Appalachian State University

About

Appalachian State University is a comprehensive university, founded in 1899 as Watauga Academy, a teacher training school for the people of western North Carolina. Through the years, the university has continued to educate students in North Carolina, but has expanded it's focus on education to include 95 undergraduate degree programs as well as provide quality education to students from all over the United States and throughout the world. Appalachian has gained a place on the list of outstanding comprehensive universities annually identified by such publications as U.S. News & World Report but also was named Time Magazine’s College of the Year in 2001.

InBrief: Appalachian State University

Founded: 1899 as Watauga Academy

Located: Boone, NC (Population: 14,900), in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains

2003-04 Enrollment: 14,343 including enrollment in off-campus programs. Freshman Class 2003 enrollment is 2,473.

Student/Faculty Ratio: 19-to-1

Average Freshman SAT: 1131

Average Freshman ACT: 25 composite

Average Freshman high school GPA: 3.72

Academic Programs: Offers 95 undergraduate majors and 81 graduate majors

Campus: 340 acres including a 250-acre main campus. Principal buildings include 17 residence halls, three dining facilities, 15 academic buildings and several recreational facilities. The university also operates a living learning center in New York City.

2004-05 Estimated Expenses: $8,400 for in-state students and $17,400.50 for out-of-state students. Includes tuition, fees, room, standard meal plan and textbook rental (modest annual increases can be expected).

2003-04 Operating Budget: Approximately $210 million

Involvement in China

Appalachian's Recent Exchanges and Programs in China

Holland Fellows Program In it's tenth year, the Holland Fellows Program at Appalachian State University brings Fudan and ASU undergraduate and graduate students together to complete a research project and gain insight on each other's culture	Faculty Exchanges in China Dr. Jerry Fox, Associate Management Professor in ASU's Walker College of Business, teaches at Fudan University in the MIT/Fudan IMBA Program Matt Dull, a recent alumni, works with Fudan's Foreign Affairs Office and the UNC Liaison Office Dr. Betty Coffey, a 2004 Fulbright Scholar, studied at Chengdu University in the Sichuan Provience
Faculty Exchanges in the United States Language Teacher from Suzhou Lu - Faculty Exchange in IT