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Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

https://www.appstate.edu

#376 National Colleges

76.81% Admission Rate
Least Selective

17,401 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily residential
Appalachian State University (; Appalachian, App State, App, or ASU) is a public university in Boone, North Carolina. It was founded as a teachers college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and the latter’s wife, Lillie Shull Dougherty. The university expanded to include other programs in 1967 and joined the University of North Carolina System in 1971.The university enrolls more than 20,600 students. It offers more than 150 bachelor's degrees and 70 graduate degree programs, including two doctoral programs.

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Location

City
Boone, North Carolina

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Locale
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 19.5%
Health Professions And Related Programs 11.0%
Education 9.5%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 7.8%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 6.9%
Visual And Performing Arts 6.6%
Social Sciences 5.9%
Psychology 5.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 3.6%
Natural Resources And Conservation 2.8%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 2.7%
Physical Sciences 2.6%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 2.6%
English Language And Literature/Letters 2.2%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 2.0%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 1.7%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 1.6%
History 0.9%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.9%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.8%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 0.6%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.5%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences 0.5%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0.4%
Architecture And Related Services 0.2%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.1%

Cost

In State Tuition
$7,409.00

Out of State Tuition
$22,216.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
47.39%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$13,920.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1202 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 630 585 540
Verbal 640 600 560

ACT Scores

25 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 26 24 21
English 28 25 21