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U. South Carolina-Upstate
Dalton State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. South Carolina-Upstate graduates 24 pts more of its students than Dalton State (58% vs. 35%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. South Carolina-Upstate grads earn $8.3K more ten years out than Dalton State's ($48,587 vs. $40,251)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. South Carolina-Upstate$48.6K
Dalton State$40.3K
Graduation rate
U. South Carolina-Upstate58%
Dalton State35%
Retention rate
U. South Carolina-Upstate70%
Dalton State71%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. South Carolina-Upstate$22.3K
Dalton State$12.9K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. South Carolina-Upstate49%
Dalton State14%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. South Carolina-Upstate$16.8K
Dalton State$8.1K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. South Carolina-Upstate48%
Dalton State18%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. South Carolina-Upstate58%
Dalton State33%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. South Carolina-Upstate28%
Dalton State34%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. South Carolina-Upstate39%
Dalton State25%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. South Carolina-Upstate51%
Dalton State25%
Pell graduation gap
U. South Carolina-Upstate12 pts lower
Dalton State1 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. South Carolina-UpstateDalton State
White49%26%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino44%28%
Black39%14%
Two or more races34%Not shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why