Digipen Institute of Technology (DigiPen Institute of Technology) was founded in 1998. It is not a typical institution of higher learning. In the previous rankings of Princeton's game design colleges, Digipen has always been in the top position. In the 2024 ranking, the undergraduate major ranked fifth, second only to the University of Southern California and the University of Utah, and ahead of top comprehensive universities such as MIT.
The purpose of Digipen Institute of Technology is to train young talents and design the new generation of electronic games of Donkey Kongs and Mario Brothers. School staff said that they hope to create a new group of qualified students to meet the growing demand of the video game industry. Locke, the governor of Washington State, officially recognized the private university in 2002. The university will enroll more than 200 students with bachelor of science degrees every year.
Nintendo provides technical assistance, laboratory space and course assistance to universities. "This place is the capital of computer software in the world," said Komeir, founder of Digipen, pointing out that the headquarters of major computer companies such as Microsoft, Compaq and Digital are close at hand. He said that the reason why he chose the university not to be affiliated to any existing university was that he wanted to control the number of credits that students must take - about 150 points higher than the strict 150 points stipulated by the standard university. Each student will have a computer connected to the Internet in a public area.
Redmond is a small city near Seattle, located in the east of Seattle and the Mecca High tech Zone in the northwest of the Pacific Ocean, with a population of about 46000. However, during the day, the floating population reached 90000. Seattle is a commercial, cultural and advanced technology center in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, and a major port city for trade across the Pacific Ocean and Europe. Seattle is not only on the west of the Pacific Ocean, but also in the urban area, there is a big lake: Lake Washington, which separates Seattle into east and west sides. To the east of the lake, there are Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Medina and other small communities. The famous Microsoft company is built in Redmond. Seattle has been voted the most livable city in the United States almost every year.
Career Service: The school provides interview guidance and resume guidance. Junior, senior and master student can participate in the company day hosted by the school. Different companies will come to interview students on a specific company day. The more famous ones include Microsoft, Blizzard, Nintendo and Wargaming. Help provided by the university for international students: The university has a full-time international student assistant who is responsible for welcoming students at the airport, arranging accommodation for students, and providing continuous help and services for students together with the school's academic consultants, psychological consultants and learning skills consultants.
Digipen Institute of Technology ranking:
The Princeton Review has ranked DigiPen among the top 5 game design schools in the past 14 years. The student films of DigiPen's three campuses around the world have won 514 awards and selected film festivals.
Princeton Review, ranked third among the universities in the game design direction in the United States in 2015.
In the ranking in 2024, undergraduate majors rank fifth, second only to University of Southern California and University of Utah And lead Massachusetts Institute of Technology Such a top comprehensive university.
2023-24 Academic Year Tuition:
If the undergraduate degree is less than 16 points, the fixed tuition fee is $41380 based on $1350/credit. Fixed tuition for graduate students is $33980, based on $1425/credit
scholarship ：
DigiPen offers the following demand based and merit based scholarships to eligible undergraduate and graduate students. American and international students at DigiPen Redmond Campus can apply for all of the following scholarships.
Once admitted, students are eligible to apply for DigiPen Scholarship! Scholarships are granted on a first come, first served basis. Digipen Polytechnic encourages all students to apply as soon as possible to ensure that scholarship funds are still available. Scholarships may run out before the final scholarship deadline listed below.
housing
Every year, DigiPen Housing supports student residents to study in DigipenHousing. During the academic year, Digippen Institute of Technology provides limited apartment housing for undergraduate and graduate students, and provides accommodation for students in Digippen Singapore Campus during the Summer Overseas Immersion Program (OIP).
Digippen Institute of Technology also provides early check-in opportunities for incoming freshmen through the early Arrival Program (EAP), which gives them the opportunity to meet friends, explore the region, and start living in Digipen.
Four households with two bedrooms and one bathroom: $8390; 4 households in 2/1.5 bathrooms with two bedrooms $8670; 5 households with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, $8240, etc.
School environment and evaluation
Redmond is a small city near Seattle, located in the east of Seattle and the Mecca High tech Zone in the northwest of the Pacific Ocean, with a population of about 46000. However, during the day, the floating population reached 90000. Seattle is a commercial, cultural and advanced technology center in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, and a major port city for trade across the Pacific Ocean and Europe. Seattle is not only on the west of the Pacific Ocean, but also in the urban area, there is a big lake: Lake Washington, which separates Seattle into east and west sides. To the east of the lake, there are Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Medina and other small communities. The famous Microsoft company is built in Redmond. Seattle has been voted the most livable city in the United States almost every year.
Career Service: The school provides interview guidance and resume guidance. Junior, senior and master student can participate in the company day hosted by the school. Different companies will come to interview students on a specific company day. The more famous ones include Microsoft, Blizzard, Nintendo and Wargaming. Help provided by the university for international students: The university has a full-time international student assistant who is responsible for welcoming students at the airport, arranging accommodation for students, and providing continuous help and services for students together with the school's academic consultants, psychological consultants and learning skills consultants.
