How has Dalton State College changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate fell from 62% (2004) to 43% (2012).
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2004–2012
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 2,178 (2004) to 3,698 (2012).
Enrollment
Total enrollment fell from 5,988 (2010) to 5,135 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
Not enough history yet
Dalton State College doesn't have enough years of comparable SAT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range: from 17–21 (2004) to 17–21 (2005)
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2004–2005
Cost
In-state tuition fell from $3,622 (2011) to $3,376 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.