Adtalem Global Education Inc. - Annual Report: 2015 (Form 10-K)

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Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

Commission file number: 1-13988

DeVry Education Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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(630) 515-7700

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None

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December 31, 2014 - $2,985,348,314

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August 20, 2015 —63,513,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value

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DeVry Education Group Inc.

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this annual report on Form 10-K, including those that affect DeVry Education Group’s (“DeVry Group”) expectations or plans, may constitute forward-looking statements subject to the Safe Harbor Provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as DeVry Group or its management “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “foresees,” “plans,” or other words or phrases of similar import. Actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied by these forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties that could affect DeVry Group’s results are described more fully in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and in the subsections of “Item 1 — Business” entitled “Competition,” “Student Admissions,” “Accreditation,” “Approval and Licensing,” “Tuition and Fees,” “Financial Aid and Financing Student Education,” “Student Loan Defaults,” “Career Services,” “Seasonality,” and “Employees.” The forward-looking statements should be considered in the context of the risk factors referred to above and discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Furthermore, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required under the federal securities laws or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we are not under any obligation to update any forward-looking information—whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

PART I

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS

OVERVIEW OF DEVRY EDUCATION GROUP INC.

DeVry Group is a global provider of educational services. DeVry Group's purpose is to empower its students to achieve their educational and career goals. DeVry Group’s institutions offer a wide array of programs in healthcare, business, technology, accounting, finance and law.

DeVry Group’s vision is to become a leading global provider of career-oriented educational services. DeVry Group will create value for society and all of its stakeholders by offering superior, responsive educational programs that are supported by exceptional services to its students, and delivered with integrity and accountability. Towards this vision, DeVry Group is proud to play a vital role in expanding access to higher education along with other institutions in the public, independent and private sectors.

To attain this vision, DeVry Group will continue to strive to achieve superior student outcomes by providing quality education and student services; grow and diversify into new program areas, levels and geographies; and build quality brands and infrastructure to compete in an increasingly competitive market.

DeVry Group operates three reporting segments. These segments are highlighted below.

Medical and Healthcare

The Medical and Healthcare segment includes DeVry Medical International, Chamberlain College of Nursing, and Carrington College.

DeVry Medical International

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, which was founded in 1978 and acquired by DeVry Group in August 2011, provides its students with quality medical education. American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine is located in the country of St. Maarten and has graduated over 5,000 physicians.

Ross University School of Medicine, which was founded in 1978, and acquired by DeVry Group in May 2003, is one of the world’s largest providers of medical education. Ross University School of Medicine is located in the Caribbean country of Dominica with the Internal Medicine Foundation program residing in Miramar, Florida. Ross University School of Medicine has graduated more than 11,000 physicians.

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, which was founded in 1982, and acquired by DeVry Group in May 2003, is one of the largest providers of veterinary education. Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine is located in the country of St. Kitts and has graduated more than 3,000 veterinarians.

Chamberlain College of Nursing, formerly Deaconess College of Nursing, was founded in 1889 and acquired by DeVry Group in 2005. Chamberlain offers a pre-licensure bachelor’s degree program in nursing at seventeen campus locations and post-licensure bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degree programs in nursing in online and blended formats.

Carrington College, formerly comprised of Apollo College, founded in 1976, and Western Career College, founded in 1967, prepares students for careers primarily in healthcare through certificate and associate degree programs at 18 locations. DeVry Group acquired the parent organization of Carrington College in September 2008.

International and Professional Education

DeVry Brasil, based in the city of Fortaleza, State of Ceará, in the Northeast region of Brazil, is currently comprised of 11 institutions: Faculdades Nordeste (“Fanor”), Faculdade Ruy Barbosa (“Ruy Barbosa”) Faculdade ÁREA1 (“ÁREA1”), Faculdade Boa Viagem (“FBV”), Centro Universitário Vale do Ipojuca (“UniFavip”), Faculdade Diferencial Integral (“Facid”), Faculdade DeVry Sao Luis (“DeVry Sao Luis”), Faculdade DeVry Joao Pessoa (“DeVry Joao Pessoa”), Faculdade Martha Falcão (“FMF”), Faculdade Ideal (“Faci”) and Damásio Educacional (“Damasio”). These institutions operate 17 campuses located in 11 States in Northeast, North and Southeast Brazil, in the cities of: Fortaleza, Salvador, Recife, Caruaru, Teresina, Sao Luis, Joao Pessoa, Manaus, Belem, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia. Damasio’s franchise system of approximately 220 learning centers distributed throughout Brazil, is also a part of the DeVry Brasil operations. DeVry Brasil’s institutions offer undergraduate and graduate programs mainly focused in business, management, medical, healthcare, law and engineering. In addition, Damasio offers legal bar exam review courses. DeVry Group completed its acquisition of a majority stake in DeVry Brasil in April 2009.

