- Area(s) of Focus: Community Health & Civic Life, Economy, Education
- Key Indicator(s): Group Membership (% of adults 18 and over involved in social, civic, sports, and religious groups), Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older who did volunteer work any time in the previous year), Youth Not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24), Unemployment Rate (%), Median Household Income ($), Poverty (% of population below poverty line), Income Inequality (Ratio of household income at the 80th percentile to that at the 20th percentile), High-Speed Internet (% of households), On-Time High School Graduation (% of freshmen who graduate in four years), Associates Degree or Higher (% of adults 25 and over)
- State(s): North Carolina
Appalachian State University is a comprehensive, public, coeducational university located in Boone, North Carolina, United States.