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Dalton State College was awarded 6 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is respiratory therapy technician/assistant.
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DSC is ranked #1,956 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when DSC held the #1,967 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
DSC is also ranked #59 out of 68 schools in Georgia.
Dalton State College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
At Dalton State College, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Dalton State College is 72%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Dalton State College is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 10% for first-time, full-time students at DSC, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,794 undergraduates at DSC with 2,937 being full-time and 1,857 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,126 | $4,331 | $5,925 | $9,000 | $10,310 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of DSC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At DSC, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $4,499 a year. That adds up to $17,996 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for DSC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 650 College Drive, Dalton, GA 30720-3797 |
| Phone: | 706-272-4436 |
| Website: | https://www.daltonstate.edu/index.cms |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 111 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 85 | $43,424 |
| Nursing | 84 | $78,830 |
| General Biology | 58 | $30,839 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 43 | $37,856 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 37 | NA |
| Accounting | 25 | $51,841 |
| Allied Health Professions | 23 | NA |
| Marketing | 22 | NA |
| General Psychology | 22 | $30,688 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,878 students took at least one online class at Dalton State College. This is a decrease from the 1,890 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,878 | 495 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,890 | 524 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,607 | 952 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,211 | 368 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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