Dalton State College
Dalton, GA · Public · Small city · DSC · Dalton State
Public institution in Dalton, GA · 4,419 undergraduates · $40,251 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Cost of attendance
- Top 3%Average net price
- Top 3%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 12%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $4,69468th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,28368th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $10,189282nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $11,29240th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $12,937221st lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,2511,599th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,4911,382nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 29.6%1,768th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 59.5%1,610th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,419540th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20.0:11,861st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 49.8%381st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 85 mi (ATL)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 21 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,995 | $63,005 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $47,260 | — |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,649 | $42,682 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,969 | $35,653 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | $40,275 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $36,992 | $35,416 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $36,852 | $36,668 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,441 | $32,467 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $33,281 | $36,437 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $28,133 | $29,685 |
| History | bachelors | $27,048 | $29,685 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $25,774 | $24,267 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1963source
- Athletic nickname: "Roadrunners"source
- School colors: #00263A and #6A737Bsource
- Campus size: about 146 acressource
- Formerly known as "Dalton Junior College"source
- Formerly known as "(1963–1987)"source
- Formerly known as "Dalton College"source
- Formerly known as "(1987–1998)"source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 5 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $262,821 (M $159,921 · W $102,900)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Dalton State College’s 4,419 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In GA
- Georgia Highlands CollegeRome, GA · 4,441 undergrads
- Clayton State UniversityMorrow, GA · 4,390 undergrads
- Mercer UniversityMacon, GA · 4,620 undergrads
- Georgia Military CollegeMilledgeville, GA · 3,936 undergrads
- Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA · 3,633 undergrads
- Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA · 5,282 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Louisiana State University-AlexandriaAlexandria, LA · 4,414 undergrads
- Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA · 4,434 undergrads
- Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, VA · 4,402 undergrads
- CUNY York CollegeJamaica, NY · 4,439 undergrads
- United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY · 4,439 undergrads
- Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL · 4,398 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitedaltonstate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 139463)
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- Compare with Georgia Highlands CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Dalton State College vs Georgia Highlands CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 5 EADA programs at this school
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