DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, Washington · Also known as DIT|DigiPen| · Website
$79,878
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$79,878
median earnings, 10 years after starting
DigiPen Institute of Technology is a for-profit 4-year college in Redmond, Washington with 995 undergraduates and 68 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $44,446 a year (tuition and fees $38,950). It admits 64% of applicants and 61% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $79,878 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$44,446
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$38,950
US median $11,837
Admission rate
64%
US median 78%
Completion rate
61%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$79,878
Rank 188 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $44,446
- Tuition and fees
- $38,950
- Cost of attendance
- $55,588
- Students with a need-based grant
- 22%
- Students with federal loans
- 43%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $28,354
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $31,113
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $41,496
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $45,880
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $52,617
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $27,800 in 2015-16 to $38,950 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1,297
- SAT reading, middle
- 653
- SAT math, middle
- 632
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 995
- Graduate students
- 68
- Part-time students
- 9.0%
- Women
- 33%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 61%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 10
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 188 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 87 in Washington (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $44,446 | $14,091 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $38,950 | $8,256 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 64% | 83% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 61% | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 80% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $13,653 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $58,771 | $42,696 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $79,878 | $47,869 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
10 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 91 | $26,924 | $81,885 | $122,375 | $58,894 |
| Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $27,000 | $37,605 | $45,571 | $43,283 |
| Human Computer InteractionBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $27,000 | $50,265 | $87,243 | $50,526 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsMaster's | Master's | 12 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | $101,832 | Withheld | $109,015 |
| Graphic CommunicationsMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,810 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | $27,000 | $102,580 | $137,503 | $83,439 |
| Computer ProgrammingMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $148,974 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Redmond and Washington on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Washington
- Homes: Homes for sale in Washington
Questions and answers
How much does DigiPen Institute of Technology cost?
$44,446 a year is the average net price at DigiPen Institute of Technology after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $38,950, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $55,588. Families earning under $30,000 pay $28,354 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at DigiPen Institute of Technology?
64% of applicants are admitted to DigiPen Institute of Technology. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,297 and the middle ACT score is 28. The median admission rate of colleges in Washington is 83%.
How much do DigiPen Institute of Technology graduates earn?
$79,878 a year is the median pay of former DigiPen Institute of Technology students who work, 10 years after they started ($58,771 after 6 years). That ranks 188 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 87 in Washington. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Programming (Bachelor's) at $102,580.
How much student debt do DigiPen Institute of Technology graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of DigiPen Institute of Technology graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 43% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at DigiPen Institute of Technology?
61% of first-time, full-time students at DigiPen Institute of Technology finish within 6 years. 76% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at DigiPen Institute of Technology?
Computer Software and Media Applications (91 bachelor's graduates), Graphic Communications (65 bachelor's graduates), Human Computer Interaction (40 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 10 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.