- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Dalton State College
Dalton, GACity: smallZIP 30720Founded 1963
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1963
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1968
- Website
- www.daltonstate.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
GeorgiaPublic
Dalton State College
Dalton State College is a public college in Dalton, Georgia, with 4,553 undergraduates. It graduates 29% within six years and costs $2,353 a year after aid.
29%graduate
Retention71%
4-year graduation9.4%
Pell Grant share54%
Federal loans13%
$2,353net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
29%graduate in 6 years
$46,083median earnings, 10 yrs
$13,419median debt
#1,425 of 1,704 for earnings#13 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,555 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $10,444tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $3,376
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $10,888
- Average net price
- $2,353national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$1,524
$30,001–48,000$1,143
$48,001–75,000$2,114
$75,001–110,000$4,961
$110,001+$8,746
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college71%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college29%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college54%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 29%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 9.4%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 38%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,886
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,083middle 50%: $29,977–$64,179
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,419
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$64,179
Median, Dalton State College$46,083
Lower quarter$29,977
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 4,553
- Part-time
- 37%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 51%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 54%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 21 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 66%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,570 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,721
- Endowment, end of year
- $20,529,474
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White50%
Hispanic39%
Black4.4%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races2.1%
U.S. nonresident1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.9%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions31%
Business & management19%
Liberal arts & humanities16%
Education8.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.0%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.0%
Psychology2.4%
Computer & information sciences2.3%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton State University Morrow, GA | $8,868 | 38% | $54,701 |
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| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton, GA | $6,874 | 40% | $41,999 |
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| Albany State University Albany, GA | $14,511 | 30% | $44,975 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY | $2,818 | 19% | $57,019 |
| The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski, TN | $6,690 | 32% | $46,623 |
| Baptist University of the Americas San Antonio, TX | $7,344 | 30% | — |
| Criswell College Dallas, TX | $4,570 | 41% | $50,531 |
| Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, TN | $6,993 | 24% | $41,221 |
| Wiley University Marshall, TX | $6,125 | 40% | $37,604 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 139463. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5211714.