Academic Comparison between DIT and Northwest Indian

DigiPen Institute of Technology and Northwest Indian College are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. DIT is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Redmond, WA and Northwest Indian is a four-year, public school located in Bellingham, WA.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

DIT is a private (for-profit) and Northwest Indian is a public school and both are four-year schools.
DIT has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,950) than Northwest Indian ($4,365).
DIT has more students with 1,084 students while Northwest Indian has 636 students.
DIT has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Northwest Indian's ratio is 14 to 1.
DIT has more full-time faculties with 72 faculties while Northwest Indian has 27 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

DigiPen Institute of Technology	vs.	Northwest Indian College
Redmond, Washington	Location	Bellingham, Washington
Four-year, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Tribal College
$38,950	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$4,365 Out-Of-State$4,365
53%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$12,838	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,613

64.42 %	Acceptance Rates	-
27.18 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,290	SAT Score	-
28	ACT Score	-
61 %	Graduation Rate	18 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
76 %	Retention Rate	55 %
1,084	Student Population	636
72	Number of Faculties	27
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service