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Is DigiPen Institute of Technology worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for DigiPen Institute of Technology, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
DigiPen Institute of Technology sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $79,878 helps, but median debt of $27,000 plus yearly net price of $44,446 creates a tighter path. For context, DigiPen Institute of Technology's net price runs about 56% above the typical 4-year, private for-profit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 186 similar 4-year, private for-profit schools
This school
$40,015
/yrAverage school like this
$25,582
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $14,434 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $58,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$44,446
Median earnings 10 years out
$79,878
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Graduation rate
56%
At DigiPen Institute of Technology, a typical graduate carries about $27,000 in student debt and earns roughly $79,878 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $307 per month, or 5% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
DigiPen Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school in Redmond, WA. In this category, families usually need to look especially hard at debt, repayment room, and whether the long-run earnings picture justifies the price.
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Common questions about DigiPen Institute of Technology
The median net price at DigiPen Institute of Technology is $44,446 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →