Appalachian State University Business Programs

Appalachian State University is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. Boone is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Appalachian State University Rankings

Out of the 56 colleges in North Carolina, Appalachian State is ranked at #7.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Appalachian State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Most Popular Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Most Popular Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#71	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#162	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#164	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#165	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Appalachian State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#26	Best Value Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising	College Factual
#30	Best General Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#31	Best Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#34	Best Management Information Systems Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#171	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#171	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Appalachian State University?

Contact details for Appalachian State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	287 Rivers St, Boone, NC 28608
Phone:	828-262-2000
Website:	www.appstate.edu/
Facebook:	http://facebook.com/appalachianstateuniversity
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/appstate

How Do I Get Into Appalachian State?

You can apply to Appalachian State online at: https://apply.commonapp.org/login?ma=854

Admission Requirements for Appalachian State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Appalachian State?

Appalachian State has an acceptance rate of 80%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 39% of students accepted to Appalachian State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 630. Math scores were between 530 and 610.

Appalachian State received ACT scores from 43% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 27. Math scores were between 20 and 26. Composite scores were between 22 and 27.

Can I Afford Appalachian State University?

The overall average net price of Appalachian State is $26,595. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Appalachian State, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $6,820 a year. That adds up to $27,280 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Appalachian State is 3.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Appalachian State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 18,061 undergraduate students at Appalachian State, with 16,905 being full-time and 1,156 being part-time.

There are also 1,962 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,905 full-time undergraduates at Appalachian State, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Appalachian State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	273
Black or African American	590
Hispanic or Latino	1,356
White	13,728
International Students	68
Other Races/Ethnicities	890

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Appalachian State University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at Appalachian State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Australia, and Venezuela.

Online Learning at Appalachian State University

In 2019-2020, 18,957 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Appalachian State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Appalachian State

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Appalachian State University was $7,410 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $22,217. The following table shows how Appalachian State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Public Relations & Advertising	#1	#4
Advertising	#1	#1

Online Growth Rankings of Appalachian State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Appalachian State University was 59.7%. This is the #497 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Appalachian State regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Appalachian State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Appalachian State.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Advertising	#1
Public Relations & Advertising	#16
General Business Administration and Management	#258
Business Administration & Management	#342

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Appalachian State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	158	45	203
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	166	0	166
Construction Management	131	0	131
Accounting	86	38	124
Finance	113	0	113
General Management Information Systems	91	0	91
Advertising	84	0	84
Insurance	76	0	76
Supply Chain Management	75	0	75
Public Relations	73	0	73
General Economics	38	0	38
General Hospitality Administration/Management	34	0	34
International Business/Trade/Commerce	15	0	15
Actuarial Science	7	0	7
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,147	83	1,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

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