Appalachian is a public institution and part of The University of North Carolina System.

Enrollment, Fall 2007

• 15,871 total
• 13,997 undergraduate
• 1,874 graduate
• 2,737 first-time freshmen
• 943 new transfer students
• 52.7% females
• 47.3% males
• 10% minorities, Fall 2006
• 14,544 in state
• 1 ,327 out of state
• North Carolina counties most represented (all students): Wake, Mecklenburg, Watauga, Guilford, Forsyth
• States most represented: North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina

Freshman Admissions, Fall 2007

• 12,946 applications
• 2,737 enrolled
• 1124 SAT average
• 3.68 GPA average

Cost (tuition, fees, room and board), 2008-09 academic year

• $9,894 in state
• $19,954 out of state

Academics

• 17:1 student/faculty ratio
• 24 - average class size
• 5 colleges and schools, 1 graduate school
• more than 140 undergraduate and graduate majors
• 84.5% freshman retention rate, fourth highest in the University of North Carolina system
• 58.4% five-year graduation rate, fourth highest in the University of North Carolina system

Degrees Awarded 2006-07

• 2,425 Bachelors
• 639 Masters/Specialists/Graduate Certificates
• 3 Doctorates
• 3,067 total degrees awarded

Faculty

• 710 full-time faculty
• 77% percentage of full-time faculty with doctorate or first professional degree

Alumni

• More than 89,000 alumni from all 50 states and several foreign countries.

Buildings & Campus

• 1,300 acres, including a 410 acre main campus
• 19 academic buildings
• 210,000-square-foot library
• 2 off-campus centers: New York City and Washington D.C.
• 21 residence halls, housing 5,081 students on campus
• 4 dining facilities
• 11 recreational and athletic facilities

Athletics

• 20 varsity sports offered
• 19 club sports
• more than 60 intramural sports

Appalachian State University fast facts from the Institutional Research and Planning Common Data Set.

Solid Accolades

Appalachian State University’s consistent quality is reflected by high rankings in these national publications:

• U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 America’s Best Colleges Guide
• The Princeton Review’s 2008 edition of “America’s Best Values in Colleges”
• Consumers Digest magazine’s listing of the top 50 best values for public colleges and universities
• Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s “100 Best Values in Public Colleges”

Comprehensive Degree Choices

Appalachian offers more than 140 undergraduate and graduate major programs within the four academic colleges (Arts and Sciences, Fine and Applied Arts, Education and Business) and the School of Music. Additionally, Appalachian offers a doctorate of education.

Internationally Connected

Exchange programs with 41 universities in 17 countries make Appalachian part of the global academic family.

Contributors to Knowledge

A total of $11.1 million in research grants and contracts was awarded to the university in 2006-07. Appalachian encourages faculty/student collaboration on research and creative endeavors, so many of these projects generate special opportunities for undergraduates.

Supported by Alumni and Friends

Contributions to the Appalachian State University Foundation Inc. exceeded $11.6 million in the 2006-07 fiscal year. The Yosef Club for scholarships for student-athletes received $1.28 million in private giving in 2006-07, a 92 percent increase from 2004-05.

Volunteers in the Community

The Appalachian and the Community Together (ACT) office at Appalachian provided an estimated $1.74 million of volunteer service to the community during the 2006-07 school year based on the national standard for volunteer time.

Engaged Audiences

The University Forum Lecture Series brings nationally prominent speakers to campus. Their views enliven campus dialogue on a variety of issues. In Spring 2008, the series hosted visits by writer and feminist activist Gloria Steinem and award-winning scholar and historian Nell Painter.

Athletic Champions

Appalachian offers 20 intercollegiate varsity sports for men and women. The Mountaineers have earned both the Southern Conference’s Commissioner’s Cup and Germman Cup for best all-around men’s and women’s sports two years in a row – the only institution to do that and something Appalachian has accomplished eight times. In football, the Mountaineers have won three consecutive NCAA Division I FCS national championship titles.