Public · Dalton, GA

Dalton State College

High ROI4 years of net price ≈ 0.2 years of graduates' median earnings

Dalton State College merit aid, cost of attendance, freshman GPA and SAT/ACT scores, net price by income, and graduate earnings.

Costs, merit aid & admissions

Acceptance rate: 100%
Undergraduates: 4,553
Avg merit aid / yr: Not reported
Cost of attendance (in-state): $17,275
Cost of attendance (out-of-state): $24,595
SAT 75th percentile: Not reported
ACT 75th percentile: Not reported

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Costs are annual prices before aid. Average merit aid is the average non-need-based award to freshmen who got one — not an offer to every applicant.

Dalton State College incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA: 3.102025-26 · CollegeData source
SAT composite middle score: Not reported
ACT composite middle score: Not reported

Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.

Freshman financial need & merit gifts

2014-15 financial-aid profile · CollegeData source

Average freshman need met: 90%
Average undergraduate need met: 84%

Merit gifts among freshmen receiving need-based aid

568 recipients · 97.6% of freshman aid recipients.

Merit gifts to freshmen without financial need

213 recipients · 23% of all freshmen.

$750 average annual award

These groups use different denominators and should not be added together. Need met is an average share of assessed financial need—not a share of tuition or an aid guarantee. The source’s detailed aid table reports 2014-15, although its general page note says 2025-26.

Dalton State College net price by family income

Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.

Average annual net price by family income at Dalton State College
Family income	$0–30K	$30–48K	$48–75K	$75–110K	$110K+	All
Annual net price	$1,524	$1,143	$2,114	$4,961	$8,746	$2,353

Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.

At what family income does financial aid stop at Dalton State College?

There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use Dalton State College's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation: 29.4%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort
First-year retention: 70.9%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry: $46,0832011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars
Median federal debt: $13,419Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 139463).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to Dalton State College

Dalton State College accepts about 100% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

Colleges with merit aid similar to Dalton State College

Dalton State College's average merit aid is not reported, so similar award amounts cannot be identified. Missing data does not mean the college offers no merit aid.

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Data sources & limitations

Admissions, costs and merit aid: collegedata.fyi (Common Data Set + federal data), imported Oct 2026. Net prices and outcomes: College Scorecard, Oct 15, 2026 release, matched by federal ID. SAT 75th percentile adds section scores; 90th-percentile and GPA match thresholds are estimates. ROI compares four years of average net price with median earnings 10 years after entry, ranked in thirds across colleges. Blank means not reported — never estimated. Confirm costs and scholarships with the college.