Appalachian State University
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| Motto | Esse quam videri (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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To be, rather than to seem |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1899 |
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Parent institution
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UNC System |
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Academic affiliation
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ORAU |
| Endowment | $300.77 million |
| Chancellor | Sheri Noren Everts |
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Academic staff
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871 |
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Administrative staff
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1,592 |
| Students | 19,026 |
| Undergraduates | 18,024 |
| Postgraduates | 1,002 |
| Location | Boone, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Campus | College town, 1,300 acres (5.3 km2) |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Nickname | Mountaineers |
| Mascot | Yosef |
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Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division I – Sun Belt |
| Website | www |
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Appalachian State University /ˌæpəˈlætʃən/ (also referred to as Appalachian, App State, App, ASU) is a comprehensive (Master's L),public, coeducational university in Boone, North Carolina, United States.
Appalachian State was founded as a teacher's college in 1899 by brothers B.B. and D.D. Dougherty. It expanded to include other programs in 1967, and joined the University of North Carolina system in 1971. It is the system's sixth largest institution with about 16,000 undergraduate and 1,600 graduate students. It offers 174 undergraduate and 37 graduate majors as well as a doctoral degree in educational leadership.
The university has been ranked among the top 10 Southern Master's Universities since the U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Colleges Guide began publication in 1986.
Appalachian State University began in 1899 when a group of citizens in Watauga County, under the leadership of Blanford B. Dougherty and his brother Dauphin D. Dougherty, began a movement to educate teachers in northwestern North Carolina. Land was donated by Daniel B. Dougherty, father of the leaders in the enterprise, and by J. F. Hardin. On this site a wood frame building, costing $1,000, was erected by contributions from citizens of the town and county. In the fall of 1899, the Dougherty brothers, acting as co-principals, began the school which was named Watauga Academy. The first year saw 53 students enrolled in three grades.
In 1903, after interest in the school had spread to adjoining counties, D. D. Doughterty was convinced the state would fund institutions established to train teachers. He traveled to the state capital, Raleigh, after drafting a bill. W. C. Newland of Caldwell County introduced the bill in the North Carolina Legislature to make this a state school, with an appropriation for maintenance and for building. Captain E. F. Lovill of Watauga County, R. B. White of Franklin County, Clyde Hoey of Cleveland County and E. J. Justice of McDowell County spoke in favor of the measure. On March 9, 1903, the bill became law, and the Appalachian Training School for Teachers was established. The school opened on October 5, 1903 with $2,000 from the state and 325 students.
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