COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 197869PUBLIC

BOONE, NC

Appalachian State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$16,836Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate73.8%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$54,010working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$20,231completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$54,010
Median earnings 5 years after completion$51,728

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$9,325
$30,001–48,000$11,600
$48,001–75,000$15,204
$75,001–110,000$20,840
$110,001+$22,382

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion73.8%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention84.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients26.4%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share36.6%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid35.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,838federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates19,444IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate90.1%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$20,231

4,687 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

23 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 94 working graduates$97,670 earnings · $22,500 debt →Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$87,041 earnings · $23,551 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 163 working graduates$85,580 earnings · $23,262 debt →Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree · 107 working graduates$80,257 earnings · $20,280 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 210 working graduates$78,943 earnings · $20,000 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 125 working graduates$75,396 earnings · $21,267 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 139 working graduates$69,439 earnings · $19,500 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 238 working graduates$64,932 earnings · $21,497 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 205 working graduates$55,671 earnings · $21,500 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 164 working graduates$55,594 earnings · $21,000 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 157 working graduates$55,474 earnings · $18,750 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 126 working graduates$54,344 earnings · $21,500 debt →Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · 154 working graduates$53,543 earnings · $21,500 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 139 working graduates$53,228 earnings · $23,000 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 116 working graduates$51,012 earnings · $22,184 debt →Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$50,403 earnings · $25,025 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$49,039 earnings · $20,361 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 171 working graduates$48,255 earnings · $21,614 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 247 working graduates$47,720 earnings · $21,444 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 103 working graduates$46,207 earnings · $23,125 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 239 working graduates$46,057 earnings · $21,500 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 93 working graduates$45,954 earnings · $21,430 debt →Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementBachelor's Degree · 118 working graduates$41,052 earnings · $19,706 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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