unitid 197869 · Boone, NC · public 4-year · town (distant)
Appalachian State University
- enrollment 2023
- 22,082
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
90%
69th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
19,444
87th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
26%
undergrads on Pell grants
32nd pctl among public 4-years
completion
75%
finish within 150% time
92nd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$23,169
54th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$16,836
after aid, aided students
78th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$51,836
after entry, Title IV students
54th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$20,231
56th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,325 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k21%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k19%
- 75-110k19%
- 110k+25%
- Median family income
- $56,101
- First-generation students
- 25%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,579
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 317 | $42,768 | $21,444 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 255 | $54,550 | $21,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 251 | $60,338 | $21,497 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 250 | $46,027 | $21,500 |
| Marketing. | 204 | $59,640 | $19,500 |
| Biology, General. | 165 | $67,233 | $23,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 143 | $50,569 | $18,750 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 131 | $54,970 | $21,500 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 111 | $55,221 | $21,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 111 | $59,944 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 111 | $46,827 | $21,614 |
| Construction Management. | 105 | $76,819 | $20,280 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.