How many students at Appalachian State? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 20,436 students have enrolled in Appalachian State University with 18,558 undergraduate and 1,878 graduate students.
By gender, 8,650 male and 11,786 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
1,647 students are enrolled exclusively, and 9,770 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Appalachian State University has a total of 20,436 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 18,558 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,878 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 8,650 male and 11,786 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 20,436 | 18,558 | 1,878 |
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| Men | 8,650 | 8,097 | 553 |
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| Women | 11,786 | 10,461 | 1,325 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 16,536 White, 748 Black, and 334 Asian students out of a total of 20,436 are attending at Appalachian State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 47 | 12 | 35 |
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| Asian | 334 | 137 | 197 |
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| Black | 748 | 329 | 419 |
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| Hispanic | 1,604 | 636 | 968 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| White | 16,536 | 7,070 | 9,466 |
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| Two or more races | 878 | 349 | 529 |
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| Race Unknown | 130 | 58 | 72 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 37 | 11 | 26 |
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| Asian | 307 | 130 | 177 |
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| Black | 593 | 284 | 309 |
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| Hispanic | 1,530 | 619 | 911 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| White | 15,002 | 6,619 | 8,383 |
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| Two or more races | 844 | 334 | 510 |
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| Race Unknown | 112 | 54 | 58 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 10 | 1 | 9 |
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| Asian | 27 | 7 | 20 |
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| Black | 155 | 45 | 110 |
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| Hispanic | 74 | 17 | 57 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 1,534 | 451 | 1,083 |
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| Two or more races | 34 | 15 | 19 |
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| Race Unknown | 18 | 4 | 14 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Appalachian State has 201 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 18,323 students under 25 years old, and 2,113 students over 25 years old out of 20,436 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 201 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Appalachian State has 17,591 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 967 students aged 25 and over.
It has 732 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,146 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 201 | 140 | 61 |
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| 18-19 | 7,719 | 4,524 | 3,195 |
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| 20-21 | 7,469 | 4,357 | 3,112 |
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| 22-24 | 2,934 | 1,417 | 1,517 |
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| 25-29 | 898 | 506 | 392 |
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| 30-34 | 424 | 279 | 145 |
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| 35-39 | 242 | 167 | 75 |
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| 40-49 | 392 | 286 | 106 |
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| 50-64 | 154 | 109 | 45 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 201 | 140 | 61 |
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| 18-19 | 7,716 | 4,522 | 3,194 |
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| 20-21 | 7,376 | 4,284 | 3,092 |
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| 22-24 | 2,298 | 990 | 1,308 |
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| 25-29 | 520 | 252 | 268 |
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| 30-34 | 216 | 125 | 91 |
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| 35-39 | 88 | 52 | 36 |
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| 40-49 | 103 | 71 | 32 |
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| 50-64 | 39 | 25 | 14 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 93 | 73 | 20 |
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| 22-24 | 636 | 427 | 209 |
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| 25-29 | 378 | 254 | 124 |
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| 30-34 | 208 | 154 | 54 |
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| 35-39 | 154 | 115 | 39 |
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| 40-49 | 289 | 215 | 74 |
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| 50-64 | 115 | 84 | 31 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Appalachian State University, 1,647 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,770 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,588 students lived in North Carolina or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 59 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 20,436 | 1,647 | 9,770 |
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| Undergraduate | 18,558 | 776 | 9,534 |
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| Graduate | 1,878 | 871 | 236 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| North Carolina Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 1,588 | 57 | 2 |
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| Undergraduate | 744 | 30 | 2 |
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| Graduate | 844 | 27 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 18,558 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,498 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.07%.1,316 students have transferred in as full-time status and 182 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 16,049 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 1,316 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,011 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 182 |
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