The student population at Appalachian State University is 20,436 (18,558 undergraduate and 1,878 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,598 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Appalachian State is 90.81% which is increased by 2,533 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 65 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.36 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,647 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 81.99% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 19,039 where 20,436 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

90.81% of total students is undergraduate students and 9.19% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 2,533 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 65 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.36 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Appalachian State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Appalachian State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1417,83816,0257,4998,5261,8135511,262
2014-1518,026
188
16,255
230
7,506
7
8,749
223
1,771
-42
546
-5
1,225
-37
2015-1617,932
-94
16,290
35
7,511
5
8,779
30
1,642
-129
536
-10
1,106
-119
2016-1718,295
363
16,595
305
7,446
-65
9,149
370
1,700
58
542
6
1,158
52
2017-1818,811
516
17,017
422
7,593
147
9,424
275
1,794
94
588
46
1,206
48
2018-1919,108
297
17,381
364
7,608
15
9,773
349
1,727
-67
533
-55
1,194
-12
2019-2019,280
172
17,518
137
7,634
26
9,884
111
1,762
35
527
-6
1,235
41
2020-2120,023
743
18,061
543
7,722
88
10,339
455
1,962
200
570
43
1,392
157
2021-2220,641
618
18,555
494
8,031
309
10,524
185
2,086
124
617
47
1,469
77
2022-2320,436
-205
18,558
3
8,097
66
10,461
-63
1,878
-208
553
-64
1,325
-144
Average19,03917,2267,6659,5611,8145561,257
Appalachian State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 17,226 where 18,558 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Appalachian State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1416,02515,1157,1417,974910358552
2014-1516,25515,3127,1568,156943350593
2015-1616,29015,3517,1128,239939399540
2016-1716,59515,5427,0148,5281,053432621
2017-1817,01716,0717,2018,870946392554
2018-1917,38116,4217,2369,185960372588
2019-2017,51816,6227,2639,359896371525
2020-2118,06116,9057,2269,6791,156496660
2021-2218,55517,4187,5259,8931,137506631
2022-2318,55817,3657,5739,7921,193524669
Average17,22617,2267,2458,96817,226420593
Appalachian State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,814 where 1,878 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Appalachian State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,813906318588907233674
2014-151,771853328525918218700
2015-161,642868324544774212562
2016-171,700945348597755194561
2017-181,794950354596844234610
2018-191,727870295575857238619
2019-201,762872290582890237653
2020-211,9628673045631,095266829
2021-222,0869203365841,166281885
2022-231,8788583015571,020252768
Average1,8141,8143205711,814237686
Appalachian State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 80.92%. The percentage was 86.04% 10 years ago and Appalachian State still has a high percentage of white students. 1.63% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.66% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Appalachian State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14512295627011215,347399
2014-15442675847021115,447441
2015-16483206457592015,144497
2016-17563287158432015,334565
2017-18553187071,0571415,610655
2018-19523096961,1601415,839683
2019-20593057071,332815,796746
2020-21373067821,509116,331809
2021-22353497811,602216,731878
2022-23473347481,604316,536878
Average483076931,1271115,812655
Appalachian State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,647 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 81.99% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Appalachian State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1518,0269051,76415,357
2015-1617,9328121,94115,179
2016-1718,2959511,71515,629
2017-1818,8119782,15215,681
2018-1919,1081,0562,75015,302
2019-2019,2809793,51114,790
2020-2120,0233,28115,6761,066
2021-2220,6411,66710,6398,335
2022-2320,4361,6479,7709,019
Average19,1721,3645,54612,262

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