Private for-profit · Community college

DeVry University-California

Ontario, California · Midsize city

26%
Transfer rate
$33,744
Avg net price
22%
Grad / completion
$45,987
Median earnings

DeVry University-California is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Ontario, California (midsize city setting), enrolling 2,378 undergraduates.

Private for-profitMidsize · 2,378 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 99% admit

About Ontario, California

Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County, California, United States, 35 miles (56 km) east of downtown Los Angeles and 23 miles (37 km) west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat. Ontario was inhabited by the Tongva people for over 1,000 years. Their country is now known as Tovaangar. The Ontario area was connected to the village of Cucamonga, whose location is not precisely known. Ontario is home to three museums, the Ontario Museum of History and Art, the Chaffey Community Museum of Art, and the Ontario Police Museum. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
37 miles
Nearest airport
1 mile to Ontario (ONT) · major hub

How DeVry University-California compares

Selectivity98.5%

More selective than 20% · #15 most selective of 20 in California

Graduation rate22%

Higher than 5% · #377 of 382 in California

First-year retention52%

Higher than 13%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,987

Higher than 85% · #64 of 326 in California

Average net price$33,744

Cheaper than 5% · #347 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$24,807

Lower than 2%

Student–faculty ratio26 : 1

Lower than 9%

Undergraduate enrollment2,378

Larger than 83%

Percentiles compare DeVry University-California with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in California.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,399students
  • Undergraduate2,37899%
  • Graduate211%

Undergraduates by gender

2,378undergrads
  • Women1,44161%
  • Men93739%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White23%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic38%
  • Asian9.3%
  • Other or multiracial14%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,378
Graduate enrollment
21
Student–faculty ratio
26 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
62%
First-generation students
50%
Students over 25
86%
Median family income
$22,648
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$87,642

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 143 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From California97%
  • Other U.S. states3.5%

Most first-years stay in state — DeVry University-California draws overwhelmingly from California.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$17,408
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,100
Total cost of attendance
$40,687
Average net price
$33,744

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Admissions

Admission rate
98.5%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
22%
Graduated on time (4 years)
21%
First-year retention
52%
Transferred to another college
26%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,178
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,987
Median debt at graduation
$24,807
Students with federal loans
65%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
28%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
21%
Low-income (Pell)
21%
First-generation
22%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$30

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 8 campuses (2,403 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$33,463
$30–48k
$33,261
$48–75k
$32,499
$75–110k
$35,104
$110k+
$39,024

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$131,543

$32,499/year × about 4.0 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

77%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,644
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 77% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,644. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 53 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$45,987
Typical debt at graduation
$24,807
Debt vs. one year's pay
54%
Out-earn a HS grad
58%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$39,726
Men
$52,506

Men out-earn women by $12,780 (32%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
95°F
Winter low
44°F
Annual rain
11.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.63.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ontario Intl AP, CA US station (1.1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.