Academic Comparison between DIT and Whitman

DigiPen Institute of Technology and Whitman 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 Whitman is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Walla Walla, 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 Whitman is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Whitman has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,050) than DIT ($38,950).
It is harder to admit to Whitman than DIT.
Whitman has a higher submitted SAT score (1,290) than DIT (1,290).
Whitman has higher submitted ACT score (28) than DIT (28).
Whitman has more students with 1,561 students while DIT has 1,084 students.
Whitman has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while DIT's ratio is 11 to 1.
Whitman has more full-time faculties with 192 faculties while DIT has 72 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

DigiPen Institute of Technology	vs.	Whitman College
Redmond, Washington	Location	Walla Walla, Washington
Four-year, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$38,950	2025 Tuition & Fees	$64,050
53%	% Receiving Financial Aid	91%
$12,838	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$37,864

64.42 %	Acceptance Rates	38.15 %
27.18 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.12 %
1,290	SAT Score	1,410
28	ACT Score	31
61 %	Graduation Rate	81 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	12 %
76 %	Retention Rate	87 %
1,084	Student Population	1,561
72	Number of Faculties	192
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services