We offer DigiPen students housing during the academic year, summer, and for various DigiPen programs. While applying for housing and expressing interest in living within our apartment communities, residents can request gender-inclusive housing, DSS housing accommodations, select roommate preferences, and indicate interest in participating in living learning communities.
To complete a housing application and to be considered for housing you must:
- Be accepted to DigiPen Institute of Technology, sign your enrollment agreement, pay your $150 enrollment fee, and complete your Online Learning Readiness Self-Check. From the email you receive detailing your DigiPen login credentials, you will use the initial portion of your email address (for instance, “kristy.lee”) as a username to access the Housing portal.
- Fill out the application.
- Pay the $300 security deposit after completing your application.
Application submission does not guarantee housing. Due to limited availability, DigiPen Housing will only be able to place a limited number of students within its Housing program. If you are not placed in Housing, you will be placed on the waitlist. Being placed on the waitlist does not guarantee eventual placement in housing.
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Dates and Deadlines
The application is available via the housing portal. Dates, deadlines, associated costs, and eligibility can be found in the Housing Agreements for each Housing Term.
Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
Application Processing and Priority
DigiPen Housing continuously monitors and manages incoming applications. Applications for first-year students (freshman, transfer, or incoming graduate students) and returning students are reviewed separately for placement.
For first-year students who met our priority and general deadlines, DigiPen Housing will confirm to applicants if space is available. Confirmations are made ahead of placements and provide first-year students a guarantee that they will be housed at the start of the academic semester.
After the application closes, the DigiPen Housing team and housing application portal algorithm will review all applications and find the best fit for housing assignments, placements, and roommates for each student. If the number of applications exceed available spaces, applications will be reviewed for priority placement. Priority factors may include year at DigiPen and time of application.
If a placement is unable to be offered due to availability, the student will be placed on the waitlist for Housing. First-year students on the waitlist who are not expected to receive a placement by Move-In Day will be offered a space in Overflow Housing.
Students placed in Overflow Housing will be contacted prior to move-in day if a placement becomes available in our core program. If space becomes available during the housing term, residents in Overflow Housing may be required to accept and move to their new placement. Students may be housed in Overflow Housing for the entirety of the housing term if space does not become available in the core program.
See our Housing FAQ for more information about confirmations, placements, Overflow Housing, and our waitlist.
Cost
Although all residents are asked about their housing preferences in their application, residents are ultimately assigned their room types depending on availability and priority. Prices shown below are for the current and upcoming Housing sessions. These do not guarantee rates for future years. Payment is due in full at the beginning of each term and is collected by DigiPen’s Accounting Department. View our Tuition and Housing Payments page for more information on how to pay for student housing.
Academic Year 2024-2025 (August to April)
Spring 2025 (January to April)
Summer 2025 (April to August)
Academic Year 2025-2026 (August to April)
Spring 2026 (January to April)
Overseas Immersion Programme (OIP)
During the summer, our Overseas Immersion Programme hosts students from the DigiPen (Singapore) campus while they take courses at the Redmond campus. Learn more about OIP on DigiPen (Singapore)’s website.
