Official name (Previous name) Official abbrev. Location Enrollment As of Fall 2019 Carnegie Classification Founded Nickname Joined system References Appalachian State University (Appalachian State Teacher's College, until 1967) ASU, App State (for athletics) Boone, Watauga County 19,280 master's university 1899 Mountaineers 1972 [1][2] East Carolina University (East Carolina College, until 1967) ECU, East Carolina (for athletics) Greenville, Pitt County 28,651 doctoral/research university 1907 Pirates 1972 [3][4]