DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, Washington
- Private for-profit
- City
- 995 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 64%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $42,428per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 62%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $80,03810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
DigiPen Institute of Technology was the first school in the world to offer a bachelor's degree in video game development.
Source: Academic Preparatory and STEAM Courses - About DigiPen Academy
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 64%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1150–1400Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 27–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $42,428full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $59,680sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $40,070Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 62%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 76%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $80,03810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 995Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 29%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 17%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA — admits 90%
- Northwest University Kirkland, WA — admits 83%
- Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA — admits 83%
- Whitworth University Spokane, WA — admits 90%
Also worth a look
- Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD — admits 77%
- Misericordia University Dallas, PA — admits 71%
- Keuka College Keuka Park, NY — admits 68%
- Hartwick College Oneonta, NY — admits 70%
- Arizona Christian University Glendale, AZ — admits 71%
- Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL — admits 76%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for DigiPen Institute of Technology, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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