- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Appalachian State University
Boone, NCTown: distantZIP 28608Founded 1899
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1899
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.appstate.edu
North CarolinaPublic
Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University is a public university in Boone, North Carolina, with 19,444 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 71% within six years and costs $16,082 a year after aid.
71%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention84%
4-year graduation55%
Pell Grant share31%
Federal loans38%
$16,082net price / year
90%admission rate
1214average SAT
71%graduate in 6 years
$57,488median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#918 of 1,704 for earnings#569 of 1,739 for lowest net price#342 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,194 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $24,140tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,642
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $25,932
- Average net price
- $16,082national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,070
$30,001–48,000$10,994
$48,001–75,000$12,977
$75,001–110,000$19,354
$110,001+$22,753
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1214
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 570–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college71%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college31%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 71%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 55%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 74%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,228
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,488middle 50%: $40,956–$82,218
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,218
Median, Appalachian State University$57,488
Lower quarter$40,956
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 19,444
- Part-time
- 6.9%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 21.1
- First-generation students
- 25%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 78%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,281 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,690
- Endowment, end of year
- $217,201,820
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White78%
Hispanic9.4%
Black3.1%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races4.8%
U.S. nonresident0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.8%
26 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management24%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Psychology8.9%
Communication & journalism7.2%
Education7.2%
Health professions7.0%
Visual & performing arts5.4%
Social sciences4.0%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 197869. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q620640.