Becker Professional Education, founded in 1957 as Becker CPA Review and acquired by DeVry Group in 1996, is a global leader in professional education serving the accounting, finance, project management, and healthcare professions. Becker prepares candidates for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Project Management Professional (PMP), United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) certification examinations and offers continuing professional education programs and seminars. Classes are taught in more than 300 locations, including sites in 55 foreign countries directly and through licensed affiliates and DeVry University teaching sites.

Business, Technology and Management

DeVry University, founded by Dr. Herman DeVry in 1931, provides quality, career-oriented master’s, bachelor’s and associate degree programs in technology, science, business, and the arts. DeVry University is one of the largest private, degree-granting, regionally accredited higher education systems in the United States with undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered on campus and online. Graduate degree programs in management are offered through DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management.

Financial and descriptive information about DeVry Group’s operating segments is presented in Note 15, “Segment Information,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Unless indicated, or the context requires otherwise, references to years refer to DeVry Group’s fiscal years then ended.

DeVry Group is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. DeVry Group’s executive offices are located at 3005 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, Illinois, 60515, and the telephone number is (630) 515-7700. “DeVry Group” refers to DeVry Education Group Inc. alone or with its subsidiaries, as the context requires. When this report uses the words “we”, “us” or “our,” it refers to DeVry Group and its subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires.

DEGREE AND PROGRAM ENROLLMENTS

The following tables provide the percentage of enrollment by both degree and program for DeVry Group’s postsecondary educational institutions.

OVERVIEW OF SEGMENT OPERATIONS

Medical and Healthcare

DeVry Medical International operates three institutions:

Together, the three schools along with the Medical Education Readiness Program (“MERP”) and the Veterinary Preparation Program (“Vet Prep”) had 5,978 students enrolled in the May 2015 semester.

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (“AUC”) provides quality medical education to prospective physicians. AUC graduates are licensed and practicing medicine throughout the world. The mission of AUC is to provide an excellent medical education to qualified students of diverse backgrounds. This is to be accomplished within an atmosphere of academic integrity and scholarship, which fosters the highest standards in professional ethics and competence.

Ross University School of Medicine (“RUSM”) provides quality medical education to prospective physicians. RUSM graduates practice medicine in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. The mission of RUSM is to prepare highly dedicated students to become effective, successful physicians. RUSM accomplishes this by focusing on imparting the knowledge, skills, and values required for its students to establish a successful and satisfying career as a physician.

AUC students complete a five-semester program, and RUSM students complete either four or five-semesters (depending on the designated curriculum track) of concentrated study of medical sciences in modern classrooms and laboratories at campuses located in St. Maarten and Dominica, respectively. After students successfully complete Step 1 of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination^tm, which assesses whether medical school students understand and can apply scientific concepts that are basic to the practice of medicine, they complete the remainder of the program by participating in clinical rotations under AUC and RUSM direction, and conducted at approximately 50 affiliated teaching hospitals or medical centers affiliated with accredited medical education programs in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

MERP assists prospective RUSM and AUC students in building the academic foundation they need to be successful in medical school and to achieve their dreams of becoming physicians.

AUC’s and RUSM’s respective medical education programs are comparable to the educational programs offered at U.S. medical schools. AUC’s and RUSM’s programs consist of three academic semesters per year — beginning in January, May and September — which allows the medical students to complete their basic science instruction in less time than they would at a U.S. medical school. The programs prepare students for general medical practice and provide the foundation for postgraduate specialty training, which is primarily received in the United States.

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (“RUSVM”) prepares highly dedicated students to become effective, successful veterinarians in the United States.

RUSVM students complete a seven-semester pre-clinical curriculum in a technologically advanced campus in St. Kitts. This program is structured to provide a veterinary education that is comparable to educational programs at U.S. veterinary schools. After completing their pre-clinical curriculum, RUSVM students enter a clinical clerkship lasting approximately 48 weeks under RUSVM direction at one of more than 20 affiliated U.S. Colleges of Veterinary Medicine as well as international affiliates in Canada, Australia and Ireland.

The RUSVM Vet Prep Program is designed to enhance the preclinical science knowledge and study skills that are critical to success in veterinary school. It is structured to prepare students for success at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine.

Enrollment Trends

Most RUSM, RUSVM and AUC students are either citizens or permanent residents of the United States. The following table provides historical enrollment data for DeVry Medical International. New student enrollment figures include MERP and Vet Prep students.

