Appalachian State University is a public institution that was started in 1899. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 17,518, its environment is rural, and the campus size is 500 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its in-state tuition/fees are $7,410; out-of-state tuition/fees are $22,217
situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, the Appalachian State University campus provides learners with a green, rural environment where they can choose from more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors. Appalachian State also offers several opportunities for learners to learn outside of the classroom, from the Center of Entrepreneurship to the WASU student radio station. learners 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 learners 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 learners 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.”