The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 22.80% where the last year rate was 25%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.70% for full-time students and 46.40% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 22.80% where the current academic year rate is 25%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Dalton State College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2023-24 | 29% | 23% | 34% |
| 2024-25 | 25% | 19% | 28% |
| Average | 22.80% | 19.70% | 25.10% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 25.40% where the current year rate is 31%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Dalton State College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 10% |
| 2016-17 | 24% |
| 2017-18 | 12% |
| 2018-19 | 32% |
| 2019-20 | 33% |
| 2020-21 | 26% |
| 2021-22 | 29% |
| 2022-23 | 28% |
| 2023-24 | 29% |
| 2024-25 | 31% |
| Average | 25.40% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 68.70% for full-time students and 46.40% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at DSC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2023-24 | 60% | 44% |
| 2024-25 | 71% | 50% |
| Average | 68.70% | 46.40% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 21.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 21 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Dalton State College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 30:1 |
| 2016-17 | 21:1 |
| 2017-18 | 21:1 |
| 2018-19 | 23:1 |
| 2019-20 | 18:1 |
| 2020-21 | 19:1 |
| 2021-22 | 18:1 |
| 2022-23 | 20:1 |
| 2023-24 | 20:1 |
| 2024-25 | 21:1 |
| Average | 21.10:1 |
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