Public · Community college

Dyersburg State Community College

Dyersburg, Tennessee · Remote town

#4 best value in Tennessee

12%
Transfer rate: $4,612
Avg net price: 34%
Grad / completion: $36,132
Median earnings

Dyersburg State Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Dyersburg, Tennessee (remote town setting), enrolling 2,103 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 2,103 undergradsRemote townNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Dyersburg, Tennessee

Dyersburg is a city in and the county seat of Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. The lands encompassing Dyersburg were originally inhabited by the Chickasaw people. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Remote town
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 72 miles to Memphis, TN
To the ocean: 375 miles
Nearest airport: 41 miles to McKellar-Sipes (MKL)

How Dyersburg State Community College compares

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 18% · #70 of 81 in Tennessee

First-year retention63%

Higher than 30%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$36,132

Higher than 53% · #31 of 70 in Tennessee

Average net price$4,612

Cheaper than 92% · #4 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee

Median debt at graduation$6,900

Lower than 84%

Student–faculty ratio22 : 1

Lower than 21%

Undergraduate enrollment2,103

Larger than 82%

Percentiles compare Dyersburg State Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Tennessee.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women1,43068%
Men67332%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White64%
Black23%
Hispanic5.5%
Asian0.7%
Other or multiracial6.6%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 2,103
Student–faculty ratio: 22 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 34%
First-generation students: 56%
Students over 25: 26%
Median family income: $22,428
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $64,026
Endowment: $5,547,576

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 523 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Tennessee96%
Other U.S. states3.8%

Most first-years stay in state — Dyersburg State Community College draws overwhelmingly from Tennessee.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $4,758
Out-of-state tuition: $17,742
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,470
Total cost of attendance: $14,329
Average net price: $4,612

Outcomes

Graduated: 34%
First-year retention: 63%
Transferred to another college: 12%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $32,595
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $36,132
Median debt at graduation: $6,900
Students with federal loans: 7%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 32%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

34%

Low-income (Pell)

18%

First-generation

20%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free
Athletics: NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes: 94 (48 men · 46 women)

Varsity sports (4)

Baseball37

Basketball23

Soccer17

Softball17

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$4,213

$30–48k

$3,603

$48–75k

$6,093

$75–110k

$7,322

$110k+

$5,590

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

49%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,622

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 49% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,622. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 442 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $36,132
Typical debt at graduation: $6,900
Debt vs. one year's pay: 19%
Out-earn a HS grad: 39%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$32,598

Men

$42,461

Men out-earn women by $9,863 (30%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 90°F
Winter low: 29°F
Annual rain: 53.2″
Annual snow: 3.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dyersburg Iii Golf, TN US station (3.4 mi from campus).

What Dyersburg State Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

247 grads$27k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$8k debt

247$26,735$36,222$7,722 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCert.

157 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

157———Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCert.

143 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

143———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

76 grads$74k 1 yr$70k 5 yr$14k debt

76$74,386$69,796$13,500 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

33 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

33———Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCert.

21 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

21———Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCert.

16 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

16 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

12 grads$22k 1 yr$37k 5 yr— debt

12$22,410$37,179—Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCert.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.