Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,936 where 5,135 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 5,188 students in 2017 and was lowest at 4,525 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 5,044 to 5,135 students, a net gain of 91 (1.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Dalton State College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 50.22%. The percentage was 64.83% 10 years ago and DSC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.93% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.21% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 37.64% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 64.83% to 50.22%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.09% to 1.93%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.20% to 4.21%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 21.83% to 37.64%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6034 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5300 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Dalton State College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
670 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 727.16% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Dalton State College from 2015 to 2025.