Student Activities
Student Activities
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Activities and Organizations
choral groups, marching band, drama theatre, radio station, student newspaper, television station, national fraternities, national sororities, student yosef club, appalachian state university gardening club, appalachian educators, health professions club, watauga humane society club
Sororities
66% of women participate
Fraternities
45% of men participate
ROTC
Army ROTC is offered on campus, Navy ROTC is offered on campus, Airforce ROTC is offered off campus
Student Body
Student Body
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Coeducational
Yes
All Undergraduates
19,560
Women
10,818 (55.3%)
Men
8,742 (44.7%)
Full-Time Undergraduates
18,146
Ethnicity of Students from U.S.
American Indian/Alaskan Native
0.2%
Asian
1.7%
Black/African-American
3.1%
Hispanic/Latino
9.5%
Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino)
4.8%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
0%
White
78.9%
Unknown
1.9%
International Students
0.5% from 61 countries
Average Age
21
All Graduate Students
1,878
Undergraduate Retention & Graduation
Undergraduate Retention & Graduation
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First-Year Students Returning
84.0%
Students Graduating Within 4 Years
58.7%
Students Graduating Within 5 Years
72.5%
Students Graduating Within 6 Years
75.0%
After Graduation
After Graduation
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Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months
64%
Average Starting Salary
$47,507
Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly
Not reported
Disciplines Pursued
Not available
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