DeVry University-Illinois vs Southern Careers Institute-Austin

Lisle, IL · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair IL:TX

FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • DeVry University-Illinois: average net price rose +54.8% from $19,953 (2013) to $30,878 (2023), r² 0.56.
  • Southern Careers Institute-Austin: average net price fell -13.6% from $27,157 (2013) to $23,458 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • DeVry University-Illinois: enrollment ranged 12,146–25,975 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Southern Careers Institute-Austin: enrollment grew +241.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +91 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: DeVry University-Illinois vs Southern Careers Institute-Austin

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Southern Careers Institute-Austin leads on median debt at graduation ($8,708 vs $24,807 at DeVry University-Illinois)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT DeVry University-Illinois leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (55.4% vs 22.4% at Southern Careers Institute-Austin)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 DeVry University-Illinois leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($45,987 vs $27,035 at Southern Careers Institute-Austin)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between DeVry University-Illinois and Southern Careers Institute-Austin?
Southern Careers Institute-Austin leads on median debt at graduation at $8,708 versus $24,807 at DeVry University-Illinois. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between DeVry University-Illinois and Southern Careers Institute-Austin?
DeVry University-Illinois leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 55.4% versus 22.4% at Southern Careers Institute-Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between DeVry University-Illinois and Southern Careers Institute-Austin?
DeVry University-Illinois leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $45,987 versus $27,035 at Southern Careers Institute-Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025