Appalachian State earned 69 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 19 in the top 5%, 23 in the top 10% and 27 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #4 of 213 in Most Popular for Dietetics & Nutrition Services, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 69 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 19
Highest placement: #4 of 213, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 19
Placements this edition: 402
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Appalachian State University Earned?
Appalachian State University holds 69 ranking badges across 19 fields of study, 19 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. This page reflects the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
19
Top 10%
23
Top 15%
27
Total
69
What Is Appalachian State University Known For?
Appalachian State University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 6 of its 50 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Dietetics & Nutrition Services, Physiology & Pathology Sciences and Construction Management.
How Does Appalachian State University Rank in Athletics?
Appalachian State University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #185 of 933 in Basketball (top 20%).
How Does Appalachian State University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Appalachian State University earned 19 badges, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #164 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
The rankings above are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Appalachian State University appears in 402 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team