Appalachian State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Appalachian State University, also referred to as App State, ASU, or App, is a coeducatiuonal, public university located in Boone, Carolina, United States. It was established in 1889 as Watauga Academy. On March 9, 1903, it was renamed Appalachian Training School for Teachers. In 1925, the name was changed to Appalachian State Normal School. The next re-christening of the institution took place in 1929, and the name became Appalachian State Teachers College. Finally, it gained university status and became Appalachian State University in 1967.

The University presently comprises of five colleges and one graduate school including:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Fine and Applied Arts
• Cratis D. Williams Graduate School
• Mariam Cannon Hayes School of Music
• Reich College of Education
• Walker College of Business

Appalachian State University campus is home to more than 20 Greek-letter fraternities and sororities. These fraternities and sororities include Alpha Phi, Kappa Delta, Sigma Kappa, Alpha Delta Pi, Delta Tau Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, Theta Chi, and Tau Kappa Epsilon.

The atheltic teams are called the Appalachian State Mountaineers. The official mascot is Yosef the mountaineer. The University sponsors baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track and field, wrestling, volleyball, and softball.

Notable alumni of the University include Eric Church, country music singer; Ron Prince, Head football coach at Kansas State University; and Melissa Morrison-Howard, two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the hurdle race in 2000 and 2004.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in design, nutrition and exercise therapy, therapy and counseling, media, education and teaching, and real estate and construction management.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 16,610 in 2009-2010 (16,190 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 86% of enrolled students and graduate students are 14%.

Students under 25 years old represent 84% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Appalachian State provides on-campus housing for 4,968 of its 16,190 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southern Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 200 male students received the aid (men were 62% of those receiving aid) and 125 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 38% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Appalachian State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (7 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (12 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (552 awarded)

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Insurance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (33 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (14 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (12 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (93 awarded)

• Graphic Design
• Industrial Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (20 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (928 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• History Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary School Administration/Principalship
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (55 awarded)

• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Solar Energy Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (135 awarded)

• Child Development
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (15 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (17 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (478 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (19 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (229 awarded)

• Advertising
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (57 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (1 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (4 awarded)

• Gerontology

MUSIC (38 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (34 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (160 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (18 awarded)

• Commercial Photography

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (64 awarded)

• Construction Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (142 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (110 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (312 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Communication Disorders
• Counseling Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology