by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding how Dalton State College's retention and graduation rates impact you. First year retention rates let you know how many students come back for their sophomore year. Graduation rates tell you how long it takes to complete a degree at Dalton State College . Remember, every extra semester it takes to graduate will increase the cost of your degree.
With 70.0% of students making it past their freshman year, Dalton State College has freshman retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first year to second year retention rate is 69.0% . When looking at just colleges and universities in Georgia , the average is 63.0% .
At Dalton State College , there were 1,731 bachelors degree candidates in the class of 2016 . By 2018 , six years after beginning their degree, 25.2% of these students had graduated. After an additional two years, 28.6% of this class eventually completed their degree.
We consider the "on-time" graduation rate for a bachelor's degree to be four years, but colleges typically report their graduation rates after six or even eight years.
This implies that 71.4% did not graduate within eight years. Of these 1,237 students, 38 were still working towards their degree, 572 had transferred to a different institution, and Dalton State College lost contact with the remaining 626 whom we assume dropped out.
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years (on-time). Some schools cater mostly to traditional students while others cater to “non-traditional” students who may be attending part time and thus are likely to take longer to graduate.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
With a four year graduation rate of 9.0% , first-time students in the Dalton State College class of 2016 who attended classes full-time were among the least likely in the nation to graduate on time. After six years, the graduation rate was 27.8% and by 2020 ,31.9% of this class had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 35.8% after four years, 46.4% after six years, and 47.8% after eight years.
Studies have shown that high-achieving students are more likely to complete their degree on time. Given the academic preparedness of the first-time / full-time students accepted to Dalton State College , we expected that after six years about 36.7% of them would have completed their undergraduate degree.
Of these 731 students, 24 were still working towards their degree, 361 had transferred to a different institution, and Dalton State College lost contact with the remaining 346 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 9.5% , first-time students in the Dalton State College class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were less likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 12.7% .
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 21.6% after six years and 23.7% after eight years.
Of these 247 students, 8 were still working towards their degree, 80 had transferred to a different institution, and Dalton State College lost contact with the remaining 159 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 34.1% , returning students in the Dalton State College class of 2016 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 35.4% .
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for returning undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 53.8% after six years and 55.1% after eight years.
Of these 148 students, 4 were still working towards their degree, 77 had transferred to a different institution, and Dalton State College lost contact with the remaining 67 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 22.8% , returning students in the Dalton State College class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were less likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 24.1% .
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for returning undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.0% after six years and 37.8% after eight years.
Of these 110 students, 2 were still working towards their degree, 54 had transferred to a different institution, and Dalton State College lost contact with the remaining 54 whom we assume dropped out.
