Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares DSC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Georgia.
DSC has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,798 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Georgia average (11,044 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Dalton State College5,1355,135
Similarly Ranked Schools1,7981,699
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Georgia11,0449,445
The below chart compares the student population between Dalton State College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,862 male and 3,273 female students attending DSC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.57 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at DSC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at DSC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,1352,9462,189
Men1,8621,083779
Women3,2731,8631,410

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,579 White students (50.22%) and 1,933 Hispanic students (37.64%) at Dalton State College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Dalton State College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Dalton State College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1688
Asian992871
Black or African American21681135
Hispanic1,9336731,260
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander422
White2,5799511,628
Two or More Races1144173
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1114071
Total 5,1351,8623,273

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,296 students whose age under twenty five and 423 students whose age is over thirty years old at Dalton State College.
Especially, 505 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Dalton State College.
Population by Student Age at Dalton State College
TotalMenWomen
Total5,135 1,8623,273
Under 18505 200305
18-191,660 6111,049
20-211,213 423790
22-24918 359559
25-29416 162254
30-34159 47112
35-39106 3571
40-49112 1597
50-6440 535
65 and over6 51
Total 5,135 1,8623,273

Online Student Population

At Dalton State College, 2,457 students (47.85% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 670 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 641 students live in Georgia where Dalton State College is located in and 27 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total5,135
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes670
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,787
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,678
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)670
Georgia Residents641
Other State in U.S.27
Outside of U.S.2
Unknown0