Financial Aid at Appalachian State

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

8,573 students (44% of total 19,405 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Appalachian State University (Appalachian State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,899.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 69% of total 4,212 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,014.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Appalachian State University, 8,573 undergraduate students (44% of total 19,405 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,899.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Appalachian State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship8,57344% $76,288,186$8,899
Pell Grants5,12626% $28,926,332$5,643
Federal Student Loan7,10237% $44,009,738$6,197

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,910 beginning undergraduate students (69% of total 4,212 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Appalachian State University. The average amount of aid received is $8,014.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Appalachian State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,91069% --
Grants or Scholarships1,93546%$15,507,179$8,014
Federal Grants1,09026%$6,298,287$5,778
Pell Grants1,08826%$6,232,900$5,729
Other Federal Grants1052%$65,387$623
State/Local Grants98023%$2,927,743$2,987
Institutional Grants1,83644%$6,281,149$3,421
Student Loan Aid1,83043%$15,436,984$8,436
Federal Student Loans1,74041%$8,999,998$5,172
Other Student Loans40510%$6,436,986$15,894

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Appalachian State University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,7991,188$11,095,273$6,167
0-30,000371370$5,299,231$14,284
30,001-48,000258256$2,875,892$11,147
48,001-75,000285249$1,962,970$6,888
75,001-110,000310152$576,077$1,858
110,001 or more575161$381,103$663

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