If you attended DeVry University and believe you were misled about job placement rates, salary outcomes, career prospects, program value, or employment opportunities, you may have a Borrower Defense to Repayment claim.
DeVry is one of the strongest school specific Borrower Defense examples because there are major federal actions involving job placement and earnings representations. These issues may be highly relevant if they influenced your decision to enroll or borrow federal student loans.
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DeVry is different from many school pages because there are specific federal actions involving DeVry’s job placement and earnings representations.
In February 2022, the U.S. Department of Education approved Borrower Defense discharges for approximately 1,800 former DeVry students, totaling about $71.7 million. The Department found that DeVry made widespread substantial misrepresentations about job placement rates, including the claim that 90% of graduates found jobs in their field within six months.
This is stronger than general lawsuit language because it involved a DeVry specific Department of Education Borrower Defense action.
If your DeVry enrollment decision was influenced by job placement, salary, career services, or employment claims, those facts may be important to your Borrower Defense application.
The Federal Trade Commission brought action against DeVry over advertising claims involving graduate employment and earnings.
The FTC alleged that DeVry deceptively advertised that 90% of graduates seeking employment landed jobs in their field within six months and that graduates earned more than graduates from other colleges or universities.
In 2016, DeVry agreed to a $100 million FTC settlement, including cash payments and debt relief for qualifying students.
For Borrower Defense purposes, this matters because many claims depend on whether the school made misleading statements about employment outcomes, salary expectations, or the value of the program.
No. FTC refunds, institutional debt relief, Sweet settlement relief, and federal Borrower Defense discharge are different forms of relief.
Receiving or qualifying for an FTC refund does not automatically mean your federal student loans are discharged. However, FTC findings and Department of Education Borrower Defense materials may help support a claim if your personal experience matches the misconduct described.
If you already received a DeVry FTC refund, you may still be able to file a Borrower Defense application for your federal student loans.
Many former students search phrases like “DeVry scam” or “DeVry scandal” because of public enforcement actions, lawsuits, settlements, and borrower complaints involving DeVry’s job placement and earnings claims.
Those search terms do not determine whether your individual loans qualify for discharge. The important question is whether DeVry made specific statements to you about job placement, salary outcomes, career opportunities, or degree value — and whether you relied on those statements when enrolling or borrowing federal loans.
If your DeVry experience involved these issues, preserve any documents showing what you were told before enrollment and what actually happened after you attended.
In addition to federal Borrower Defense and FTC actions, DeVry has faced other lawsuits, settlements, and state level actions involving job placement, salary, and graduate outcome claims.
These matters may provide useful background, but they do not automatically determine whether an individual borrower qualifies for loan discharge. A strong Borrower Defense claim should explain what DeVry told you personally, how you relied on it, and how you were harmed.
A class action lawsuit accused DeVry of inflating job placement statistics. The case resulted in a settlement for eligible students who enrolled during the covered period and alleged they were misled by DeVry’s employment claims.
The New York Attorney General’s office alleged that DeVry exaggerated graduate employment and salary outcomes. DeVry agreed to pay restitution and penalties.
DeVry also settled with the Massachusetts Attorney General over allegations involving deceptive advertising related to job placement rates in online programs.
You have two options.
Legal Touch can help review your DeVry history, organize your evidence, identify the strongest job-placement or salary-related issues, and prepare a clearer Borrower Defense application.
Start with a free eligibility review.
You can also file a Borrower Defense application directly through the Department of Education. If you prefer to do it yourself, use our DIY Borrower Defense Guide to understand what documents to gather and how to explain your claim.
Some former DeVry students have reported concerns involving tuition, job placement assistance, career outcomes, and whether the program delivered the value they expected.
Student complaints alone do not prove that a Borrower Defense claim will be approved. They may be useful background when combined with official findings, settlement history, and your own personal evidence.
If you enrolled because DeVry represented that graduates had strong job-placement outcomes, include those statements in your claim.
If you were told graduates found jobs in their field within a specific timeframe, document the statement and compare it to your experience.
If DeVry represented that graduates earned more than graduates from other schools, include any ad, brochure, email, or screenshot showing that claim.
If you were promised meaningful job placement support, employer connections, or career assistance that did not materialize, document it.
If the school represented that the degree would lead to better employment opportunities and that did not match your outcome, include those facts.
A stronger Borrower Defense application usually includes both your personal story and supporting evidence. Helpful documents may include:
Even if you do not have every document, your written statement may still matter. Legal Touch can help review what you have and identify other evidence that may support your claim.
Yes. Former DeVry students may still be able to apply for Borrower Defense if they believe DeVry misled them about job placement, salary outcomes, career prospects, program value, or other important facts that influenced their decision to enroll or borrow federal student loans.
Eligibility depends on your loan type, attendance dates, application history, evidence, and the specific facts of your claim.
Federal and FTC actions focused heavily on DeVry’s job-placement and earnings representations. DeVry advertised that a high percentage of graduates found jobs in their field within six months and that graduates earned more than graduates from other schools.
If those kinds of claims influenced your enrollment decision, they may be relevant to your Borrower Defense application.
No. The FTC settlement, FTC refunds, institutional debt relief, and federal Borrower Defense discharge are different forms of relief.
The FTC settlement may support your understanding of DeVry’s job-placement and earnings claims, but your federal student loans are not automatically discharged just because the FTC settlement occurred.
Possibly, yes. The FTC has told DeVry students that receiving a refund from the FTC settlement does not prevent them from applying for federal loan discharge through the Department of Education.
If you already received a refund, mention it in your Borrower Defense application and keep records of what relief you received.
Useful evidence may include DeVry advertisements, emails, brochures, enrollment agreements, career services materials, salary claims, job placement claims, financial aid documents, and written proof showing what you were told before enrolling.
Your application should explain what DeVry represented, how you relied on those statements, and how your actual outcome differed from what you were promised.
If you attended DeVry University and believe you were misled about job placement rates, salary outcomes, career services, program value, or employment opportunities, you may have a Borrower Defense claim.
Legal Touch can review your DeVry school history, help identify the strongest misconduct issues, and guide you through your federal student loan relief options.
Start with a free eligibility review today.
Call 800-261-2946 Or submit your information online to check your eligibility.
Prefer to file on your own? You can also download our free DIY Borrower Defense guide and application resources.
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