US News & World Report ranked ASU 5th among public masters universities in the south

Student Enrollment, Fall 2008:
Headcount/total enrollment 16,610
Undergraduates 14,561
Graduates 2,049
First-time freshmen 2,781
Females 53.1%
Males 46.9%

Academics:
6 colleges and schools, 1 graduate school
77 undergraduate majors as of Sept. 2007
55 graduate majors as of Sept. 2007

Degrees awarded 2008-09:
Bachelors 2,634
Masters/Specialists/Graduate Certificates 687
Doctorates 15
Total degrees awarded 3,336

Employees, as of Fall 2008:
Total full and part-time employees 2,843
Full-time faculty 779
Percentage of full-time faculty with doctorate, first professional, or other terminal degree 73.6%
Total full and part-time staff (SPA and EPA staff) 1,711

Buildings and Campus:
1,300 acres including 410 acre main campus
20 residence halls
3 student recreational facilities

Athletics:
20 varsity sports offered
In the 2006-07 season, won both the Southern Conference's Commissioner's and Germann Cups for the second-consecutive year

Alumni:
More than 89,000 alumni from all 50 states and several foreign countries

Fun Facts:
34-32 = the score when Appalachians football team upset Michigan on 9/1/07
3,333 ft = elevation of Boone, NC
The Rock = Kidd-Brewer Stadium
68ºF = average July temperature
29ºF = average January temperature
3 ft = average snowfall
There are more students at Appalachian than residents in Boone
The New River, which flows through Boone, is one of the oldest rivers in the world
Brain cells, which can live a full lifetime, are the longest living cells in the human body
A snowball, thrown fast enough, would completely vaporize when it hit a brick wall