Daytona State College
About
Daytona State College is a public community college located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The institution offers a variety of academic programs and services but specific focus areas and founding year are not provided in the accessible information.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 81 Title IV programs, 15 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 66 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing15 · 18.5%
- No Data66 · 81.5%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 6
Action history · 15
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jan 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 6,346 students received $29.9M in Pell grants, alongside $16.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,133 borrowers who entered repayment, 61 (2.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Daytona State College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 7
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus6
Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Daytona State College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Daytona State College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectDaytona State College | 43% | — | 12,820 | $7,201 | Baccalaureate |
Broward College | — | — | 30,728 | $20,077 | Baccalaureate |
Chipola College | — | — | 1,934 | $832 | Baccalaureate |
College of Central Florida | — | — | 5,928 | $12,310 | Baccalaureate |
Eastern Florida State College | — | — | 14,053 | $5,939 | Baccalaureate |
Florida Gateway College | — | — | 2,921 | $2,915 | Baccalaureate |
Florida SouthWestern State College | — | — | 14,301 | $8,249 | Baccalaureate |
Florida State College at Jacksonville | — | — | 23,556 | $2,760 | Baccalaureate |
Gulf Coast State College | — | — | 5,426 | $2,339 | Baccalaureate |
Hillsborough Community College | — | — | 21,483 | $4,929 | Community College |
Indian River State College | — | — | 15,429 | $5,202 | Baccalaureate |
Lake-Sumter State College | — | — | 5,810 | $5,742 | Baccalaureate |
Miami Dade College | — | — | 58,941 | $5,929 | Baccalaureate |
North Florida College | — | — | 1,268 | $1,799 | Baccalaureate |
Northwest Florida State College | — | — | 4,752 | $5,554 | Baccalaureate |
Palm Beach State College | — | — | 25,916 | $9,832 | Baccalaureate |
Pasco-Hernando State College | — | — | 9,410 | $5,154 | Baccalaureate |
Pensacola State College | — | — | 9,491 | $2,254 | Baccalaureate |
Polk State College | — | — | 10,318 | $9,027 | Baccalaureate |
Saint Johns River State College | — | — | 7,927 | $5,808 | Baccalaureate |
Santa Fe College | — | — | 12,758 | $11,154 | Baccalaureate |
Seminole State College of Florida | — | — | 15,390 | $3,119 | Baccalaureate |
South Florida State College | — | — | 2,880 | $4,443 | Baccalaureate |
St Petersburg College | — | — | 23,936 | -$52 | Baccalaureate |
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota | — | — | 8,750 | $21,433 | Baccalaureate |
The College of the Florida Keys | — | — | 1,025 | $13,818 | Baccalaureate |
Valencia College | — | — | 47,425 | $10,399 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 43% | — | 10,318 | $5,742 |
Daytona State College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Office of Institutional Research is to serve Daytona State College by providing quantitative data and analytic information to enhance institutional effectiveness and efficiency.
Visit IR office page- Andrea GibsonAssociate Vice President
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionStudent AchievementDaytona State College emphasizes the importance of student achievement and engagement by monitoring and setting goals for various performance metrics including completion/graduation rates, retention rates, placement rates, licensure exam pass rates, and course success rates. The college utilizes data-driven approaches to improve these outcomes and measure success, ensuring students can excel in their academic pursuits and career ambitions.daytonastate.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic plan2024-2027 Strategic Plan: Leading the Way2026Daytona State College's 2024-2027 Strategic Plan emphasizes a culture of continuous improvement through comprehensive planning and assessment within the institution. The strategic plan, led by the Planning Council, focuses on enhancing student success, ensuring academic excellence, and building community partnerships. Assessment days and continuous improvement pathways are structured to align college activities with its mission, thereby maintaining good standing with accreditation agencies.daytonastate.edu
Grants & funding (5)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityFlorida First Responder Scholarshipinstitution_site
- opportunityHalifax Health Education to Employment ScholarshipDaytona State College Foundation and Halifax Health Centerinstitution_site
- opportunityOpen Door Grant ProgramFlorida Department of Educationinstitution_site
- opportunityTRiO Grant Aid Scholarshipinstitution_site
- opportunityVets Create ProgramMargaret McCartney & R. Parks Williams Foundationinstitution_site
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