Five Towns College vs. DIT

Five Towns College vs. DigiPen Institute of Technology comparison

	Five Towns College	DigiPen Institute of Technology	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Five Towns College	DIT
Location	Dix Hills, NY	Redmond, WA
Setting	Large Suburban	Large Suburban
Enrollment	546	1,124
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	For-profit
Website	ftc.edu	digipen.edu
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Costs	Five Towns College	DIT
Tuition (In State)	$25,900	$35,900
Tuition (Out of State)	$25,900	$35,900
Room & Board	$13,700	$15,112
Avg Net Price	$18,765	$38,319
Avg Grant Aid	$17,794	$10,153
% Receiving Grant Aid	98%	49%

Admission	Five Towns College	DIT
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	362	892
Admitted	211	592
Acceptance Rate	58.3%	66.4%
Enrolled %	45.5%	31.4%
Avg High School GPA	2.83	-
Typical High School Grades	B-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition	Low	Low
ACT Range		26/31
SAT Range		1170/1403
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline

Academics	Five Towns College	DIT
Student to Faculty Ratio	10:1	10:1
Popular Majors	Business (48%) Visual and Performing Arts (34%) Education (14%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (4%)	Computer and Information Sciences (63%) Communications Technology (34%) Engineering (2%)
Outcomes	Five Towns College	DIT
Graduation Rate	31%	54%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$39,100	$85,700
Making Student Loan Payments	50%	80%
Median Student Loan Debt	$27,000	$30,382
Median Loan Payment	$279	$314

Diversity	Five Towns College	DIT
% Men	69%	69%
% Women	31%	31%
Racial Diversity	High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	50%	41%
% Black	20%	1%
% Hispanic	15%	5%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	4%	4%
% International	0%	12%
% Unknown Race	5%	32%

Students	Five Towns College	DIT
% In-State	90%	57%
% Out-of-State	10%	33%
Campus	Five Towns College	DIT
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• DigiPen Institute of Technology is larger than than Five Towns College based on total student enrollment (1,124 students vs. 546 students)

Five Towns College vs. DIT Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Five Towns College or DIT?

• DigiPen Institute of Technology is 38.6% more expensive to attend than Five Towns College for in-state tuition ($35,900.00 vs. $25,900.00)
• Out of state tuition is 38.6% higher at DIT than Five Towns College ($35,900.00 vs. $25,900.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Five Towns College than DIT ($18,765 vs. $38,319)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Five Towns College are 10.3% lower than costs at DigiPen Institute of Technology ($13,700 vs. $15,112)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Five Towns College than DigiPen Institute of Technology (98% vs. 49%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Five Towns College students is 75.3% larger than aid received DigiPen Institute of Technology ($17,794 vs. $10,153)

Five Towns College vs. DIT Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, Five Towns College or DIT? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between DIT or Five Towns College .

• DIT has a higher acceptance rate (66.4%) than Five Towns College (58.3%)

Five Towns College vs. DIT Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Five Towns College or DIT? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between DIT and Five Towns College.

• The graduation rate at DIT is higher than Five Towns College (54% vs. 31%)
• Graduates from DigiPen Institute of Technology earn on average $46,600 more per year than Five Towns College graduates after ten years. ($85,700 vs. $39,100)
• Five Towns College students graduate with a $3,382 lower median federal student loan debt than DIT graduates. ($27,000 vs. $30,382)
• Five Towns College graduates are paying $35 less per month on federal student loans than DIT graduates. ($279 vs. $314)
• More DIT graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Five Towns College students, three years after graduation. (80% vs. 50%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/