton University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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