The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.
Appalachian State University
As the premier public undergraduate institution in the Southeast, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The Appalachian Experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and to embrace diversity and difference. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Appalachian is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System. Appalachian enrolls nearly 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.Fall 2018 First-time Full-time Cohort
6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2024
Website:
www.appstate.edu/Email:
admissions@appstate.eduNational Accountability Initiative Participant Site:
http://www.collegeportraits.org/NC/AppalachianFirst-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2018
Number of students: 3,440
roll over each bar for detail data
The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Appalachian State University in the Fall of 2018. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Appalachian State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Appalachian State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Appalachian State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Appalachian State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Appalachian State University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time
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OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2018 BY SUMMER 2024 |
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2021-22
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WITHIN 5 YEARS
2022-23
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WITHIN 6 YEARS
2023-24
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| = | Total Graduated from Appalachian State University | 59% | 72% | 75% | |||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Graduated from another institution | 6% | 9% | 10% | |||
| Enrolled at Appalachian State University | 20% | 4% | 2% | ||||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
7% | 4% | 3% | |||
| Current Status Unknown | 8% | 11% | 10% | ||||
Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2018
Number of students: 1,329
roll over each bar for detail data
The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Appalachian State University in the Fall of 2018. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Appalachian State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Appalachian State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Appalachian State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Appalachian State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Appalachian State University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer
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OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2018 BY SUMMER 2024 |
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2019-20
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WITHIN 4 YEARS
2021-22
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WITHIN 6 YEARS
2023-24
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| = | Total Graduated from Appalachian State University | 21% | 70% | 75% | |||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Graduated from another institution | 3% | 6% | 8% | |||
| Enrolled at Appalachian State University | 62% | 7% | 1% | ||||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
6% | 4% | 2% | |||
| Current Status Unknown | 8% | 13% | 14% | ||||
Part-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2014
Number of students: 168
roll over each bar for detail data
The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Appalachian State University in the Fall of 2014. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Appalachian State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Appalachian State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Appalachian State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Appalachian State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Appalachian State University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Part-Time Transfer
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OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2014 BY SUMMER 2024 |
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2019-20
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WITHIN 8 YEARS
2021-22
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WITHIN 10 YEARS
2023-24
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| + view details | |||||||||||
| = | Total Graduated from Appalachian State University | 75% | 75% | 75% | |||||||
| + view details | |||||||||||
| = | Total Graduated from another institution | 10% | 11% | 11% | |||||||
| Enrolled at Appalachian State University | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||
| + view details | |||||||||||
| = | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
1% | 1% | 0% | |||||||
| Current Status Unknown | 14% | 13% | 14% | ||||||||
First-time-In-College Students Starting Fall 2018
Number of students: 3,444
roll over each bar for detail data
The SAM First-time-In-College Stacked Credentials model tracks a group of students who started at Appalachian State University in the Fall of 2018. The chart shows the highest degree earned for students in the group within 6 years. Click on the bar segments in the chart to see the breakout by type of degree earned (associate or bachelor’s degree) or institution (Appalachian State University, another 2-year school, or another 4-year school). The same group of students is included in the results for every year. To review the data for previous years for this group of students, click the “view detail data for graph” link.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
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Students who graduated with an associate or 2-year degree are represented by the red bar ().
- Click on the red section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Appalachian State University or from another institution.
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Students who graduated with a bachelor’s or 4-year degree are represented by the green bar().
- Click on the green section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Appalachian State University or from another institution.
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Students who are still enrolled are represented by the aqua bar ().
- Click on the aqua section of the chart to see the proportion of students who are still enrolled at Appalachian State University, at another 2-year institution, or at another 4-year institution.
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Appalachian State University | Stacked Model
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OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS STARTING AT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2018 BY SUMMER 2024 |
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2023-24
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| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Graduated: Associate or 2-year degree | 4% | |||||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year degree | 76% | |||||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Enrolled | 5% | |||||
| Current Status Unknown | 15% | ||||||
Transfer Students Starting Fall 2018
Number of students: 1,568
roll over each bar for detail data
The SAM Transfer Stacked Credentials model tracks a group of students who started at Appalachian State University in the Fall of 2018. The chart shows the highest degree earned for students in the group within 6 years. Click on the bar segments in the chart to see the breakout by type of degree earned (associate or bachelor’s degree) or institution (Appalachian State University, another 2-year school, or another 4-year school). The same group of students is included in the results for every year. To review the data for previous years for this group of students, click the “view detail data for graph” link.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
-
Students who graduated with an associate or 2-year degree are represented by the red bar ().
- Click on the red section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Appalachian State University or from another institution.
-
Students who graduated with a bachelor’s or 4-year degree are represented by the green bar().
- Click on the green section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Appalachian State University or from another institution.
-
Students who are still enrolled are represented by the aqua bar ().
- Click on the aqua section of the chart to see the proportion of students who are still enrolled at Appalachian State University, at another 2-year institution, or at another 4-year institution.
