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Appalachian State University Common Data Set 2024-25

NCTest policy: Required for some: SAT or ACT required for some applicants, not others; scores also used for advising (C8D). No C8F clarification.Compare with other schoolsAP credit

Acceptance rate

90.1%

22,188 of 24,614

Early decision rate

No ED

SAT middle 50%

1140–1270

ACT middle 50%

21–27

Admissions
AppliedC124,614
AdmittedC122,188
EnrolledC14,038
YieldC118.2%
Early decisionC21Not offered
Early actionC22Offered, counts not reported
Waitlist
Offered a placeC21,391
Accepted a placeC2566
Admitted from waitlistC2547
Odds if you stay on the listC296.6%
Test scores and GPA
Submitted SATC98.8%
Submitted ACTC922.8%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9570–660
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9354–620
Average high school GPAC123.84
GPA of 4.0C1139.6%
GPA 3.75–3.99C1118.4%
GPA 3.50–3.74C1118.1%
GPA below 3.50C1123.9%
Cost and financial aid
Tuition, in-stateG1$4,242
Tuition, out-of-stateG1$21,875
Required feesG1$3,337
Food and housingG1—
Need fully met (first-years)H25%
Average % of need metH254%
Average need-based packageH2$10,203
Average need-based grantH2$9,608
What admissions looks at
  • Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
  • Class rankVery important
  • Academic GPAVery important
  • Standardized test scoresImportant
  • Application essayConsidered
  • Recommendation(s)Not considered
  • InterviewImportant
  • Extracurricular activitiesImportant
  • Talent/abilityImportant
  • Character/personal qualitiesConsidered
  • First generationConsidered
  • Alumni/ae relationNot considered
  • Geographical residenceNot considered
  • State residencyNot considered
  • Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
  • Volunteer workImportant
  • Work experienceImportant
  • Level of applicant's interestImportant

From item C7.

Outcomes
UndergraduatesB119,560
First-year retentionB2284%
4-year graduation rateB—
6-year graduation rateB74.5%
Notes on this filing
  • C2: waitlist block has three printed counts (1391 offered, 566 accepted, 547 admitted), mapped by position.
  • C1: applicants, admits and enrollees are first-time, first-year totals; men plus women sums match the printed totals.
  • C8A: SAT/ACT marked 'Required for some'; C8F clarification is blank, so the policy is summarized from C8A alone.
  • C8E: latest SAT/ACT score date printed as August 1.
  • C8: SAT Math 25th percentile is printed as 354, which looks inconsistent with the 50th (550) and 75th (620) percentiles; copied as printed and worth verifying.
  • C9: SAT and ACT submission percentages are as printed; test-score ranges are reported for the submitting group.
  • C11: pct_below_3_50 is the sum of the bands 3.25-3.49, 3.00-3.24, 2.50-2.99, 2.00-2.49, 1.00-1.99 and below 1.0 for all enrolled students (13.65+7.30+2.83+0.07+0+0).
  • C11/C12: pct_submitting of 99.78 is the C12 percent submitting high school GPA; pct_4_0 and other bands are from the all-enrolled column.
  • C5/C4: the filing requires a college-preparatory program and lists 15 required academic units.
  • Early decision: not offered (AD_EDEC = N). Early action is offered and restrictive, but its applicant and admit counts are not printed.
  • Retention: 84 printed in B22 (Fall 2023 cohort to Fall 2024).
  • Graduation: the 6-year rate 74.53 comes from the Fall 2018 bachelor's cohort (G/C, printed as .7453). The 4-year rate is not printed as a rate (only 2,020 completers out of 3,440), so grad_rate_4yr is null.
  • G1: costs are first-year figures from the 2025-26 section. Tuition is split by in-state and out-of-state, so the single tuition field is null. Room and board is not printed as a combined figure (housing-only 7,240 and food-only 5,628 are separate), so it is null.
  • H2/H1: aid figures use the 2023-24 final year, and H2 column 'Full-time First-time First-year' is used. pct_need_fully_met = 93/1,864 = 5.0% (line h over line d). pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed as a percent, so it is null.
  • Enrollment: undergraduate total 19,560 is from B1 (EN_TOT_UG_N).

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Appalachian State University admissions FAQ
What is Appalachian State University's acceptance rate?
Appalachian State University admitted 22,188 of 24,614 first-year applicants for 2024-25, an acceptance rate of 90.1%, according to its Common Data Set.
Does Appalachian State University have early decision?
No. Appalachian State University does not offer early decision, per its 2024-25 Common Data Set.
What SAT score do you need for Appalachian State University?
The middle 50% of Appalachian State University's enrolled first-years scored 1140–1270 on the SAT and 21–27 on the ACT.
How many students get off Appalachian State University's waitlist?
Appalachian State University offered 1,391 students a waitlist spot and admitted 547 from it (96.6% of those who stayed on).
How much does Appalachian State University cost?
Tuition is $4,242 in-state, before aid. The average need-based grant is $9,608.
What is Appalachian State University's graduation rate?
74.5% of students graduate within six years.

Source: Appalachian State University Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.

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