Appalachian State University
Boone, NC · Public · Town (distant) · ASU · Appalachian State University
Public institution in Boone, NC · 19,304 undergraduates · 89% acceptance rate · $51,836 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%Undergraduates
- Top 16%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 16%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 22%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $16,487788th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,541324th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $24,5371,045th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,654539th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,231663rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,836970th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,663968th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 73.1%332nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 85.3%410th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 88.6%1,185th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1187436th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 27222nd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 19,304121st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.7%1,427th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 81 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
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Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $65
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 71 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $66,772 | $60,623 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $63,005 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,920 | $56,415 |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $56,114 | $55,693 |
| InsuranceBusiness | bachelors | $52,107 | $53,108 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $51,273 | $54,382 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,025 | $54,296 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,077 | $44,989 |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $43,054 | $37,748 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,368 | $42,533 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $39,909 | $39,369 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $39,909 | $29,685 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1899source
- Athletic nickname: "Mountaineers"source
- Kidd Brewer Stadium seats about 30,000source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Mascot: Yosefsource
- Motto: "Esse quam videri (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 1,300 acressource
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- Formerly known as "(1899–1903)"source
- Formerly known as "Appalachian Training School for Teachers"source
- Formerly known as "(1903–1925)"source
- Formerly known as "Appalachian State Normal School"source
- Formerly known as "(1925–1929)"source
- Formerly known as "Appalachian State Teachers College"source
- Formerly known as "(1929–1967)}}"source
- Athletic conference: FBSsource
- Football rivalry: Deeper than Hate (since 1932)source
- Football rivalry: The Old Mountain Feud (since 1977)source
- Fight song: ""Hi Hi Yikas""source
- Notable alum: Charlotte Flairsource
- Notable alum: Luke Combssource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,263,660 (M $4,536,703 · W $2,726,957)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Football: 2007
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Appalachian State University’s 19,304 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NC
- East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC · 19,857 undergrads
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC · 20,556 undergrads
- University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC · 23,567 undergrads
- University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC · 14,176 undergrads
- University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC · 13,848 undergrads
- North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC · 26,389 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT · 19,147 undergrads
- Kent State University at KentKent, OH · 19,134 undergrads
- Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MI · 19,073 undergrads
- University of MississippiUniversity, MS · 18,995 undergrads
- Post UniversityWaterbury, CT · 18,975 undergrads
- University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE · 18,887 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteappstate.edu
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- Compare with East Carolina UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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