DigiPen Institute of Technology

DigiPen Institute of Technology is a private school located in the suburban setting of Redmond, WA, less than an hour from Seattle.

Founded in 1988, the institution currently enrolls around 1,121 students a year, including 1,062 undergrads. The institution runs on a semester academic calendar.

Admissions Facts About Digipen

Acceptance rate: 38%

Early Decision or Early Action: No/No

2022 Regular Decision Notification Date:

Digipen Acceptance Rate 2021

It is minimally difficult to get into DigiPen Institute of Technology. Around 38 percent of all applicants are admitted to Digipen each year.

In 2021, 0 applicants were waitlisted and 0 students were ultimating offered a spot off the waitlist.

Is Digipen a good school?

The definition of a "good school" is different for different people. Acceptance rate and average GPA are good indicators of how selective an institution is, but they don't tell you how happy or successful students are. However, there are a few good ways to get a better sense how satisfied students are and how well a school supports its student body.

Retention and graduation rates

Out of all the first-year, full-time undergrads who start at Digipen, around 75 percent return for their sophomore year.

Compare this to the average six-year graduation rate for colleges and universities in the U.S., which is around 61 percent for public schools and 67 percent for private.

Job outcomes and student debt

Job placement and student debt statistics for recent graduates can give you a sense of the return on investment a school offers. Within six months of graduating, 53 percent of graduates receive at least one full-time job offer.

The average starting salary for recent grads is $74,375 a year. Students in the class of 2021 who had taken out student loans graduated with an average of $38,246 of debt. For context, compare this number with the average national debt, which is around $36,000 per borrower.

Based on this information, how does Digipen sound? Remember, a school that is perfect for one person may not be the right school for someone else! So the real question to ask yourself: is Digipen a good school for YOU?

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