Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at App State is largely skewed towards women students, with 56.7% of undergraduate students being women and 43.3% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 18,555, with 10,524 women and 8,031 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at App State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 70.4% of undergraduate students being women and 29.6% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 2,086, with 1,469 women and 617 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 43.3% 8,031 students
- women 56.7% 10,524 students
Graduate Students
- men 29.6% 617 students
- women 70.4% 1,469 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 80.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 14,990 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 8.3% of the student body, with 1,530 students. Mixed race students represent 4.6% of the population, with 855 students, while African American students account for 3.3%, with 603 students. Asian students account for 1.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 325 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 1 students.
International students make up 0.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 89 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.7% of the population, totaling 133 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within App State.
Undergraduate Students
- White 80.9% 14,990 students
- Hispanic 8.3% 1,530 students
- Mixed race 4.6% 855 students
- African American 3.3% 603 students
- Asian 1.8% 325 students
- Unknown race 0.7% 133 students
- International students 0.5% 89 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 1 students
Graduate Students
- White 83.7% 1,741 students
- African American 8.6% 178 students
- Hispanic 3.5% 72 students
- Asian 1.2% 24 students
- Mixed race 1.1% 23 students
- International students 1.1% 23 students
- Unknown race 0.9% 18 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 1 students
Transfer Students
- White 81.5% 1,240 students
- Hispanic 8.5% 130 students
- Mixed race 4.0% 61 students
- African American 2.8% 42 students
- Unknown race 1.4% 21 students
- Asian 1.3% 20 students
- International students 0.5% 7 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 41% 7,669 students
- 20-21 39% 7,258 students
- 22-24 12% 2,242 students
- 25-29 3% 549 students
- 30-34 1% 163 students
- 40-49 1% 104 students
- 35-39 0% 89 students
- 50-64 0% 32 students
- 22-24 33% 700 students
- 25-29 21% 441 students
- 40-49 14% 297 students
- 30-34 11% 236 students
- 35-39 9% 186 students
- 50-64 6% 127 students
- 20-21 4% 90 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Appalachian State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,661 | 89.71% | |
| South Carolina | 92 | 2.25% | |
| Virginia | 60 | 1.47% | |
| Georgia | 51 | 1.25% | |
| Florida | 42 | 1.03% | |
| Illinois | 19 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 19 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 19 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 8 | less than 1% | |
| California | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 4 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 3 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | less than 1% |
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