Appalachian State University is a comprehensive, public, coeducational university located 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. Appalachian State University is a leading school in sustainability, and green living. The school has ranked among the top 40 " Outdoor Adventure colleges' for the last 5 years.