Colleges / Appalachian State University
College · Public · Boone, NC · Town
ASU

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC

Address287 Rivers St, Boone, NC 28608
Websitewww.appstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size19,444
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1214 · ACT 27.

If you get in

19,444 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $23k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$93k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$67k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$25k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$25.2k
Room & board
$12.9k
Books & supplies
$800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants26%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans37%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr75%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out18%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
19,444
Location
Boone, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Appalachian State University
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White79%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Black3%
  • Unknown2%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students25%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$56k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 72

What you can study.

Colleges / Appalachian State University
College · Public · Boone, NC · Town
ASU

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC

Address287 Rivers St, Boone, NC 28608
Websitewww.appstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size19,444
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1214 · ACT 27.

If you get in

19,444 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $23k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$93k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$67k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$25k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$25.2k
Room & board
$12.9k
Books & supplies
$800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants26%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans37%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr75%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out18%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
19,444
Location
Boone, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Appalachian State University
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White79%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Black3%
  • Unknown2%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students25%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$56k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 72

What you can study.