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DeVry University-Illinois

IL · Private for-profit · Large suburb · 6,314 applicants 2023

43% admit rate SAT 990–1130 $38,660/yr full price
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🎯 Parent/student verdict

Match

Solid match for academically prepared students.

✅ Best for

  • Students focused on Business, Management, & Marketing (the school's signature program)
  • Students who thrive in a large, programmatic environment

🎯 The reality

  • Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 990, or ACT below 19 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
M1: Master's - Larger Programs
Total enrollment
27,825
20,000 and above
TuitionThe published full price before any aid. Families who don't qualify for need-based aid — common above ~$110K income — pay this, minus any merit scholarships.
$17,408
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)

⚠️ Sticker price isn't every family's price. Lower- and middle-income families often pay materially less after grants; higher-income families frequently pay close to sticker unless the college offers merit scholarships. Check the school's own net-price calculator for your number.

Admit rateThe share of applicants a college accepts. Useful context, but your student's odds depend on their own grades and scores, not the average.
43.3%
Moderately selective
SAT middle 50%The middle half of enrolled students scored in this range — a quarter scored BELOW the low end and still got in, and a quarter scored above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.
990–1130
EBRW + Math composite
ACT middle 50%The middle half of enrolled students scored in this range — a quarter scored BELOW the low end and still got in, and a quarter scored above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.
19–23
composite
Test policyApplicants choose whether to send SAT/ACT scores. At many such colleges, students who submit strong scores are still admitted at higher rates.
Test-optional
2023
10-yr earningsMedian yearly pay of former students ten years after they STARTED here — not ten years after graduating — all majors combined. The broadest single outcome number a college reports.
$45,987
median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$42,178
Earnings, 10 yrs after entryMedian yearly pay of former students ten years after they STARTED here — not ten years after graduating — all majors combined. The broadest single outcome number a college reports.
$45,987
4-year completionThe share of students who finish a bachelor's in four years. Nationally barely half do — and a fifth year quietly adds a full extra year of cost to the real price.
37%
Median debt (completers)The federal-loan balance of the typical graduating borrower. Families who pay cash aren't counted, so read it as "among those who borrowed."
$24,807

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at DeVry University-Illinois

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what DeVry University-Illinois actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Business, Management, & Marketing
1,037 degrees · 63.3%
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
2. Computer & Information Sciences
329 degrees · 20.1%
High-paying tech roles dominate. Median software roles cluster in the $90k-$130k range.
3. Engineering Technologies
172 degrees · 10.5%
Technician-track engineering roles. Strong wages, faster ramp than full engineer path.
4. Engineering
53 degrees · 3.2%
Engineering majors land high-paying technical roles. Top-earning sub-disciplines: petroleum, chemical, computer engineering.
5. Health Professions
48 degrees · 2.9%
Highest-paying group on this list, but most careers require additional training beyond a 4-year degree.

💼 What those majors earn here

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major — DeVry University-Illinois's own graduates, not national averages.

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. Bachelor's Degree — $70,874 $95,622
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. Bachelor's Degree 3 $62,864 $88,911
Computer Engineering. Bachelor's Degree 31 — $86,645
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General. Bachelor's Degree — — $83,554
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. Bachelor's Degree 103 $67,395 $83,322
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. Bachelor's Degree 22 $48,829 $79,501
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. Bachelor's Degree 42 $60,540 $73,884
Computer Systems Analysis. Bachelor's Degree 153 $51,805 $71,675
Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's Degree 871 $55,102 $68,231
Business/Commerce, General. Bachelor's Degree 121 $57,020 $68,126

Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only) · College Scorecard program-level outcomes (PP-FOS). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →

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