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Top reasons you should go to App State

App State is known for its special combination of people and place, set in one of the country’s most beautiful locations — the perfect setting to strengthen your academic focus, discover your passions, enhance your leadership skills and take the next step in your life’s journey.

Invest in your future

Value

Deepen your understanding of sustainability

Sustainability

Learn beyond the classroom

Community

Enjoy the challenges of “discovering why”

Academics

Lead a purposeful life as a global citizen

Global

Make Boone your home away from home

Boone
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Invest in your future. You deserve a great return.

How much does it cost to attend App State? Less than you might think.

Among ‘Best’ schools in US” (Money.com)
Among ‘Best’ schools in US, Southeast for 2021 and 2022
Where can an Appalachian degree take you?
Where can an Appalachian degree take you?
Employers explain why they hire Appalachian graduates
“You’re hired!” Employers explain why they hire App grads
98% of undergraduate alumni are employed or pursuing an advanced degree within 1 year of graduation
95% of undergraduate alumni are employed or pursuing an advanced degree within 1 year of graduation
ACCESS Scholar describes how her experience at App allowed her to develop into an intentional leader
ACCESS Scholar describes how her experience at App allowed her to develop into an intentional leader
App State’s premier signature scholarships
App State’s premier signature scholarships — a lifetime of value
Check out FAFSA's YouTube playlist of video tutorials
Check out FAFSA's YouTube playlist of video tutorials
Students on campus in fall
Explore App State’s affordability and financial resources
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Our commitment to sustainability is a tradition, not a trend.

Are you the kind of student who desires a deep and lasting understanding of sustainability? Our commitment to research, creativity, innovation and practice is making a difference now and for our future.

Climate scientist shares details about his trip to Mount Everest
Listen — climate scientist shares details about his trip to Mount Everest to install the world’s highest weather station
Solar panels on roof of Leon Levine Hall
App State’s roadmap to climate neutrality
Honeybees on honeycomb
App State researchers working to save honeybees with informatics
Wind turbine above campus
Top rankings from AASHE and SIERRA magazine for campus sustainability efforts
Snowfall on campus
Building resilience to climate change — research designed to help our community
Solar Car Racing
App State's Team Sunergy wins big in US solar racing challenge — No. 1 in Cruiser Class
Sustainiability Podcast
Listen — explore the many ways sustainability affects our lives
Over 40% of waste diverted from landfills through reduction, recycling and composting
Over 40% of waste diverted from landfills through reduction, recycling and composting
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Find your community

Are you the kind of student who seeks learning beyond the classroom? Get involved and look for opportunities to explore your passions, develop valuable leadership skills and create lifelong bonds and friendships.

Is App State right for you? Spoiler alert: It’s great to be a Mountaineer!
Is App State right for you? Spoiler alert: It’s great to be a Mountaineer!
Explore your passions — 400+ clubs and organizations
Explore your passions — 400+ clubs and organizations
Serving community meals
Mountaineers Moving Mountains — how the Appalachian Community is adapting to a new normal
Zoom tips
SOULs share philosophies, “insider knowledge” and tips for how to thrive as a Mountaineer
Residential Learning Communities offer opportunities to live among others with similar interests
Residential Learning Communities offer opportunities to live among others with similar interests
Watauga College student
Is Watauga Residential College right for you?
Founders Day
History and tradition — App State’s 4th annual Founders Day celebration
Building a house with Habitat for humanity
App Builds a Home breaks ground on 3rd ‘safe and affordable home’
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You’ll thrive in our challenging and supportive academic environment.

Are you the kind of student who enjoys the challenges of “discovering why”? From the moment you begin your Appalachian education, you’ll be expected to develop as a critical and creative thinker, an effective communicator and an inquisitive local-to-global learner. Our faculty value the importance of thoughtfully considering context and will support your ambitions.

Discover academic opportunities — 150+ majors to explore
Discover academic opportunities — 150+ majors to explore
App State leads nation in certified teachers for 5th consecutive year
Undergraduate research is the rule, not the exception
Hands-on learning — undergraduate research is the rule, not the exception
Passion meets purpose — support students need to stay focused and on track
Passion meets purpose — support students need to stay focused and on track
Studying permafrost
App State students and faculty research climate change in Alaska
App State police academy
App State prepares students for careers, not just their first job
The Honors College — what it is, what it’s not and why it's great
The Honors College — what it is, what it’s not and why it's great
Students explain why they chose to transfer to App
Students explain why they chose to transfer to App
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You’ll have many opportunities to explore the world, abroad or at home.

Are you the kind of student who aspires to lead a purposeful life as a global citizen? Through study abroad trips, international studies courses, relationships with scholars from around the world and collaborative research abroad, you’ll have opportunities to engage in experiences that will increase your knowledge of global issues, regions and cultures.

Business students and faculty reconfigure Bengaluru, India, study abroad
While a global pandemic kept most home, Business students and faculty reconfigure Bengaluru, India, study abroad
Live in a community with others who seek to explore cultures and languages
Live in a community with others who seek to explore cultures and languages
App State’s Fulbright scholars in Austria
App State one of 17 US schools named a top producer of Fulbright scholars
A Peru study abroad becomes a metaphor for the Appalachian Experience
A Peru study abroad becomes a metaphor for the Appalachian Experience
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Stay connected to the world, even from home
Rhiannon Reed-Kelly
Rhiannon Reed-Kelly ’20 dreams of designing a world of happy, healthy cities
INTAPP gives students an outlet to embrace other cultures and countries
INTAPP gives students an outlet to embrace other cultures and countries
Graduate Certificate in International Leadership
Develop the critical skills it takes to be a global leader with our Graduate Certificate in International Leadership
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Boone — your home away from home.

Boone is a college town in the best sense — a place where people say hello on the street and a vibrant downtown is just a block from campus. The surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains attract outdoor enthusiasts year-round for hiking, skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, cycling, fishing, kayaking, rock climbing and other activities.

Where people say hello — “Everyone you meet has a smile on their face”
Where people say hello — “Everyone you meet has a smile on their face”
A winter snow blankets campus
A winter snow blankets campus
“Every weekend I get to go on a new adventure!”
One of the “20 Best Colleges for Outdoor Enthusiasts”
Beyond the heart of Appalachian — the beauty of Appalachia
Beyond campus — the beauty of Appalachia
Live webcam — take a look at downtown Boone
Live webcam — what’s happening on App State’s campus
Grandfather Mountain Sunset
Day trip activities in the High Country — the perfect destination for social distancing
The High Country is filled with fun and adventure
Watch — the High Country is filled with fun and adventure
Zoe's 5 Favorite Places on Campus
Zoe's 5 Favorite Places on Campus
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