How Student Population Changes at DSC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,919 where 4,527 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.58 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in DSC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Dalton State College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	5,015	1,961	3,054
2014-15	4,854 -161	1,931 -30	2,923 -131
2015-16	5,044 190	2,041 110	3,003 80
2016-17	5,188 144	2,092 51	3,096 93
2017-18	5,164 -24	2,095 3	3,069 -27
2018-19	5,118 -46	2,072 -23	3,046 -23
2019-20	4,964 -154	2,006 -66	2,958 -88
2020-21	4,794 -170	1,768 -238	3,026 68
2021-22	4,525 -269	1,721 -47	2,804 -222
2022-23	4,527 2	1,757 36	2,770 -34
Average	4,919	1,944	2,975

Dalton State College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 54.45%. The percentage was 67.18% 10 years ago and DSC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.16% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.23% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Dalton State College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	23	61	228	915	7	3,369	68
2014-15	20	58	232	957	8	3,199	63
2015-16	21	55	212	1,101	5	3,270	73
2016-17	20	75	221	1,177	5	3,326	63
2017-18	22	75	209	1,314	8	3,283	58
2018-19	26	89	207	1,430	9	3,114	54
2019-20	32	90	182	1,494	5	2,926	40
2020-21	37	92	176	1,551	8	2,740	43
2021-22	23	93	150	1,538	3	2,519	61
2022-23	17	98	146	1,578	2	2,465	76
Average	24	79	196	1,306	6	3,021	60

Dalton State College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

495 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 638.81% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Dalton State College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,854	67	1,081	3,706
2015-16	5,044	81	534	4,429
2016-17	5,188	86	0	5,102
2017-18	5,164	285	877	4,002
2018-19	5,118	368	843	3,907
2019-20	4,964	0	0	4,964
2020-21	4,794	952	2,655	1,187
2021-22	4,525	524	1,366	2,635
2022-23	4,527	495	1,383	2,649
Average	4,909	318	971	3,620

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Enrollment Trends at DSC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes