Boone, NC
Appalachian State University
https://www.appstate.edu/Repayment outcome
93.2%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$25,900–$50,700
middle 50% · median $36,600
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$12,725
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$15,635
Sticker price
before any aid
$17,780
Default rate
4.8%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Public Admin$54,635
- Education$44,980
- Library Science$42,961
- Business$42,533
- Physical Sciences$38,289
- Computer Science$37,568
- Visual & Performing Arts$35,728
- Criminal Justice$34,603
- Engineering Tech$34,081
- Biology$31,890
- Math & Statistics$29,685
- Communication and Media Studies.$28,598
- History$26,933
- Interdisciplinary$23,069
- Family Sciences$23,034
- Parks & Fitness$22,929
- English & Literature$22,887
- Psychology$22,043
- Health Professions$21,234
- Liberal Arts$20,140
- Social Sciences$18,087
- Foreign Languages$17,245
- Philosophy$15,111
Academics
Acceptance
63.2%
Avg SAT
1,156
Enrollment
15,840
What students study
16 fields offered
Business
18% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Education14.5%
- 03Psychology8.1%
- 04Social Sciences7.2%
- 05Communications7.2%
- 06Health Professions6.9%
- 07Visual & Performing Arts6.3%
- 08Parks & Fitness5.6%
- 09Criminal Justice4.4%
- 10Biology4.4%
- 11English & Literature2.7%
- 12Public Admin2.4%
- 13History2.3%
- 14Natural Resources2.3%
- 15Physical Sciences1.7%
- 16Engineering Tech1.7%