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DeVry University - Illinois

Lisle, Illinois·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·devry.edu
6-yr Graduation
37%
+20.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
31,296
peer median 2,309
Avg net price
$30,770
+$13k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

DeVry University is a private for-profit university in the United States. It offers both onsite (campus-based) and online programs. The university was founded in 1931 by Herman A. DeVry and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It has been the subject of several government investigations and lawsuits alleging false or deceptive claims.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
2,833
2,833 candidates competed
Admitted
2,787
98.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
2,168
77.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
37%+20.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
12%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
18%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

3.7pp gap
Pell recipients
36%109 of 303
Non-Pell (all)
40%23 of 58
Subsidized loan, no Pell
42%14 of 33
No Federal Aid
36%9 of 25

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 65 Title IV programs, 33 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 32 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
65
Passing
33
50.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

65programs
  • Passing33 · 50.8%
  • No Data32 · 49.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
31
No data
32

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

33
Computer Software and Media Applications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+10.2%
$38,361 vs $34,808
Human Resources Management and Services
Graduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+11.1%
$66,776 vs $60,112
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+25.1%
$75,225 vs $60,112
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+30.5%
$45,431 vs $34,808
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+33.0%
$61,696 vs $46,391
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+33.8%
$80,445 vs $60,112
Computer Software and Media Applications
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+36.3%
$47,440 vs $34,808
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Master's Degree · Education
+39.3%
$64,619 vs $46,391

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

32
Computer Software and Media Applications
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
91%
$43,354 debt · $47,440 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
86%
$44,846 debt · $52,470 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
84%
$43,601 debt · $51,752 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
82%
$47,368 debt · $58,145 earn
Computer Software and Media Applications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
80%
$30,704 debt · $38,361 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
73%
$36,162 debt · $49,811 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
65%
$48,910 debt · $75,225 earn
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
65%
$44,271 debt · $68,126 earn

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$30,231
$30–48k$30,933
$48–75k$31,427
$75–110k$33,253
$110k+$35,359

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$30,770
+$12,800vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $17,971
Federal loans
81.2%
In-state tuition
$17,408
Out-of-state
$17,408

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 33,440 students received $180.7M in Pell grants, alongside $282.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
33,440
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$180.7M
$180,663,118 total
Direct Loans
$282.9M
64,219 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

20k
20
22k
21
25k
22
29k
23
33k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$117.6M
31,222 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$122.0M
29,771 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$38.0M
2,978 loan awards
Parent PLUS$685K
55 loan awards
Grad PLUS$4.6M
193 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 13,936 borrowers who entered repayment, 334 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
13,936
Defaulted
334
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.9%
2017
10.1%
2018
8.6%
2019
2.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at DeVry University-Illinois

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs22
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

6,537 total completions
01Business
2,95445.2%
02Computer Sciences
2,02631.0%
03Health Professions
74311.4%
04Engineering Tech
67710.4%
05Engineering
1011.5%
06Security/Protective
230.4%
07Communication
130.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
31,296
12-mo unduplicated
48,370
Undergraduate
43,349
Graduate
5,021

Gender split

Men
33%15,929
Women
67%32,441

Race / ethnicity composition

White
37.8%
Black
34.4%
Hispanic
14.7%
Unknown
7.0%
Two or more
2.9%
Asian
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
Non-resident
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.14
4 offenses · 29,346 students

3-year trend

0.042 yrs ago0.041 yr ago0.14Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
4

By location

4total
  • Public property4

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
43.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
93

DeVry University-Illinois vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions DeVry University-Illinois selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectDeVry University-Illinois
37%31,296$30,770Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
6%11,277$15,172Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
9%801$16,482Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
5%116$20,249Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
47%50,715$9,597Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
68%89.9%79,818$14,967R1 Research
0%66.7%72,994$13,971R2 Research
10%28,004$31,266Doctoral/Professional
249$12,443Baccalaureate
2,086$14,135Baccalaureate
367$11,503Baccalaureate
17%10,343$15,187Baccalaureate
100%624$12,849Baccalaureate
100%462$15,217Baccalaureate
0%1,717$12,038Baccalaureate
17%1,037$14,858Baccalaureate
20%47,761$17,956Doctoral/Professional
98.4%10,257$16,510Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
14%31,830$16,745Doctoral/Professional
45%27,169$38,875Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
43%78.9%113,257$22,472Doctoral/Professional
67%99.0%104,327$29,357Doctoral/Professional
34%91.2%13,774$19,550
33%45,588$7,770Doctoral/Professional
0%3,121$21,909Baccalaureate
1,145$19,854Baccalaureate
359$23,980Baccalaureate
9,416$17,962Baccalaureate
0%52$18,227Baccalaureate
55$18,847Baccalaureate
44%99.5%189,531$36,708Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
0%1,329$22,923Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
0%741$21,340Baccalaureate
187$22,593
0%188$26,625Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
100%1,303$16,064Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
25%4,916$18,318
8%12,098$17,833
38%1,290$18,092
0%983$21,580
0%796$23,896
33%3,037$21,050Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
0%1,384$21,360Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
0%2,110$17,979
0%1,965$11,645
25%2,508$17,517
19%1,998$19,578Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
0%252$16,943
8,932$20,457Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
20%63,012$22,063Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
92.9%8,996$32,654Doctoral/Professional
16%111,248$13,520Doctoral/Professional
23%34$13,172Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
0%$14,508Baccalaureate
University of Phoenix-Nevada
0%$14,777Baccalaureate
40%6$11,854
0%49,441$33,817Doctoral/Professional
46%210,208$12,548Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median17%92.0%2,309$17,971

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Campuses

The 10 campuses that make up DeVry University-Illinois.

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about DeVry University-Illinois

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about DeVry University-Illinois.

What is the graduation rate at DeVry University-Illinois?

DeVry University-Illinois reports a 6-year graduation rate of 37% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend DeVry University-Illinois?

DeVry University-Illinois reports a total enrollment of 31,296 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at DeVry University-Illinois?

The average net price at DeVry University-Illinois is $30,770 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at DeVry University-Illinois?

DeVry University-Illinois's yield rate is 77.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is DeVry University-Illinois located?

DeVry University-Illinois is located in Lisle, Illinois 60532.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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