After Dalton State College: graduation, pay and debt
Dalton, Georgia · Public · 4,553 undergrads
30% of Dalton State College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $46,083 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $13,419 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$46.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
30%
finish within six years.
6%
finish in four years.
71%
of first-years come back for year two.
$13.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
45%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
6%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
30%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
71%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
23%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
35%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
882
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
36%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
32%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,018
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
29%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,886
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$46,083
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
52%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$13,419
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$7,361
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$8,050
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$6,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
45%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
46%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
52%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers