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Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·appstate.edu
6-yr Graduation
75%
+25.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
21,570
peer median 14,240
Avg net price
$16,836
+$4.0k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
24,614
24,614 candidates competed
Admitted
22,188
90.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
4,038
18.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
75%+25.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
59%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
75%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

10.2pp gap
Pell recipients
67%631 of 937
Non-Pell (all)
77%1933 of 2503
Subsidized loan, no Pell
75%414 of 553
No Federal Aid
78%1519 of 1950

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 138 Title IV programs, 75 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 63 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
138
Passing
75
54.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

138programs
  • Passing75 · 54.3%
  • No Data63 · 45.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
3
Watch
6
Safe
66
No data
63

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

75
Special Education and Teaching
Graduate Certificate · Education
+3.7%
$47,528 vs $45,831
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+5.2%
$57,614 vs $54,745
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+9.7%
$53,371 vs $48,653
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+10.9%
$50,822 vs $45,831
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+15.9%
$63,464 vs $54,745
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Graduate Certificate · Education
+16.5%
$53,406 vs $45,831
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+19.1%
$65,206 vs $54,745
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+20.5%
$55,225 vs $45,831

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Special Education and Teaching
Graduate Certificate · Education
+3.7%
+$1,697

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

63
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
62%
$39,330 debt · $63,464 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
61%
$24,874 debt · $41,002 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Graduate Certificate · Education
60%
$32,114 debt · $53,406 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
58%
$31,997 debt · $55,225 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
56%
$25,000 debt · $44,986 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
54%
$29,000 debt · $53,371 earn
Arts Entertainment and Media Management
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
52%
$23,151 debt · $44,297 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
52%
$21,024 debt · $40,371 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1942Next review Jun 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 14

Action history · 20

  1. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Oct 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,325
$30–48k$11,600
$48–75k$15,204
$75–110k$20,840
$110k+$22,382

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$16,836
+$4,027vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $12,810
Federal loans
36.6%
In-state tuition
$7,579
Out-of-state
$25,212

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 6,516 students received $39.2M in Pell grants, alongside $76.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
6,516
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$39.2M
$39,186,713 total
Direct Loans
$76.9M
13,486 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

5k
’20
5k
’21
5k
’22
5k
’23
7k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$21.7M
5,086 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$23.7M
6,362 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$10.3M
739 loan awards
Parent PLUS$20.7M
1,215 loan awards
Grad PLUS$649K
84 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 3,662 borrowers who entered repayment, 48 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,662
Defaulted
48
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.6%
2017
3.9%
2018
3.6%
2019
1.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Appalachian State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs126
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

4,332 total completions
01Business
1,31030.2%
02Education
50411.6%
03Biological Sciences
49911.5%
04Health Professions
45010.4%
05Psychology
44910.4%
06Communication
3347.7%
07Visual/Performing Arts
2575.9%
08Social Sciences
1984.6%
09Public Admin
1683.9%
10Computer Sciences
1633.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
21,570
12-mo unduplicated
23,654
Undergraduate
21,253
Graduate
2,401

Gender split

Men
43%10,178
Women
57%13,476

Race / ethnicity composition

White
78.5%
Hispanic
9.4%
Two or more
4.8%
Black
3.1%
Unknown
1.8%
Asian
1.7%
Non-resident
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
438
267 M · 171 W
Women athletes
39.0%
Athletic aid
$7.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$45.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$4.5M
$2.7M
Recruiting expense
$787K
$200K
Head-coach salaries
$384K
$126K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
63 M · 100 W
$2.3M
Football
122 M · —
$13.3M
Baseball
39 M · —
$1.9M
Basketball
17 M · 15 W
$4.2M
Wrestling
32 M · —
$905K
Soccer
— · 28 W
$1.1M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.04
22 offenses · 21,253 students

3-year trend

1.262 yrs ago0.931 yr ago1.04Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
67
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
90
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
6

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
14
Burglary
3
Fondling
3
Robbery
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

22total
  • On campus20
  • Non-campus2

Includes 14 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
10
Dating violence
38
Stalking
51 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons107
Drugs25100
Liquor53418

Residence-hall fires

  • Frank Hall1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • Elkstone Hall1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • Mountain Laurel Hall1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • Thunder Hill Hall1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • New River Hall1 fire
    OtherDamage $1,000-$9,999

Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
1,125

Appalachian State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Appalachian State selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectAppalachian State University
75%—21,570$16,836Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
44%93.3%7,674$10,260Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
North Carolina Central University
42%87.0%8,579$15,359Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of North Georgia
50%67.9%19,291$9,823Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of West Florida
59%58.2%14,822$9,364Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Troy University
49%96.0%13,658$16,527Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median50%87.0%14,240$12,810

Institutions like Appalachian State

Explore the federal data for institutions in Appalachian State's comparison group.

IPEDS

Appalachian State Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research, Assessment & Planning
Phone
828-262-4090
Address
BB Dougherty Administration Building, Room 200, ASU Box 32078, 438 Academy Street, Boone, NC 28608-2078

The Office of Institutional Research, Assessment & Planning (IRAP), as a primary source for institutional data, equips the Appalachian State University community to make data-informed decisions that contribute to continuous improvement and institutional success.

Visit IR office page
Team
10 members
  • Rick Sears
    Executive Director
  • Genesis Baker
    Program Specialist
  • Amanda Harper
    Senior Research Analyst
  • Heith Simpson
    Business Intelligence/Data Analyst
  • Ginny Moench
    Enrollment Management BI Analyst
  • Scott Moomaw
    Sr. Business Intelligence Analyst
  • Rich Tedder
    Business & Technology Applications Analyst
  • Cathy Ziegler
    Technology Support Analyst
  • Dr. Tina Hogan
    Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation
  • Vivian Thompson
    Survey and Course Evaluation Coordinator

Common Data Set

Appalachian State's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (5)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about Appalachian State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Appalachian State.

What is the graduation rate at Appalachian State University?

Appalachian State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 75% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Appalachian State University?

Appalachian State University reports a total enrollment of 21,570 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Appalachian State University?

The average net price at Appalachian State University is $16,836 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Appalachian State University?

Appalachian State University's yield rate is 18.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Appalachian State University located?

Appalachian State University is located in Boone, North Carolina 28608.

Who runs Institutional Research at Appalachian State University?

Appalachian State University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment & Planning.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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