Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University admitted 90% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1120–1280 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $16,082 a year. Within six years, 71% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 90%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1120–1280
- ACT middle 50%
- 21–27
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $24,140 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $16,082 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $11,070 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $7,642 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $25,932 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 71%
- Students who return for a second year
- 84%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $57,488 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 19,444
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 31%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 24%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 10%
- Psychology
- 9%
- Communication and journalism
- 7%
- Education
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Old Dominion University VA · 90% admitted
- Whitworth University WA · 90% admitted
- Oglethorpe University GA · 88% admitted
- University of Toledo OH · 92% admitted
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania PA · 91% admitted
- Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA · 91% admitted
More colleges in North Carolina
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC · 42% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC · 80% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC · 15% admitted
- East Carolina University NC · 89% admitted
- University of North Carolina Wilmington NC · 64% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC · 89% admitted
- North Carolina A & T State University NC · 50% admitted
- Western Carolina University NC · 82% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.