(1) The number of new student enrollments reported in the September 2014 semester has been revised to 842 students versus 943 students as previously reported to correct for a typographical error. This error had no effect on reported revenue or results of operations.

Chamberlain College of Nursing (“Chamberlain”), offers programs in nursing education leading to one of four degrees: Associate Degree in Nursing (“ADN”) – (no longer accepting new enrollment and available only at Columbus, Ohio campus), Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (“BSN”) (including both the onsite three year BSN and the online RN to BSN Degree Completion Option), Master of Science in Nursing degree (“MSN”), including Family Nurse Practitioner (“FNP”), which is offered online, or the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (“DNP”) which is also offered online. Twelve of Chamberlain’s 17 campuses are co-located with DeVry University locations, which allows for efficiencies in shared resources. Chamberlain had 21,760 students enrolled in the July 2015 term, an increase of 23.6% over the prior year.

Chamberlain provides a nursing education experience distinguished by a high level of care for students, academic excellence, innovation and integrity.  Chamberlain is committed to graduating nurses who are empowered to transform healthcare worldwide.

Chamberlain’s pre-licensure BSN degree is an onsite baccalaureate program. The BSN program enables students to complete their BSN degree in three years of full-time study as opposed to typical four-year BSN programs containing summer breaks. Students who already have achieved Registered Nurse (“RN”) designation through a diploma or associate degree can complete their BSN online through Chamberlain’s RN to BSN completion program in as few as three semesters of full-time study. The Associate Degree in Nursing (“ADN”) program is a six-semester year-round program offered onsite at the Columbus, Ohio campus only. This program is currently in teach-out and is no longer accepting new students.

Chamberlain’s degree programs integrate theoretical knowledge of general education and nursing content, psychomotor skills development and development of clinical judgment/reasoning to help students develop the education and skills necessary for a lifetime of personal and professional growth. Pre-licensure students apply theoretical knowledge through clinical training at hospitals or other healthcare facilities. Chamberlain has developed numerous partnerships with hospitals and other healthcare facilities for this purpose. In addition, Chamberlain provides robust, hands-on instruction utilizing high-fidelity human simulators and medical scenarios enacted in a simulated hospital environment.

The online master’s degree program offers four non direct-care specialty tracks: Educator Specialty Track, Executive Specialty Track, Informatics Specialty Track, and Healthcare Policy Specialty Track. These programs require 36 credit hours and are designed to be completed in approximately two years of part-time study. In September 2013, Chamberlain launched a direct-care master’s degree Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program. This program requires 45 credit hours along with 650 lab and clinical hours and is designed to be completed in 2-1/2 years of part-time study.

The online doctor of nursing practice (“DNP”) degree program is based on the eight essentials of doctoral education outlined by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (“AACN”).  The DNP is designed for nurses seeking a terminal degree in nursing and offers an alternative to research-focused PhD programs. Chamberlain offers two DNP specialty tracks: Advanced Practice Leadership (launched in May 2013) and Healthcare Systems Leadership (launched in January 2014). The programs require 30 to 40 credit hours along with 500 to 1,000 clinical practicum hours. The programs can be completed in 5 to 6 semesters of study.

During calendar year 2014, Chamberlain students that completed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) had an overall pass rate of 85 percent, which was the same as the national BSN average pass rate.

Enrollment Trends

New undergraduate, graduate and doctoral student enrollment in the July 2015 session increased 5.5% to 2,180 students as compared to the prior year. Total undergraduate, graduate and doctoral student enrollment in July 2015 was 21,760 students, an increase of 23.6% as compared to the previous summer. Continued demand for nurses and a push for advanced degrees in nursing positively influenced career decisions of new students towards this field of study.

The following table provides historical enrollment data for Chamberlain.

New pre-licensure students may enroll only in the September, January or May sessions. New post-licensure (online) students may enroll in any of the six sessions. Ninety percent of Chamberlain students are female. Students in the onsite BSN program are predominantly 22 to 29 years old and most enter Chamberlain with previous college credits.

Carrington College (“Carrington”), headquartered in Sacramento, California, prepares students for careers in healthcare and other disciplines through certificate and associate degree programs. Carrington operates 18 campuses in the western United States. Currently, Carrington serves more than 7,500 students.

