DeVry University-Illinois

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for DeVry University-Illinois

DeVry University-Illinois operates as a private for-profit institution located in Lisle, Illinois (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 27,825 students of which 41,400 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. DeVry University-Illinois is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 98.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 868. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $30,770, with published in-state tuition of $17,408 and a Pell grant recipient share of 68.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,807, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 36.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 64.9%. Graduates earn a median of $45,987 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,178 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 6706400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.