Academic Comparison between Great Northern and DIT

Great Northern University and DigiPen Institute of Technology are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Great Northern is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Spokane, WA and DIT is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Redmond, WA.

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

Great Northern is a private (not-for-profit) and DIT is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
DIT has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,950) than Great Northern ($18,300).
It is harder to admit to DIT than Great Northern.
DIT has more students with 1,084 students while Great Northern has 48 students.
Great Northern has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while DIT's ratio is 11 to 1.
DIT has more full-time faculties with 72 faculties while Great Northern has 6 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Great Northern University	vs.	DigiPen Institute of Technology
Spokane, Washington	Location	Redmond, Washington
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Private (for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$18,300	2025 Tuition & Fees	$38,950
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	53%
$5,125	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,838

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	64.42 %
91.67 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	27.18 %
-	SAT Score	1,290
-	ACT Score	28
50 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
50 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
100 %	Retention Rate	76 %
48	Student Population	1,084
6	Number of Faculties	72
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services