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Appalachian State University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Appalachian State University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how Appalachian State did in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Appalachian State fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How Appalachian State University Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

North Carolina Ranking

Appalachian State has been ranked #11 out of 93 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This scores Appalachian State University in the top of schools in the country for students in the state of North Carolina! See the Best Colleges in North Carolina ranking

This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Appalachian State has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	654	95.1%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24	630	96.2%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99	933	89.4%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81	925	91.2%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60	533	88.7%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81	502	83.9%
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31	165	81.2%
Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	72	84.7%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54	374	85.6%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	7	189	96.3%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119	506	76.5%
Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	1	4	75.0%
Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	1	3	66.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	233	1,150	79.7%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	2	19	89.5%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111	535	79.3%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	296	1,187	75.1%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204	816	75.0%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64	300	78.7%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80	371	78.4%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	3	27	88.9%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	7	174	96.0%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	2	29	93.1%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130	558	76.7%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	23	249	90.8%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	116	417	72.2%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	2	21	90.5%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	3	20	85.0%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215	883	75.6%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126	502	74.9%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	2	16	87.5%
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	7	52	86.5%
Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34	129	73.6%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167	556	70.0%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	185	694	73.3%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	3	23	87.0%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	5	30	83.3%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	23	164	86.0%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	24	170	85.9%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	22	231	90.5%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	49	349	86.0%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	16	160	90.0%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	10	90	88.9%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	2	9	77.8%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	5	33	84.9%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	8	42	81.0%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	4	18	77.8%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	20	154	87.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	41	323	87.3%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56	182	69.2%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	40	227	82.4%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	26	142	81.7%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	9	59	84.8%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	7	44	84.1%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	24	124	80.7%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	16	102	84.3%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65	200	67.5%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	22	135	83.7%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	4	19	79.0%
Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	7	37	81.1%
Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	2	6	66.7%
Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	2	6	66.7%
Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	4	17	76.5%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	43	225	80.9%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	9	42	78.6%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	33	159	79.3%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	24	114	79.0%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	8	28	71.4%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	4	14	71.4%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	3	9	66.7%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	80	301	73.4%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	5	15	66.7%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	4	13	69.2%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	13	51	74.5%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	45	154	70.8%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	8	28	71.4%
Best Recreation Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	20	70.0%
Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	11	39	71.8%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	9	27	66.7%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	9	30	70.0%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	46	146	68.5%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	19	57	66.7%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	19	64	70.3%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	40	126	68.3%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	84	266	68.4%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	35	105	66.7%

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