Appalachian State University is a public institution that was founded in 1899. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 17,381, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 500 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Appalachian State University's ranking in the 2020 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities South, #6. Its in-state tuition and fees are $7,397; out-of-state tuition and fees are $22,204.Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, the Appalachian State University campus provides students with a green, rural setting where they can choose from more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors. Appalachian State also offers several opportunities for students to learn outside of the classroom, from the Center of Entrepreneurship to the WASU student radio station. Students can join a fraternity or sorority and pick from many clubs, as well as attend events from the stacked Appalachian arts calendar.Appalachian also gives students a chance to plan events through the Appalachian Popular Programming Society, whose members organize and promote film screenings, concerts and other activities for their peers. Appalachian State athletics consists of about 20 varsity, 20 club and more than 80 recreational sports teams. The Mountaineer football team, which competes in the NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference, once graced the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine when it pulled an upset against Michigan.Graduate students at Appalachian can choose from several programs, including those in the Walker College of Business and the Reich College of Education. Notable alumni include Stephen Dubner, co-author of the international bestseller "Freakonomics."
Acceptance Rate：69% Average GPA：3.6 SAT：1100-1260 ACT：22-26 Application Deadline：March 1 School Website：http://www.appstate.edu School Nature：Public, Coed Year Founded：1899 School Type：regional-universities-south Total Enrollment：19,108 Tuition and Fees：$22,204 (2019-20) In-state Tuition：$7,397 (2019-20) Room and board：$8,826 (2019-20) Academic Calendar：Semester Setting：Rural Religious Affiliation：None Endowment：$122.4 million