Carrington currently offers career specific certificate or associate degree programs through campus-based courses in the following areas:

Enrollment Trends

The following table provides historical enrollment data for students at Carrington. Carrington continues to execute a turnaround plan, which includes increasing its focus on building Carrington’s brand awareness, optimizing its marketing approach to emphasize the development of internally-generated inquiries, improving its recruiting process through its student contact center, and narrowing its focus programmatically around Carrington’s core strengths in healthcare. Carrington is also making investments to improve academic quality and enhance students’ academic experience. During the three-month period ended June 30, 2015, new student enrollment growth was up 56.9% and total student enrollment growth was 2.1%, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2014. New student enrollment in the June session was positively impacted by three new intake sessions in the period compared to two intake sessions in the prior year. Management believes the recent increases in student enrollments can be partially attributed to increased brand awareness, improved admissions processes and recent competitor closures.

International and Professional Education

DeVry Brasil was established in 2001 and is based in the city of Fortaleza, State of Ceará. As part of DeVry Group’s diversification strategy, seven acquisitions have since been completed. FBV was acquired on February 29, 2012, and UniFavip was acquired on September 3, 2012. On July 1, 2013, DeVry Brasil completed the acquisition of Facid which offers programs primarily in healthcare, including medical and dentistry programs. Continuing its expansion strategy, on May 2, 2014, DeVry Brasil acquired licenses to operate in the city of Joao Pessoa, State of Paraiba. New programs at this location started in August 2014, under the name of Faculdade DeVry Joao Pessoa. DeVry Brasil also launched a new operation, Faculdade DeVry Sao Luis, in the city of Sao Luis, Maranhao State. Licenses were granted for this institution in January 2015. All of these operations are located in the northeast region of Brazil.

In October 2014, DeVry Brasil completed the acquisition of FMF which serves approximately 3,500 students. In January 2015, DeVry Brasil acquired Faci which serves approximately 2,500 students. These recent acquisitions mark DeVry Brasil’s expansion into the north of Brazil.

In order to increase diversification across the education market in Brazil, DeVry Brasil acquired Damasio in February 2015. Damasio is an educational group focused on test preparation for the Brazilian Bar exam and tests required for diplomatic careers in Brazil. Damasio also offers graduate and law programs of study.

The mission of DeVry Brasil is to become one of the leading Brazilian educational groups, recognized for high quality and innovation, offering international academic standards, focused on professional success of its students.

In addition to the recent acquisitions, in January 2014, Favip was granted the “University Center” status and became “Centro Universitario UniFavip. This status enables UniFavip to launch new programs and increase the number of seats available without need to obtain prior authorization from the Brazilian Ministry of Education (“MEC”). Exceptions to this regulation apply to Medical, Dentistry, Psychology and Law programs, which have specific permission procedures outlined by Brazilian regulation.

DeVry Brasil serves more than 58,000 students through undergraduate and graduate programs focused mainly in business management, healthcare, law and engineering courses. DeVry Brasil also serves more than 50,000 test preparation students.

Enrollment Trends

The following table provides historical enrollment data for DeVry Brasil undergraduate and graduate program students.

FMF, acquired in October 2014, accounted for 812 new students and 3,552 total students in the March 2015 enrollment period. Faci, acquired in January 2015, accounted for 711 new students and 2,501 total students in the March 2015 enrollment period. Damasio’s graduate and law programs, acquired in February 2015, accounted for 6,632 new students and 14,805 total students in the March 2015 enrollment period. Excluding the impact of these three acquisitions, new students enrollment grew by 13.3% and total students enrollment grew by 14.7% during the March 2015 enrollment period compared to the March 2014 enrollment period. A factor in the increase in new and total student enrollment was the lifting of most admission restrictions at ÁREA1 which had been imposed by the Brazilian Ministry of Education (“MEC”), which regulates the postsecondary education sector in Brazil.

DeVry Brazil also enrolled 58,399 new students and 68,337 total students in Damasio’s test preparation programs in the March 2015 enrollment period.

During fiscal year 2015, the Brazilian postsecondary education sector experienced significant funding changes. Government financial aid initiatives have impacted enrollment growth trends. DeVry Brasil students are eligible for loans under Brazil’s “Fundo de Financiamento Estudantil” or “Students Financing Fund” (“FIES”) public loan program, which is financed by the Brazilian government. As of June 30, 2015, approximately 40% of DeVry Brasil’s degree-seeking students are financing their education under the FIES program, and approximately one-third of DeVry Brasil revenues are associated with the program. The Brazilian government has stated that it is supportive of the FIES program, which is important in helping achieve the national goal of increasing the number of college graduates; however, recently enacted changes to the FIES regulations have served to add restrictions limiting student eligibility for FIES funding and extend the government’s time to disburse funding to participating institutions. These changes, enacted in 2015, include reducing the number of new FIES contracts from 732,000 in 2014 to 300,000, decreasing the monthly maximum family income limits that students’ families must not exceed, and adding minimum required entrance test scores in order to qualify for a FIES loan. Many educational groups and private institutions have experienced a decline in new student enrollment as a result of the new FIES regulations. To partially mitigate the impact of these changes, DeVry Brasil institutions have increased efforts to attract more non-FIES students to reduce dependency on the program (our recent acquisition, Damasio, has very small exposure to FIES), and DeVry Brasil is working with private lenders to increase funding sources for prospective students.

