Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at DigiPen is greatly skewed towards men students, with 70.7% of undergraduate students being men and 29.3% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,138, with 334 women and 804 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at DigiPen is greatly skewed towards men students, with 76.3% of undergraduate students being men and 23.7% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 59, with 14 women and 45 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 70.7% 804 students
- women 29.3% 334 students
Graduate Students
- men 76.3% 45 students
- women 23.7% 14 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 55.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 628 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 10.2% of the student body, with 116 students. Hispanic students represent 8.8% of the population, with 100 students, while Mixed race students account for 7.7%, with 87 students. African American students account for 2.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 26 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 2 students.
International students make up 10.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 122 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 4.8% of the population, totaling 54 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within DigiPen.
Undergraduate Students
- White 55.3% 628 students
- International students 10.7% 122 students
- Asian 10.2% 116 students
- Hispanic 8.8% 100 students
- Mixed race 7.7% 87 students
- Unknown race 4.8% 54 students
- African American 2.3% 26 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 2 students
Graduate Students
- White 47.5% 28 students
- International students 30.5% 18 students
- Asian 8.5% 5 students
- Unknown race 6.8% 4 students
- Hispanic 5.1% 3 students
- Mixed race 1.7% 1 students
- African American 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 41.5% 56 students
- International students 28.1% 38 students
- Asian 9.6% 13 students
- Hispanic 7.4% 10 students
- Mixed race 5.2% 7 students
- African American 4.4% 6 students
- Unknown race 3.7% 5 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 32% 359 students
- 18-19 30% 344 students
- 22-24 20% 228 students
- 25-29 12% 140 students
- 30-34 4% 42 students
- 35-39 1% 10 students
- 40-49 0% 2 students
- 25-29 36% 21 students
- 22-24 31% 18 students
- 30-34 14% 8 students
- 40-49 12% 7 students
- 35-39 5% 3 students
- 20-21 2% 1 students
- 50-64 2% 1 students