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Located in Boone, North Carolina, Appalachian State University is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Boone draws many to the area.

418 Undergraduate Degrees
140 Graduate Degrees
$26,595 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
83% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Appalachian State University?

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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

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?

83% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
12% Submit SAT Scores
Appalachian State has an acceptance rate of 83%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Appalachian State University  ( 560 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Appalachian State University  ( 540 to 620 )
200
800
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.

ACT English Scores for Appalachian State University  ( 19 to 26 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Appalachian State University  ( 21 to 27 )
1
36

Can I Afford Appalachian State University?

$26,595 Net Price
46% Take Out Loans
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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Appalachian State, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $6,810 a year. That adds up to $27,240 over four years for those students.

Appalachian State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

17,418 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 18,555 undergraduate students at Appalachian State, with 17,418 being full-time and 1,137 being part-time.

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There are also 2,086 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 17,418 full-time undergraduates at Appalachian State, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 306
Black or African American 564
Hispanic or Latino 1,430
White 14,093
International Students 84
Other Races/Ethnicities 941

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.

Online Learning at Appalachian State University

1,647 Took All Classes Online
11,417 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 39 bachelor’s degree and 42 master’s degree programs available online at Appalachian State. In 2022-2023, 11,417 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Appalachian State has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 8th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Appalachian State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
General Public Health 18%
Health Care Management 35%

Appalachian State University Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 123 1 5 129
Dietetics/Dietitian 52 11 43 106
General Communication Sciences & Disorders 83 0 0 83
Health Care Management 65 0 18 83
General Public Health 79 0 0 79
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 0 0 27 27
Music Therapy 15 0 10 25
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 0 9 14 23
Athletic Training 0 0 2 2
Public Health Education and Promotion 1 0 0 1
Occupational Therapy 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 418 21 119 558

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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