Becker Professional Education (“Becker”), a global leader in professional education, has helped nearly half a million accounting, project management and healthcare professionals advance their careers.

Through its CPA exam review courses, Becker served over 45,000 students in fiscal year 2015. Becker is the industry leader in providing CPA exam review services and has been preparing candidates to pass the exam for over 50 years. For calendar year 2014, 53 of the 59 Elijah Watt Sells Award winners, individuals who achieved the highest cumulative scores on the CPA exam, prepared with Becker. For 2013, 51 of 55 Elijah Watt Sells Award winners prepared with Becker. Since 2005, when the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) began to share national results, 90 percent or more of the exam’s top scorers have prepared with Becker.

To better meet the demands of today’s busy professionals, Becker’s classes are offered in three flexible formats: live, online and self-study. The self-study and online products are interactive, and offer the same instructor-led lectures and materials available in the live classroom courses. The online course also provides each student an online instructor who offers individualized guidance and assistance as needed.

Based on surveys of Becker CPA Review students who took the CPA exam, and published exam pass rate statistics supplied by the AICPA, Becker CPA Review students pass at twice the rate of all CPA exam candidates who did not take a Becker review course.

Becker also offers continuing professional education and training programs in the fields of accounting, finance and project management to help individuals and organizations achieve superior performance through professional development. In addition, Becker Healthcare provides comprehensive review programs for today’s physicians in training.

CPA Exam Review

The Uniform CPA Examination (“CPA exam”) is prepared and administered by the AICPA. The CPA exam is offered only in a computer-based, on-demand, four-part format for eight months of the year. In addition to successfully passing the four-part exam, CPA candidates must also meet educational, work experience, and other requirements specific to the state or jurisdiction in which they intend to be licensed to practice.

Business, Technology and Management

DeVry University and its Keller Graduate School of Management comprise this segment’s operations. The mission of DeVry University is to foster student learning through high-quality, career-oriented education integrating technology, science, business and the arts. DeVry University strives to produce successful career outcomes while providing exceptional student care and attention. The university delivers real-world degrees with speed and flexibility by offering practitioner-oriented undergraduate and graduate programs onsite and online to meet the needs of a diverse and geographically dispersed student population.

Curriculum

DeVry University’s academic structure is organized within five colleges.

This structure provides flexibility for future curricula. Degree programs and concentrations are offered in the following areas:

Students access these programs through a system of 81 locations in the United States as of June 30, 2015, as well as through DeVry University’s online delivery platform. DeVry University’s campus footprint has been reduced by 8 locations since June 30, 2014, and will be reduced by at least an additional 20 locations by June 30, 2016.

In order to remain competitive in attracting new students and encouraging persistence, DeVry University has implemented an enhanced programmatic focus. This means ensuring that our programs are designed to best meet the needs of our students and employers, along with better communicating the value proposition of each program. In the near term, priorities include optimizing DeVry University’s portfolio of programs, which could include the consolidation of some program offerings and the enhancement of others. As an example of this programmatic focus, DeVry University management identified an area of strength in healthcare information. Research and student focus group information showed an increasing demand for a one-year Medical Billing and Coding Certificate. This program is in early implementation stages online only as a stand-alone certificate and a first year embedded credential toward the online Health Information Technology Associates degree.

Laboratory courses throughout many curriculum prepare students for the workplace by integrating classroom learning with a practical, hands-on experience and applied learning activities that enhance technical skills. For some courses, laboratory activities are delivered in a specialized classroom featuring specialized equipment and software. In addition, some laboratory activities take place in a lecture-lab classroom, using computers and various software packages.

DeVry University also invests in resources for libraries and academic support services that can assist students in any phase of their educational program. DeVry University offers undergraduate students an array of social and professional activities including student organizations closely linked to students’ professional aspirations. Campuses regularly invite technology and business leaders into the classroom. Faculty members serve as mentors for student chapters of professional associations and sponsor a wide range of student co-curricular projects. Students are required to study practical strategies and methods for realizing success to help instill individual responsibility for learning and growth.

