PSC vs. DSC

Polk State College vs. Dalton State College comparison

	Polk State College	Dalton State College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	PSC	DSC
Location	Winter Haven, FL	Dalton, GA
Setting	Small City	Small City
Enrollment	8,180	4,527
Type	Public 4 Year	Public 4 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	polk.edu	daltonstate.edu
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Costs	PSC	DSC
Tuition (In State)	$2,483	$2,563
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,933	$9,469
Room & Board	$8,339	$10,019
Avg Net Price	$9,588	$5,532
Avg Grant Aid	$3,168	$6,967
% Receiving Grant Aid	71%	99%

Admission	PSC	DSC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	3.1
Typical High School Grades	-	B
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline		Jul 1, 2025

Academics	PSC	DSC
Student to Faculty Ratio	20:1	20:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (52%) Health Professions (20%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (10%) Education (9%) Work and Family Studies (3%)	Health Professions (25%) Business (25%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (23%) Education (12%) Engineering Technology (7%)
Outcomes	PSC	DSC
Graduation Rate	-	16%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$34,000	$32,500
Making Student Loan Payments	40%	42%
Median Student Loan Debt	$9,500	$14,887
Median Loan Payment	$98	$153

Diversity	PSC	DSC
% Men	34%	39%
% Women	66%	61%
Racial Diversity	High	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	53%	64%
% Black	17%	4%
% Hispanic	20%	22%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	1%
% International	1%	3%
% Unknown Race	4%	4%

Students	PSC	DSC
% In-State	99%	96%
% Out-of-State	0%	1%
Campus	PSC	DSC
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Polk State College is larger than than DSC based on total student enrollment (8,180 students vs. 4,527 students)

PSC vs. DSC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, PSC or DSC?

• Dalton State College is 3.2% more expensive to attend than PSC for in-state tuition ($2,563.00 vs. $2,483.00)
• Out of state tuition is 4.9% higher at PSC than Dalton State College ($9,933.00 vs. $9,469.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Dalton State College than PSC ($5,532 vs. $9,588)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Polk State College are 20.1% lower than costs at Dalton State College ($8,339 vs. $10,019)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Dalton State College than Polk State College (99% vs. 71%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Dalton State College students is 119.9% larger than aid received Polk State College ($6,967 vs. $3,168)

Which college is harder to get into, PSC or DSC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between DSC or PSC .

PSC vs. DSC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, PSC or DSC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between DSC and PSC.

• Graduates from Polk State College earn on average $1,500 more per year than DSC graduates after ten years. ($34,000 vs. $32,500)
• Polk State College students graduate with a $5,387 lower median federal student loan debt than DSC graduates. ($9,500 vs. $14,887)
• PSC graduates are paying $55 less per month on federal student loans than DSC graduates. ($98 vs. $153)
• More DSC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former PSC students, three years after graduation. (42% vs. 40%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/