How DSC's Graduation Rate Changes

Graduation Rate Changes

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%

Graduation Rate Changes of Dalton State College

Dalton State College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

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%

Transfer-out Rate Changes of Dalton State College

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%

Retention Rate Changes of Dalton State College

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.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2012-13	21:1
2013-14	23:1
2014-15	29:1
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
Average	22.09:1

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes of Dalton State College

Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at DSC

Graduation Rate Changes

Transfer-out Rate Changes

Retention Rate Changes

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

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