Keller Graduate School of Management (“Keller”) has a continued and sustained focus on excellence in teaching, student mastery of practical management skills, and service to working adults. The curricula, like the undergraduate curricula, are subject to regular review for relevance to both students and employers. Keller offers classes in the evening, on weekends and online, which enables students to complete their degrees using whatever combination of online and onsite coursework suits their needs. To broaden the scope and appeal of its master’s degree programs, Keller has developed concentrations and graduate certificates. Many faculty members are practicing professionals who bring their expertise to the classroom, emphasizing theory and practices that will best serve students in their critical competencies in areas such as business communications, electronic commerce, technology, ethics, quality, and international matters are woven throughout the curricula.

Keller’s Master of Project Management program abides by the operational and educational criteria established by the Project Management Institute and has earned the highest level of accreditation and the elite designation of Global Accreditation Center. Coursework within Keller’s Master of Human Resource Management program is in alignment with the HR Curriculum Guidelines and Templates established by the Society for Human Resource Management. The Master of Public Administration program offers students a choice of three tracks: government management, nonprofit management, and health management.

Academic Calendar

DeVry University operates on a uniform academic calendar for both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs across both the onsite and online methods of educational delivery. The calendar consists of three semesters. Each 16-week semester is comprised of two eight-week sessions.

Online Delivery and Technology

DeVry University has offered online graduate programs since September 1998, and online undergraduate programs since 2001. By offering courses online, we can better serve students whose schedules or personal circumstances prevent them from attending classes in person, optimize use of classroom space, as well as support instruction with new and emerging technologies.

The majority of DeVry University’s online students are non-traditional learners and/or working adults attracted by the quality, inherent flexibility and convenience of the program delivery format. Non-traditional learners are considered to be those other than recent high-school graduates. We also have many students who “mix and match” onsite and online courses to best meet their individual needs and schedules.

Enrollment Trends

New student undergraduate enrollment in the July 2015 session decreased 18.6% to 4,000 students as compared to the prior year. Total undergraduate enrollment in July 2015 was 31,293 students, a decrease of 15.9% compared to 37,210 in the previous summer. There were 10,045 total students for the July 2015 session in DeVry University’s graduate programs, including its Keller Graduate School of Management, representing a decrease of 12.4% from the prior fiscal year. Management believes the decreases in undergraduate and graduate enrollment have been due to lower demand from DeVry University’s target student segment driven by heightened competition from both public-sector and private-sector education providers, the availability of lower cost degrees, negative perceptions of the value of a college degree and increased reluctance to take on debt, resulting in a reduction in interest from potential students.

The following table provides historical enrollment data for DeVry University’s undergraduate programs including both onsite and online students.

The following table provides historical coursetaker enrollment for DeVry University’s graduate programs including its Keller Graduate School of Management.

The term “coursetaker” refers to the number of courses taken by a student. Thus, one student taking two courses is counted as two coursetakers.

Population trends

The total postsecondary student population can be viewed as two categories of students: career-launchers, who are primarily traditional college-age students; and career-enhancers, who are primarily working adults.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (“NCES”), between fall 2000 and fall 2013, the latest period for which data is available, enrollment in degree-granting institutions increased by 33%, from 15.3 million to 20.4 million. However, since 2010, enrollments have declined 3.1%. Much of the enrollment growth since 2000 was in full-time enrollment; the number of full-time students rose 40%, while the number of part-time students grew 23%. Enrollment increases may be affected both by population growth and by rising rates of individuals inspired to attend college. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, between 2000 and 2013, the number of 18- to 24-year olds increased from 27.1 million to 31.6 million, and the percentage of 18- to 24-year olds enrolled in college rose from 34% in 2000 to 42% in 2013.

According to NCES, between fall 2000 and fall 2012, the latest period for which data is available, the enrollment of young adults (aged 18 – 24) and adults aged 25 and over rose 35%. From 2011 to 2023, NCES projects a rise of 12% in enrollment of young adults, and a rise of 20% in enrollment of adults aged 25 and over. Many external forces have combined to inspire older students to attend college today: the development of today’s knowledge-based economy; the rapid pace of technological change in the workplace; the emergence of e-learning tools that make continuing education more feasible; and a growing recognition of the importance of lifelong learning.

The NCES estimates that in 2012 approximately 41.3% of all college students were adults aged 25 years and older. Projections indicate that the percentage of this age group attending college will remain above 40% until 2023. Over 66% of DeVry University’s undergraduate students are adult students.

Another strong motivation for students considering a postsecondary education is the prospective income premium. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2012, the most recent date for which data is available, the average income of U.S. employees with a bachelor’s degree was approximately $67,140 which was nearly 91% higher than the average for those with only a high school education.

