by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will not be asked to pay the complete price tag of a school. Rather, they are presented a financial aid deal that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total price of attendance at DigiPen Institute of Technology can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
What financial assistance options will Digipen offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep going to discover just how much financial aid could be open to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from DigiPen Institute of Technology.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at DigiPen Institute of Technology, 78% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid (about 148 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 57% | $14,477 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 53% | $10,025 |
| Federal Pell grants | 20% | $5,627 |
| State/local grants | 23% | $7,088 |
| Federal student loans | 51% | $5,267 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At Digipen, some 53% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $12,838 (across approximately 551 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 53% | $12,838 |
| Federal Pell grants | 22% | $5,901 |
| Federal student loans | 43% | $7,089 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $11,142.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $32,957 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $36,491 |
| Over $75,000 | $48,116 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $44,446 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $42,033 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Digipen’s official net price calculator: www.digipen.edu/admissions/tuition-and-cost/net-price-calculator.
The median federal debt load at Digipen comes to $21,163 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $21,163 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $27,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $286.24/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Digipen.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,750 |
| 25th percentile | $9,500 |
| 75th percentile | $31,498 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $45,000 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $25,875 |
| Middle income | $22,750 |
| High income | $19,000 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $23,615 |
| Continuing-generation students | $19,000 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $21,292 |
| Independent students | $20,500 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Digipen.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Digipen:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 2194 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $41,735,123 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 57 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,548,208 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $27,162 |
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