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DigiPen Institute of Technology vs University of Puget Sound

DigiPen Institute of Technology is harder to get into (64% vs 72% admitted), but students with aid paid less there on average: $32,507 vs $42,428 a year.

Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.

Getting in
MeasureDigiPen Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Puget Sound
Admit rate 64% 72%
SAT, enrolled first-years (middle 50%) 1150–1400 1170–1380
ACT, enrolled first-years (middle 50%) 27–29 27–31
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Cost
MeasureDigiPen Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Puget Sound
Sticker price per year $59,680 $83,875
Average paid after grants $42,428 $32,507
What families with aid paid, by income
MeasureDigiPen Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Puget Sound
Under $30,000 $31,259 $23,158
$30,000–$48,000 $30,858 $17,456
$48,000–$75,000 $41,330 $23,121
$75,000–$110,000 $43,037 $25,399
Over $110,000 $51,531 $44,430
After you start
MeasureDigiPen Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Puget Sound
Undergrads 995 1,594
Graduate within 6 years 52% 68%
Come back for year two 76% 84%
Median earnings 10 years after starting $80,038 $71,918
Median debt at graduation $27,000 $23,250

Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote. How we get our numbers

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