While the overall postsecondary student population has declined over the last several years, DeVry University is experiencing significantly higher declines in enrollment.

Demographic information based on DeVry University’s fall term enrollments follows.

COMPETITION

Medical and Healthcare

DeVry Medical International

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine and Ross University School of Medicine compete with 144 accredited U.S. schools of medicine, 31 U.S. colleges of osteopathic medicine and approximately 40 Caribbean medical schools as well as with international medical schools recruiting U.S. students who may be eligible to receive funding from U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) Title IV programs. Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine competes with AVMA accredited schools, of which 28 are U.S.-based, five are Canadian and 13 are international veterinary schools. In addition, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine competes with one non-AVMA-accredited Caribbean veterinary school.

DeVry Medical International’s educational institutions attract potential students for several reasons. Some applied to U.S.-based medical or veterinary schools but were not admitted or were wait-listed. Some students elected not to apply to U.S. schools because of self-perceived chances of gaining acceptance. For some, these respective institutions are their first or only choice of schools because of their commitment to and focus on quality and on practitioner-oriented teaching.

For the 2014-2015 academic year, it is estimated that applicants to U.S. medical schools totaled approximately 49,480 of which 20,343 enrolled, while applicants to U.S. veterinary schools totaled 6,744, with 3,586 enrolling. An additional estimated 7,012 students were accepted to U.S. osteopathic medical schools from an applicant pool of 17,944.

Medical and veterinary school applicants who were denied admission or wait-listed at U.S. schools constitute a large segment of prospective students for DeVry Medical International’s educational institutions. Based upon the number of Medical College Admission Test (“MCAT”) attempts, which increased to approximately 95,000 in 2013, up from approximately 89,000 in 2012, management believes the potential market for medical school students is much larger than the denied applicant pool alone.

According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (“AAMC”) Center for Workforce Studies, in a June 2010 analysis, the demand for physicians will outpace supply by approximately 12% in 2020 and by almost 17% by 2025. There has been some recent expansion in the U.S. medical education enrollment capacity because of the growing supply/demand imbalance for medical doctors. According to an AAMC March 2014 study, medical school first-year enrollment as of the 2013-2014 academic year increased by 22 percent over the 2002 level. The current 144 accredited U.S. schools are projected to produce a 30 percent increase in enrollment by 2018-19 (over 2002 levels). Despite these increases, management believes the imbalance will continue to spur demand for medical education. Management also believes the veterinary medical education market is subject to some of the same forces.

Compared to their competitors, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine enjoy several competitive advantages. These advantages include a large alumni base, strong reputation, federal financial aid eligibility for students, and a large network of diverse geographical opportunities for clinical rotations.

Moreover, management believes that in the last five years, Ross University School of Medicine graduates obtained more first year residency positions at U.S. teaching hospitals than graduates from any other medical school in the world, including those schools in the United States. This data is based on an internal study of the maximum possible U.S. residencies with the largest medical schools in the world. Those residency appointments have been in virtually every medical specialty and subspecialty.

Chamberlain College of Nursing

Nursing constitutes the largest occupation in healthcare in the United States, with 2.7 million registered nurses in 2014, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employment of RNs is expected to grow 19 percent from 2012 to 2022, faster than the average employment growth rate for all occupations.

Despite the long-term need for nurses, demand has not yet produced a sufficient increase in educational capacity. According to AACN’s report on 2014-2015 Enrollment and Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing, U.S. nursing schools turned away 50,681 qualified applicants from baccalaureate nursing programs in 2014 due to an insufficient number of faculty, clinical sites, classroom space, clinical preceptors, and budget constraints.

Nationally, Chamberlain competes in the nursing education market which has more than 1,800 programs leading to RN licensure. These include both four-year educational institutions and two-year community colleges. For pre-licensure, Chamberlain has an advantage over many of its competitors because it offers a three-year, year-round BSN program as opposed to typical four-year BSN programs where students take the summer off. Chamberlain also has the ability to add capacity to meet demand due to its standardized program and operational efficiency. In post-licensure nursing education, there are over 600 programs offering RN to BSN programs and over 500 programs offering master’s degrees in nursing.

Carrington College

The career college segment of the postsecondary education market is highly fragmented and competitive. No single institution has a significant market share. Most students will not relocate or travel long distances to attend a career college, so competition is primarily at the local level. Competitors range from large public community colleges to professionally operated multi-campus institutions to single campus family owned institutions. In general, community colleges offer the lowest tuition prices and have the largest enrollments.

