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DigiPen Institute of Technology

DigiPen Institute of Technology is a for-profit campus in Redmond proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at DigiPen Institute of Technology — 9.3% of its 995 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$31,681

family income
under $30k

$35,891

$30–48k

$36,920

$48–75k

$46,250

$75–110k

$48,574

over $110k

Average net price

$44,4462023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at DigiPen Institute of Technology rose from $20,938 (2008) to $44,446 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$20,938
2009	$21,608
2010	$29,926
2011	$35,222
2012	$34,602
2013	$33,096
2014	$36,816
2015	$37,761
2016	$35,538
2017	$39,857
2018	$39,022
2019	$40,217
2020	$38,724
2021	$40,392
2022	$42,033
2023	$44,446

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$55,5882024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at DigiPen Institute of Technology rose from $23,969 (2009) to $55,588 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$23,969
2010	$24,829
2011	$32,726
2012	$38,463
2013	$37,848
2014	$39,035
2015	$41,573
2016	$42,906
2017	$42,671
2018	$44,088
2019	$45,725
2020	$47,197
2021	$46,463
2022	$48,239
2023	$51,366
2024	$55,588

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2003	$12,920
2004	$13,960
2005	$13,960
2006	$15,360
2007	$16,720
2008	$19,200
2013	$26,720
2014	$27,360
2015	$27,800
2016	$29,000
2017	$29,000
2018	$31,340
2019	$32,600
2020	$33,900
2021	$34,900
2022	$36,100
2023	$37,400

IPEDS Published price 2003–04 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

DigiPen Institute of Technology reports published tuition of $38,950 in this record. DigiPen Institute of Technology's $38,950 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

DigiPen Institute of Technology reports 995 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

61% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at DigiPen Institute of Technology within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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61%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at DigiPen Institute of Technology rose from 36.6% (entered 1998) to 61% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1998 cohort	36.6%
1999 cohort	44.4%
2000 cohort	40.8%
2001 cohort	30.5%
2002 cohort	68.6%
2003 cohort	58.6%
2004 cohort	71.6%
2005 cohort	54.2%
2006 cohort	57.2%
2007 cohort	54.2%
2008 cohort	53.7%
2009 cohort	50.4%
2010 cohort	39.7%
2011 cohort	42.9%
2012 cohort	46.6%
2013 cohort	56.1%
2014 cohort	52.6%
2015 cohort	57%
2016 cohort	60.1%
2017 cohort	51.6%
2018 cohort	61%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1998–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$7,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$10,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$13,667	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,875	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$24,313	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$31,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$30,500	$8,633
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$8,700
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$58,771

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$67,507

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$79,878

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

DigiPen Institute of Technology admitted 563 of 874 applicants in Fall 2024. The 64.4% rate describes that application pool.

64.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $37,400 tuition · 2023–24 995 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1150–14001600

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Admissions

DigiPen Institute of Technology reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For DigiPen Institute of Technology’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 590–700 and Math was 560–700 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1150–1400 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	590	670	700
SAT Math	560	620	700
ACT Composite	27	28	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, DigiPen Institute of Technology received 874 applications and admitted 563 (64.4%), with 153 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

64.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at DigiPen Institute of Technology declined from 81% to 64.4%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2003 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2003	81%
Fall 2004	78%
Fall 2005	46.7%
Fall 2006	45.9%
Fall 2007	35%
Fall 2008	40.4%
Fall 2009	32.6%
Fall 2010	32.6%
Fall 2011	49.2%
Fall 2012	51.5%
Fall 2013	66.3%
Fall 2014	64.9%
Fall 2015	46.6%
Fall 2016	53.3%
Fall 2017	53.9%
Fall 2018	56.6%
Fall 2019	33.5%
Fall 2020	38.2%
Fall 2021	46%
Fall 2022	66.4%
Fall 2023	68%
Fall 2024	64.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2003–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1150–1400Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	1120	1320
Fall 2005	1110	1310
Fall 2006	1055	1300
Fall 2007	1090	1310
Fall 2008	1100	1350
Fall 2009	1070	1310
Fall 2010	1072	1310
Fall 2011	1055	1320
Fall 2012	1100	1320
Fall 2013	1093	1338
Fall 2014	1060	1310
Fall 2015	1092	1330
Fall 2016	1090	1340
Fall 2017	1147	1360
Fall 2018	1150	1395
Fall 2019	1128	1400
Fall 2020	1140	1340
Fall 2021	1178	1390
Fall 2022	1170	1403
Fall 2023	1170	1390
Fall 2024	1150	1400

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

27–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	25	29
Fall 2005	23	30
Fall 2006	22	28
Fall 2007	24	29
Fall 2008	25	30
Fall 2009	24	29
Fall 2010	24	29
Fall 2011	23	30
Fall 2012	26	31
Fall 2013	25	30
Fall 2014	25	31
Fall 2015	26	30
Fall 2016	26	31
Fall 2017	25	30
Fall 2018	24	31
Fall 2019	25	30
Fall 2020	24	32
Fall 2021	22	33
Fall 2022	26	31
Fall 2023	28	32
Fall 2024	27	29

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

995Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at DigiPen Institute of Technology rose from 522 (Fall 2003) to 995 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2003	522
Fall 2004	405
Fall 2005	656
Fall 2006	749
Fall 2007	821
Fall 2008	873
Fall 2009	839
Fall 2010	912
Fall 2011	846
Fall 2012	963
Fall 2013	894
Fall 2014	932
Fall 2015	989
Fall 2016	976
Fall 2017	1,019
Fall 2018	873
Fall 2019	1,070
Fall 2020	1,054
Fall 2021	1,129
Fall 2022	1,058
Fall 2023	1,032
Fall 2024	995

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2003–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

76%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at DigiPen Institute of Technology fell from 85% (Fall 2003) to 76% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	85%
Fall 2004 cohort	100%
Fall 2005 cohort	71%
Fall 2006 cohort	79%
Fall 2007 cohort	56%
Fall 2008 cohort	73%
Fall 2009 cohort	77%
Fall 2010 cohort	66%
Fall 2011 cohort	76%
Fall 2012 cohort	76%
Fall 2013 cohort	73%
Fall 2014 cohort	77%
Fall 2015 cohort	72%
Fall 2016 cohort	81%
Fall 2017 cohort	71%
Fall 2018 cohort	80%
Fall 2019 cohort	80%
Fall 2020 cohort	73%
Fall 2021 cohort	69%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	76%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about DigiPen Institute of Technology

Faculty pay at DigiPen Institute of Technology averages $122,004 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes DigiPen Institute of Technology as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 995 undergraduates live off campus, and 76.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

DigiPen Institute of Technology's SAT section-percentile sums are 1150–1400 — their midpoint is near the WA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on DigiPen Institute of Technology's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How DigiPen Institute of Technology compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

DigiPen Institute of Technology64.4%

Washington median83.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

DigiPen Institute of Technology$38,950

Washington median$19,614

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

DigiPen Institute of Technology's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

DigiPen Institute of Technology$79,878

Washington median$62,092

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

DigiPen Institute of Technology, Washington and national reference values
Metric & basis	DigiPen Institute of Technology	Washington median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	64.4%	83.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$38,950	$19,614	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$79,878	$62,092	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For DigiPen Institute of Technology, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

DigiPen Institute of Technology federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 4 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Programming	$137,503
Computer Software and Media Applications	$122,375
Human Computer Interaction	$87,243
Graphic Communications	$45,571

These 4 fields listed for DigiPen Institute of Technology measure earnings after completion. The $79,878 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 3 additional DigiPen Institute of Technology fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does DigiPen Institute of Technology report?

DigiPen Institute of Technology's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1150–1400 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is DigiPen Institute of Technology's acceptance rate?

64.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 563 admitted from 874 applicants.

How much does DigiPen Institute of Technology cost?

At DigiPen Institute of Technology, tuition is $38,950. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does DigiPen Institute of Technology report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $79,878. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Washington

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus — 82.5% admitted
Northwest College of Art & Design — 66% admitted
Seattle University — 76.9% admitted
Seattle Pacific University — 83.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.