Appalachian State

GEAR UP is a federally funded college access program designed to increase the number of students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education immediately after high school.

App State, Vaya Partners and @ncdhhs join forces to boost rural healthcare across 12 NC counties. The $11.5M first-year grant funding will help fuel App State support for students and early-career rural health professionals. Read on to learn more:

It’s great to be a Mini-Mountaineer at the App State Academy at Middle Fork! 🍎 Learn more about the impact of the academy’s innovative approach to teaching and learning and the extraordinary work of its faculty, staff and leadership team:

What a game. #appstate

Us on the way to the Rock:

Thanks to this federal grant, App State's Office of Rural Promise (ORP) will launch ETL SPARK (Empowering Teacher Learning: Strengthening Professional learning to Advance Reading Knowledge), providing targeted support to middle school literacy educators.

Mountaineers are on the road for some Friday Night Lights! We’re sending lots of cheers all the way from Boone to Conway, SC. #BeatCoastal

Builders Insurance Group, under the leadership of alumnus Todd Campbell, has committed $500k to the @walkercob's Brantley Risk and Insurance Center, a valuable investment into student success and the modernization of an important and long-standing center!

Meet the 2026-27 Chancellor’s Scholars! These 10 first-year students represent the 42nd year of recipients of the university’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship.

Welcome home, Mountaineers! It’s great to have you back in the 828. 💛

Five @appalumni, spanning from the Class of 2008 to 2022, are working across the mountains and our state to help coordinate North Carolina's long-term Hurricane Helene recovery efforts through @WNCRecovery, the Governor's Recovery Office for Western NC.

Great news! App State has been named the No. 1 “Best Value School for In-State Students” by U.S. News & World Report and also received several other top five positions in the publication’s “Best Colleges” rankings.

Coming to you live from Carter-Finley Stadium. It’s almost game time, #AppNation! Where to Watch 📺: ESPNU See less

Happy first day of fall, Mountaineers! The weather hasn’t quite gotten the memo but we will never miss an opportunity to dive into the archives while we wait for piles of leaves. Artwork by NC artist William Mangum depicting a fall scene in front of Anne Belk Hall.

Leading with purpose and serving with impact: Founders Day 2026 Learn more about this year's inductees into the Bell Ringers Society, how we celebrated 127 years of App State, and honored founders B.B., D.D., and Lillie Shull Dougherty.

The game was delayed only 49 times but if you axe Mountaineers, it was worth the wait. 😉

RT @appstatesports: Due to lightning in the immediate vicinity, all activities in Kidd Brewer Stadium are currently delayed. Fans should evacuate the stadium to the nearest shelter. Gates are closed. Stay tuned for updates. #GoApp

All black, everything. (It makes the gold really shine) ✨

Reminder: App State’s Research and Creative Activity at Appalachian (RECAPP) is today! See ingenuity in action as faculty research and creativity are spotlighted. For more information and event details, visit:

September is National Campus Safety Awareness Month. It’s the perfect time to review the network of resources available to the entire App State community, year-round. Read on to learn more and bookmark for future reference!