| Location: | Northwest |
| Setting: | Large Town Setting |
| Type: | For Profit |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
The mission of DigiPen Institute of Technology is to offer higher education to those who would like to pursue studies and careers in fields of interactive computer technologies, which include graphics and real-time interactive simulation, and provide highly qualified personnel to the interactive computer industries to sustain their growth and productivity.
DigiPen Institute of Technology is a college located in Redmond, Washington which has a focus on art, computer science, and computer engineering with emphasis in creating video games.
DigiPen was founded in 1988 by Claude Comair in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The school relocated to Redmond in January 1998.
In May 1996 the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board granted DigiPen the ability to award an Associate and Bachelor of Science Degrees in Real-Time Interactive Simulation and an Associate of Applied Arts Degree in 3D Computer Animation. This made DigiPen the first university in the world dedicated to teaching how to create video games.
In 2002 a sister campus was opened in Beirut, Lebanon. Currently the Lebanon campus only offers one degree in the programming aspects of video game creation.
A sister campus in Singapore will also offer the Bachelor of Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation and the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Production Animation beginning in Fall 2008. This campus is currently seeking accreditation.
DigiPen consists of two campuses, the Main Campus and the Art Campus.
The Main Campus is part of a rented building from Nintendo of America. The bottom floor is Nintendo of America's warehouse where games and systems are shipped out. The top floor is mostly DigiPen, with Nintendo Software Technology on the north-east quarter. In 2002, DigiPen expanded its hold on the second floor by acquiring approximately another quarter, adding four new classrooms and a new place for the library. Two-thirds of the rooms are filled with computers for student use — only one-third are lecture halls without computers.
The newest addition to DigiPen is the Art Campus, located about two miles away from the Main Campus near Redmond Town Center. Digipen opened this new campus at the beginning of the Fall 2007 semester to provide classrooms for all the B.F.A students, and to accommodate the growing student body. However, it is uncertain how this division will impact cooperation between the R.T.I.S. and B.F.A. students during future student projects.
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| Percent of Students International: | 2% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | No |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 13,960 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 13,800 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 160 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,157 | 7% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 5,178 | 7% | |
Any Aid: |
10% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 47% (Highly Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 77% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 540, Math: 570 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 650, Math: 660 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 28% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 23, Verbal: 22, Math: 23 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 30, Verbal: 28, Math: 30 |
| Application Fee: | $ 75.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
