BaccalaureatePrivate (for-profit)

DigiPen Institute of Technology

Redmond, Washington·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·digipen.edu
6-yr Graduation
61%
+33.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,084
peer median 759
Avg net price
$42,033
+$16k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
874
874 candidates competed
Admitted
563
64.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
153
27.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
61%+33.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
45%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
61%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

3.0pp gap
Pell recipients
58%
Non-Pell
61%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 11 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
11
Passing
4
36.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

11programs
  • Passing4 · 36.4%
  • No Data7 · 63.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
7

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.

4
Graphic Communications
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+16.6%
$45,571 vs $39,073
Human Computer Interaction
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+123.3%
$87,243 vs $39,073
Computer Software and Media Applications
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+213.2%
$122,375 vs $39,073
Computer Programming
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+251.9%
$137,503 vs $39,073

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Graphic Communications
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
59%
$26,945 debt · $45,571 earn
Human Computer Interaction
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
33%
$28,500 debt · $87,243 earn
Computer Software and Media Applications
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
21%
$26,000 debt · $122,375 earn
Computer Programming
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
20%
$27,000 debt · $137,503 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 2002Next review Nov 2025

Action history · 2

  1. May 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. May 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$31,681
$30–48k$35,891
$48–75k$36,920
$75–110k$46,250
$110k+$48,574

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$42,033
+$16,177vs Baccalaureate median $25,856
Federal loans
44.0%
In-state tuition
$37,400
Out-of-state
$37,400

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 301 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $8.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
301
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,848,881 total
Direct Loans
$8.4M
896 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.5M
349 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.6M
386 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$127K
7 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.2M
150 loan awards
Grad PLUS$71K
4 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 205 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.4%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.4%
-1.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
205
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.5%
2017
4.7%
2018
2.3%
2019
0.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Digipen

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

221 total completions
01Computer Sciences
10648.0%
02Comm. Technologies
7333.0%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
2712.2%
04Visual/Performing Arts
83.6%
05Engineering
73.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,084
12-mo unduplicated
1,702
Undergraduate
1,638
Graduate
64

Gender split

Men
71%1,210
Women
29%492

Race / ethnicity composition

White
53.2%
Asian
11.4%
Non-resident
10.5%
Hispanic
10.3%
Two or more
9.5%
Black
2.7%
Unknown
2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
13.35
15 offenses · 1,124 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago10.861 yr ago13.35Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
28
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
13
Rape
1
Fondling
1

By location

15total
  • Non-campus15

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs01
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
67

Digipen vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Digipen selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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
SubjectDigiPen Institute of Technology
61%1,084$42,033Baccalaureate
University of Silicon Valley
29%51.2%477$30,799Baccalaureate
University of Phoenix-Hawaii
0%Baccalaureate
The College of Westchester
41%94.4%759$11,669Baccalaureate
University of Advancing Technology
27%98.1%933$20,913Baccalaureate
Strayer University-Arkansas
0%741Baccalaureate
Peer group median28%94.4%759$25,856

Frequently asked questions about DigiPen Institute of Technology

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Digipen.

What is the graduation rate at DigiPen Institute of Technology?

DigiPen Institute of Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 61% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend DigiPen Institute of Technology?

DigiPen Institute of Technology reports a total enrollment of 1,084 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at DigiPen Institute of Technology?

The average net price at DigiPen Institute of Technology is $42,033 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at DigiPen Institute of Technology?

DigiPen Institute of Technology's yield rate is 27.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is DigiPen Institute of Technology located?

DigiPen Institute of Technology is located in Redmond, Washington 98052.

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