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Appalachian State University | Stacked Model
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OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS STARTING AT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2018 BY SUMMER 2024 |
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2023-24
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Graduated: Associate or 2-year degree | 8% | |||||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year degree | 76% | |||||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Enrolled | 4% | |||||
| Current Status Unknown | 12% | ||||||
First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2018
Number of students: 3,440
roll over each bar for detail data
The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Appalachian State University in the Fall of 2018. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Appalachian State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Appalachian State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Appalachian State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Appalachian State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Appalachian State University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time
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OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2018 BY SUMMER 2024 |
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2021-22
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WITHIN 5 YEARS
2022-23
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WITHIN 6 YEARS
2023-24
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Graduated from Appalachian State University | 59% | 72% | 75% | |||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Graduated from another institution | 6% | 9% | 10% | |||
| Enrolled at Appalachian State University | 20% | 4% | 2% | ||||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
7% | 4% | 3% | |||
| Current Status Unknown | 8% | 11% | 10% | ||||
Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2018
Number of students: 1,329
roll over each bar for detail data
The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Appalachian State University in the Fall of 2018. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Appalachian State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Appalachian State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Appalachian State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Appalachian State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Appalachian State University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer
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OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2018 BY SUMMER 2024 |
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2019-20
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WITHIN 4 YEARS
2021-22
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WITHIN 6 YEARS
2023-24
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| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Graduated from Appalachian State University | 21% | 70% | 75% | |||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Graduated from another institution | 3% | 6% | 8% | |||
| Enrolled at Appalachian State University | 62% | 7% | 1% | ||||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
6% | 4% | 2% | |||
| Current Status Unknown | 8% | 13% | 14% | ||||
Part-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2014
Number of students: 168
roll over each bar for detail data
The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Appalachian State University in the Fall of 2014. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Appalachian State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Appalachian State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Appalachian State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Appalachian State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Appalachian State University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Part-Time Transfer
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OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2014 BY SUMMER 2024 |
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2019-20
|
WITHIN 8 YEARS
2021-22
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WITHIN 10 YEARS
2023-24
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| + view details | |||||||||||
| = | Total Graduated from Appalachian State University | 75% | 75% | 75% | |||||||
| + view details | |||||||||||
| = | Total Graduated from another institution | 10% | 11% | 11% | |||||||
| Enrolled at Appalachian State University | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||
| + view details | |||||||||||
| = | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
1% | 1% | 0% | |||||||
| Current Status Unknown | 14% | 13% | 14% | ||||||||
First-time-In-College Students Starting Fall 2018
Number of students: 3,444
roll over each bar for detail data
The SAM First-time-In-College Stacked Credentials model tracks a group of students who started at Appalachian State University in the Fall of 2018. The chart shows the highest degree earned for students in the group within 6 years. Click on the bar segments in the chart to see the breakout by type of degree earned (associate or bachelor’s degree) or institution (Appalachian State University, another 2-year school, or another 4-year school). The same group of students is included in the results for every year. To review the data for previous years for this group of students, click the “view detail data for graph” link.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
-
Students who graduated with an associate or 2-year degree are represented by the red bar ().
- Click on the red section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Appalachian State University or from another institution.
-
Students who graduated with a bachelor’s or 4-year degree are represented by the green bar().
- Click on the green section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Appalachian State University or from another institution.
-
Students who are still enrolled are represented by the aqua bar ().
- Click on the aqua section of the chart to see the proportion of students who are still enrolled at Appalachian State University, at another 2-year institution, or at another 4-year institution.
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Appalachian State University | Stacked Model
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OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS STARTING AT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2018 BY SUMMER 2024 |
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2023-24
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Graduated: Associate or 2-year degree | 4% | |||||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year degree | 76% | |||||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Enrolled | 5% | |||||
| Current Status Unknown | 15% | ||||||
Transfer Students Starting Fall 2018
Number of students: 1,568
roll over each bar for detail data
The SAM Transfer Stacked Credentials model tracks a group of students who started at Appalachian State University in the Fall of 2018. The chart shows the highest degree earned for students in the group within 6 years. Click on the bar segments in the chart to see the breakout by type of degree earned (associate or bachelor’s degree) or institution (Appalachian State University, another 2-year school, or another 4-year school). The same group of students is included in the results for every year. To review the data for previous years for this group of students, click the “view detail data for graph” link.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
-
Students who graduated with an associate or 2-year degree are represented by the red bar ().
- Click on the red section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Appalachian State University or from another institution.
-
Students who graduated with a bachelor’s or 4-year degree are represented by the green bar().
- Click on the green section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Appalachian State University or from another institution.
-
Students who are still enrolled are represented by the aqua bar ().
- Click on the aqua section of the chart to see the proportion of students who are still enrolled at Appalachian State University, at another 2-year institution, or at another 4-year institution.
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Appalachian State University | Stacked Model
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OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS STARTING AT APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2018 BY SUMMER 2024 |
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2023-24
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Graduated: Associate or 2-year degree | 8% | |||||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year degree | 76% | |||||
| + view details | |||||||
| = | Total Enrolled | 4% | |||||
| Current Status Unknown | 12% | ||||||