Colleges / Dalton State College
College · Public · Dalton, GA · City
DSC

Dalton State College

Dalton, GA

Hispanic-serving
Address650 College Drive, Dalton, GA 30720-3797
Websitewww.daltonstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$5k
Undergrad size4,553
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $5k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

4,553 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $13k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $5k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$51k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$20k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$31k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$3.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$10.7k
Room & board
$10.4k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants50%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans14%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$13k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention66%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr25%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$40k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out31%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
4,553
Location
Dalton, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
DSC, Dalton State
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White50%
  • Hispanic39%
  • Black4%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Unknown2%
  • Asian2%
  • International1%
First-gen students51%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time37%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$31k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 26

What you can study.

Colleges / Dalton State College
College · Public · Dalton, GA · City
DSC

Dalton State College

Dalton, GA

Hispanic-serving
Address650 College Drive, Dalton, GA 30720-3797
Websitewww.daltonstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$5k
Undergrad size4,553
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $5k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

4,553 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $13k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $5k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$51k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$20k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$31k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$3.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$10.7k
Room & board
$10.4k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants50%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans14%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$13k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention66%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr25%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$40k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out31%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
4,553
Location
Dalton, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
DSC, Dalton State
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White50%
  • Hispanic39%
  • Black4%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Unknown2%
  • Asian2%
  • International1%
First-gen students51%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time37%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$31k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 26

What you can study.