Quad

Head-to-head

Jacksonville State
Dalton State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Jacksonville State graduates 22 pts more of its students than Dalton State (56% vs. 35%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Dalton State has 15 pts more first-gen students than Jacksonville State (51% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Dalton State has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Jacksonville State (50% vs. 43%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Jacksonville State has 1.5× as many undergrads as Dalton State

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Jacksonville State's grants cover 40% of its full price on average, vs. 35% at Dalton State

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Jacksonville State grads earn $5K more ten years out than Dalton State's ($45,235 vs. $40,251)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Jacksonville State admits 78%; Dalton State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Jacksonville State78%
Dalton StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Jacksonville StateAccessible
  • Dalton StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Jacksonville State
1000–1290
Dalton StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Jacksonville StateGPA and school record required
  • Dalton StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Jacksonville State has 1.5× as many undergrads as Dalton State; Dalton State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Jacksonville State7K
Dalton State4.6K
Pell Grant share
Jacksonville State43%
Dalton State50%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Jacksonville State, and Elementary Education and Teaching at Dalton State.

Students per faculty member
Jacksonville State19 to 1
Dalton State21 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Jacksonville StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse15%
  • Dalton StateElementary Education and Teaching14%

What each costs

Dalton State costs about $3.5K less a year than Jacksonville State on average; Jacksonville State's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Jacksonville State$14.9K
Dalton State$11.4K
Aid generosity
Jacksonville State40%
Dalton State35%

What each pays off

Jacksonville State's former students earn more, a median $45.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 56% at Jacksonville State to 35% at Dalton State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Jacksonville State$45.2K
Dalton State$40.3K
Graduation rate
Jacksonville State56%
Dalton State35%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Jacksonville State, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Jacksonville StateGrowing+277%
  • Dalton StateNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;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