College · Private for-profit · Arlington, VA · City
DeVry University-Virginia
Arlington, VA
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$42k
Net price / yr$37k
Undergrad size13
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $37k/yr for a shot at a $42k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
13 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $42k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $37k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$169k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$146k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$23k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $17.4k
- Books & supplies
- $1,100
How students pay for it.
Pell grants52%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans56%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention67%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr0%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$42k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$46k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out100%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private for-profit
- Undergrad size
- 13
- Location
- Arlington, VA
- Region
- Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Carnegie class
- Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career · Mixed
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- DeVry University-Arlington
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Black54%
- White15%
- Hispanic15%
- International8%
- Unknown8%
First-gen students50%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time62%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans2%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$23k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 12
What you can study.