Appalachian State University Overview

Appalachian State University is a public institution situated in Boone, North Carolina. The surrounding location of Boone is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Appalachian State University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Appalachian State.
• In a recent academic period77% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Appalachian State with a bachelor's degree make about $51,836 a year. That's 27% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Appalachian State University?

Contact details for Appalachian State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	287 Rivers St, Boone, NC 28608
Phone:	828-262-2000
Website:	www.appstate.edu

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How Do I Get Into Appalachian State?

You can apply to Appalachian State online at: https://apply.commonapp.org/login?ma=854

Admission Requirements for Appalachian State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Appalachian State?

With an acceptance rate of 83%, Appalachian State may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to Appalachian State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 650. Math scores were between 540 and 620.

Appalachian State received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford Appalachian State University?

The overall average net price of Appalachian State is $26,595. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Appalachian State, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $7,207 a year. That adds up to $28,828 over four years for those students.

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Appalachian State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 18,061 undergraduate students at Appalachian State, with 16,905 being full-time and 1,156 being part-time.

There are also 1,962 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,905 full-time undergraduates at Appalachian State, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Appalachian State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	273
Black or African American	590
Hispanic or Latino	1,356
White	13,728
International Students	68
Other Races/Ethnicities	890

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Appalachian State University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at Appalachian State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Australia, and Venezuela.

Appalachian State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Psychology	0	317	0	16	0	333
Business Administration & Management	0	251	0	79	0	330
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	250	51	0	0	301
Health & Physical Education	0	255	1	22	0	278
Marketing	0	204	0	0	0	204
Educational Administration	0	0	59	111	20	190
General Biology	0	165	0	24	0	189
Social Work	0	103	0	63	0	166
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	111	9	26	0	146
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	143	0	0	0	143
Design & Applied Arts	0	131	0	0	0	131
Special Education	0	20	65	29	0	114
Public Relations & Advertising	0	111	0	0	0	111
Computer Science	14	85	0	11	0	110
Nursing	0	100	0	9	0	109
Political Science & Government	0	98	0	10	0	108
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	55	10	41	0	106
Construction Management	0	105	0	0	0	105
Communication Sciences	0	73	0	31	0	104
Natural Resources Conservation	0	104	0	0	0	104
Accounting	0	70	0	28	0	98
Finance & Financial Management	0	91	0	0	0	91
General English Literature	0	72	0	17	0	89
Management Information Systems	0	84	0	0	0	84
Recreation Administration	0	81	0	0	0	81
Public Health	0	76	0	0	0	76
History	0	60	0	16	0	76
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	51	0	24	0	75
Geography & Cartography	30	19	4	9	0	62
Environmental Control Technology	0	55	0	0	0	55
Fine & Studio Arts	0	54	0	0	0	54
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	53	0	0	0	53
Communication & Media Studies	0	52	0	0	0	52
Instructional Media Design	0	0	22	25	0	47
Chemistry	0	46	0	0	0	46
Insurance	0	44	0	0	0	44
Student Counseling	0	0	10	34	0	44
Sociology	0	40	3	0	0	43
Mathematics	0	36	0	6	0	42
Human Development & Family Studies	0	39	0	0	0	39
Library & Information Science	0	0	0	39	0	39
Anthropology	0	39	0	0	0	39
Journalism	0	36	0	0	0	36
Business/Managerial Economics	0	33	0	0	0	33
Hospitality Management	0	30	0	0	0	30
Physics	0	20	0	10	0	30
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	29	0	29
Drama & Theater Arts	0	29	0	0	0	29
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	27	0	27
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	25	0	0	0	25
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	25	0	0	0	25
Music	0	12	3	10	0	25
Arts & Media Management	0	21	0	0	0	21
Textile & Apparel Studies	0	20	0	0	0	20
International Business	0	19	0	0	0	19
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	5	14	0	19
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	18	0	0	0	18
Public Administration	0	0	3	14	0	17
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	10	0	6	0	16
International Studies	0	16	0	0	0	16
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	10	0	0	0	10
Romance Languages	0	0	0	10	0	10
Urban & Regional Planning	0	9	0	0	0	9
Graphic Communications	0	8	0	0	0	8
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	8	0	8
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	8	0	8
Area Studies	0	0	2	5	0	7
Ethnic Studies	1	6	0	0	0	7
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	7	0	7
Religious Studies	0	7	0	0	0	7
Multilingual Education	0	0	6	0	0	6
Dance	0	6	0	0	0	6
Energy Systems Technologies	4	0	0	0	0	4
Philosophy	0	4	0	0	0	4
Food Science Technology	0	3	0	0	0	3
Statistics	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gerontology	0	0	1	0	0	1
Security Science and Technology	1	0	0	0	0	1
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	0	0	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	51	4,110	254	818	20	5,253

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

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