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DigiPen Institute of Technology vs Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Redmond, WA · Kirkland, WA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-NET

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · WA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • DigiPen Institute of Technology: average net price rose +21.5% from $34,602 (2013) to $42,033 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology: net price ranged $5,886–$9,582 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -18.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • DigiPen Institute of Technology: enrollment grew +15.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +17 students/yr fitted, r² 0.49.
  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 1,522–2,237 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: DigiPen Institute of Technology vs Lake Washington Institute of Technology

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Lake Washington Institute of Technology leads on avg net price ($6,817 vs $44,446 at DigiPen Institute of Technology)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Lake Washington Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition ($5,997 vs $38,950 at DigiPen Institute of Technology)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Lake Washington Institute of Technology leads on out-of-state tuition ($12,062 vs $38,950 at DigiPen Institute of Technology)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between DigiPen Institute of Technology and Lake Washington Institute of Technology?▼
Lake Washington Institute of Technology leads on avg net price at $6,817 versus $44,446 at DigiPen Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between DigiPen Institute of Technology and Lake Washington Institute of Technology?▼
Lake Washington Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition at $5,997 versus $38,950 at DigiPen Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between DigiPen Institute of Technology and Lake Washington Institute of Technology?▼
Lake Washington Institute of Technology leads on out-of-state tuition at $12,062 versus $38,950 at DigiPen Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025