Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, FL · Public · Small city · DSC
Public institution in Daytona Beach, FL · 9,367 undergraduates · $37,096 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Cost of attendance
- Top 3%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 3%Median graduate debt
- Top 9%Average net price
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
- $7,201177th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,10657th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $11,994380th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $11,66249th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $8,25055th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $37,0961,724th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,9331,642nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 41.2%1,468th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9,367272nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.9%983rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 56 mi (MCO)
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 9 of 9 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,191 | $63,600 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $52,107 | $48,432 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $39,729 | $38,649 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $39,452 | $40,017 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $34,586 | $34,199 |
| Computer ProgrammingComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, OtherEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | $37,568 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1957source
- School colors: Blue and Silversource
- Athletic nickname: "Falcons"source
- Mascot: Freddie the Falconsource
- Motto: "(Latin)"source
- Formerly known as "Daytona Beach Junior College" (1957–1971)source
- Formerly known as "Daytona Beach Community College" (1971–2008)source
- Athletic conference: NJCAAsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NJCAA Division I · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,141,912 (M $894,842 · W $1,214,298 · Coed $32,772)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Daytona State College’s 9,367 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In FL
- University of West FloridaPensacola, FL · 9,042 undergrads
- The University of TampaTampa, FL · 10,093 undergrads
- Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, FL · 10,162 undergrads
- Tallahassee Community CollegeTallahassee, FL · 10,357 undergrads
- Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, FL · 10,613 undergrads
- Santa Fe CollegeGainesville, FL · 11,133 undergrads
Elsewhere
- College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, NY · 9,387 undergrads
- Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA · 9,309 undergrads
- Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, CO · 9,307 undergrads
- University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND · 9,296 undergrads
- Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, WI · 9,273 undergrads
- Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, LA · 9,514 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitedaytonastate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 133386)
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- Compare with University of West FloridaSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Daytona State College vs University of West FloridaHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
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