DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, Washington · Private for-profit · 995 undergraduates · digipen.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
64%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1150 to 1400
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$73,110Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at DigiPen Institute of Technology
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
64% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$73,110
a year in 2027-28, from a $73,110 sticker price
What to do with your 1280
Send your score
About 70% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1120, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Undergraduate Admissions Requirements | DigiPen · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Early Action · January 15, 2027Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Mar1Regular Decision · March 1, 2027The standard deadline.
- Jul1Other deadline · July 1, 2027
Source: How to Apply | DigiPen
Who gets in
64%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1150 to 1400
Reading and Writing 590 to 700
Math 560 to 700
ACT composite 27 to 29
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$73,110
a year
- Tuition$43,810
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$31,259
- $30,001 to $48,000$30,858
- $48,001 to $75,000$41,330
- $75,001 to $110,000$43,037
- Over $110,000$51,531
Financial aidEstimate
40%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
56%
of freshmen receive grants
$14,477
average grant to freshmen
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
18 of 18
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,380Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 4 | ART 199 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | MAT 150 | |
| Calculus BC | 4 | MAT 200 | |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | MAT 150 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | CS 115 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | ENG 110 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | ENG 110 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | JPN 101 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | ECN 199 | |
| Microeconomics | 4 | ECN 199 | |
| Music Theory | 4 | MUS 120 & MUS 120L | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | PHY 115 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | PHY 270/L | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | PHY 200/L | |
| Psychology | 4 | PSY 101 | |
| Statistics | 4 | MAT 105 | |
| United States History | 4 | HIS 199 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | HIS 100 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
63%
Come back for a second year
76%
Typical earnings
$80,038
a year, 10 years after starting here
- DigiPen Institute of Technology$131,174
- All colleges$85,626
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 3 majors here have earnings data.
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