

Varsity athletics are not a defining part of DigiPen's Redmond campus experience. The institution does not report a varsity sports roster or an athletic association affiliation in the available institutional information.
Students interested in sports should distinguish an informal game or student-organized activity from an institution-sponsored varsity or club team. Applicants seeking intercollegiate competition, athletic recruiting, or athletic scholarships should verify that those opportunities exist before treating them as part of an enrollment plan.
Student involvement at DigiPen extends beyond coursework through student-led activities and creative groups. Reported campus offerings include a student-run newspaper, a theater group, and choral groups.
These activities offer different ways to meet peers and produce work outside a degree program, whether through writing, performance, or collaborative production. Club membership and meeting schedules can change from year to year, so students looking for a particular academic, cultural, or recreational group should consult the current student-organization directory rather than assume a past group remains active.
DigiPen enrolled approximately 1,084 students in the reported institutional figures. Its incoming population includes both first-time and transfer students: the reported entering groups included 153 first-time degree-seeking undergraduates and 109 transfer-in undergraduates.
Among reported students, 64% were Washington residents, 29% came from other U.S. states, and 7% came from other countries. The reported student-to-faculty ratio was 12 to 1, a broad institutional measure rather than a promise about the size of a particular lab or project team. These figures describe a relatively small, geographically mixed specialist institution; they do not establish what any individual student's social or classroom experience will be.
Everyday life at DigiPen is closely tied to specialized coursework and collaborative projects. Students may spend substantial time in classes, labs, studios, and team meetings, so the rhythm can differ from that of a larger university with many unrelated majors and varsity sports.
The reported housing and commuting figures suggest that both residential and commuter experiences matter: 22% of students were classified as living in campus housing and 78% as commuting. A commuter's access to activities may therefore depend on when events meet and how long they can stay after class. Applicants considering DigiPen should examine sample schedules and project expectations for their intended major, not just the number of courses listed per term.
The DigiPen Library is the institution's main campus library. It supports coursework and research at a school whose students work across technical, design, artistic, and humanities subjects.
For a prospective student, the useful questions are whether the library provides access to the journals, books, and digital resources their program requires, and how they can obtain research help when a project crosses disciplines. Students who expect to study late or work remotely should check current library hours, borrowing rules, and off-campus access instructions rather than assume the building and its online resources follow the same schedule.
Total enrollment
1084Full Time Degree Seeking Freshmen
159Total staff
55 full time, 70 part timeVeterans affair office
NoData last updated on November 5, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.