Daytona State College
Public Community College in Daytona Beach, FL. Six-year graduation rate 43%. Median 10-year earnings $37,096.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $37,096, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. The six-year graduation rate is 43%, meaning about three in five students who start do not finish. Graduates leave owing a median of $8,250 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.22 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 43%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. Transfer-out runs to 14% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. At 19:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. As a public four-year university, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. With 11,807 undergraduates, this is a large institution — expect the administrative scale and the range of offerings that come with it.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 9,367 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $5,945 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $5,819 at $0–30k against $12,050 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 51% get grants averaging $4,769, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 21% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,035 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $5,819 |
| $30–48k | $6,187 |
| $48–75k | $8,372 |
| $75–110k | $11,071 |
| $110k+ | $12,050 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,969 of these 9,367 students, totalling $7,505,710 — an average of $3,812 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Volusia County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)