Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at DSC
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 20.09% where the last year rate was 22%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 69.09% for full-time students and 48.73% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 20.09% where the current academic year rate is 22%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Dalton State College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
17%
16%
18%
2013-14
14%
10%
18%
2014-15
16%
14%
17%
2015-16
16%
15%
16%
2016-17
15%
14%
16%
2017-18
20%
17%
21%
2018-19
22%
22%
22%
2019-20
25%
20%
29%
2020-21
28%
25%
31%
2021-22
26%
25%
28%
2022-23
22%
17%
26%
Average
20.09%
17.73%
22.00%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 20.45% where the current year rate is 28%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Dalton State College from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
9%
2013-14
12%
2014-15
10%
2015-16
10%
2016-17
24%
2017-18
12%
2018-19
32%
2019-20
33%
2020-21
26%
2021-22
29%
2022-23
28%
Average
20.45%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 69.09% for full-time students and 48.73% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at DSC from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
62%
51%
2013-14
71%
55%
2014-15
71%
60%
2015-16
74%
56%
2016-17
81%
32%
2017-18
68%
56%
2018-19
70%
43%
2019-20
63%
43%
2020-21
67%
47%
2021-22
66%
43%
2022-23
67%
50%
Average
69.09%
48.73%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 22.09 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 20 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Dalton State College since 2023.