DeVry University reviews

4.3

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,424 total reviews)
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86% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

DeVry University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,424 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The DeVry University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Sep 17, 2015
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Pros

DeVry is one of the more "responsible" for-profit universities (doesn't mean that enrollments were the top priority and bending the rules aren't out of the question). I did learn quite a bit about sales and account management and there are opportunities to complete college-level work or a degree at a heavily reduced cost. I also worked with an incredible team of people and had good benefits for the type of work I did.

Cons

The job feels a bit "slimy". I really cared for my students and some of them deserved to be there but we routinely talked to folks in very remote, low-income areas which wouldn't have many opportunities for a college graduate. With degrees costing as much as $90,000 this education hurt many more then it helped. This is not a place to build a career. Admissions is difficult to get promoted in and the organization will always be at the mercy of government regulations, controversy and number of enrollments. It's just a stable industry. The culture is draining and I saw many colleagues quit with no plans, just to get out. Finally, DeVry University is no longer the breadwinner for the parent company. Their nursing schools are. So if you want to see growth, try looking in that direction.

2.0
Jun 24, 2015

So much potential

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Helped students who may not have had a shot at a college degree get an education. Good team mates. Pay was pretty good.

Cons

The focus went away from serving students to generating numbers. It's a business so that's important but people were putting students into programs that weren't right for them just to hit their numbers. Upper management gave no freedom to run your team the way you wanted to run it and forced you to micro-manage every person on the team.

4.0
Jun 10, 2015

Student Support Advisor 1

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Benefits are a major plus

Cons

Downsizing over the past 2 years

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