A prospective career college student in most markets will have a choice of institutions offering similar programs. Carrington distinguishes itself by focusing primarily on healthcare programs. Carrington campuses are recognized in their local markets for offering:

International and Professional Education

DeVry Brasil

The Brazilian private postsecondary education market grew by 76.4% between 2003 and 2013 (online and onsite students), reaching R$32 billion (approximately US$10.2 billion) in revenue in 2013, according to Hoper Educational Consulting. It is expected that this will have increased further in 2014 to approximately R$35.6 billion and to R$40.1 billion by 2015. Until recently, this market was highly fragmented. Within the last several years, private equity firms and international educational groups have been investing in the country’s education institutions resulting in consolidation of the market. Private institutions play an important role in the Brazilian education market. According to the Higher Education Census of 2013, 7.3 million students were enrolled in higher education in Brazil, of which 73.5% were enrolled in private institutions. Enrollment of new students in private institutions grew by 4.5% from 2012 as opposed to 1.9% growth of new students at public institutions.

According to the Brazilian Association of Distance Learning Education, the number of jobs requiring successful completion of a competency exam grew by 45% from 2013. There are currently approximately 12 million applicants for these positions. The number of Order of Attorneys of Brazil Exam (the equivalent of the U.S. Bar Exam) applicants has been steady at approximately 115,000 for the past two years.

Becker Professional Education

Becker competes with other purveyors of exam preparation, including courses offered by colleges and universities, and courses offered by other public and private training companies. Becker typically charges more for exam preparation than its competitors. Since fiscal year 2010, Becker has been offering a zero percent financing program designed to make its CPA review more affordable.

With its 50-plus year history and exceptional track record of preparing students to pass the CPA exam, Becker differentiates itself from competitors by providing:

Becker’s live, self-study and online courses provide a wider range of study alternatives than other course providers. Becker students have a high success rate on the CPA exam, passing at double the rate of non-Becker students. Some Becker students enroll after taking other review courses or studying independently without success.

CPA exam candidates can take advantage of Becker’s CPA exam review learning approach and materials in conjunction with their DeVry University MBA, Master of Accounting and Financial Management or Master of Science in Accounting programs, earning full academic credit. These credits also may be used to fulfill the 150-hour educational requirement that most states have made a prerequisite to becoming licensed as a certified public accountant. Extending the marketing and administrative benefits of joint operation, Becker offers classes at DeVry University locations or through online learning.

Business, Technology and Management

DeVry University

The postsecondary education market is highly fragmented and competitive. No single institution has a significant market share. According to the NCES, there were 7,151 Title IV eligible postsecondary institutions in the United States as of the 2014-15 academic year, including 3,360 private, for-profit (“private-sector”) schools; 1,964 public schools (e.g. state institutions and community colleges); and 1,827 private, not-for-profit (“independent”) schools. According to NCES, in the 2013-14 academic year, there were 27.8 million students attending degree-granting institutions that participate in the various financial aid programs under Title IV.

In every market in which DeVry University operates, there are numerous state institutions, community colleges, and independent universities. In particular, there is growing competitive pressure from online programs by private-sector, publicly-funded and independent institutions and site-based private-sector school programs.

Tuition at independent institutions is, on average, higher than the tuition at DeVry University. Publicly-supported colleges often offer similar programs at a lower tuition level because of government subsidies, tax-deductible contributions, and other financial sources not available to private-sector schools. In fact, many local community colleges offer programs similar in content to DeVry University’s associate degree programs, but at a much lower tuition. While community colleges may be viewed as competitors, they also provide DeVry University an opportunity. DeVry University has a number of articulation and transfer agreements in place with community colleges that make it easier for community college graduates to continue their education to earn a bachelor’s degree at DeVry University.

For more information on DeVry University tuition, please read the section entitled “Tuition and Fees.”

Geography and Consistency

DeVry University campuses and centers are located in 24 states, with multiple locations within many of the states. As such, DeVry University offers a system of educational offerings in the United States to students who may be transferred or choose to move from one part of the country to another. In addition, DeVry University offers all its graduate programs and nearly all undergraduate programs online, making these programs available to qualified students in most states and internationally without regard to their location or daily schedule. To ensure that students can readily transfer from one DeVry University location to another without disrupting their studies, our graduate and undergraduate curricula generally are consistent at all locations (with some content variations to meet local employment market and/or regulatory or accreditation requirements).

DeVry University is no longer admitting new students to programs at campuses in Daly City and Oxnard, CA, Calgary, Canada; Greenwood Village, CO; Indianapolis IN; Louisville, KY; Kansas City and St. Louis, MO; Miami,  Orlando, Tampa and Tampa Bay, FL; Bethesda, MD; Southfield, MI; Portland, OR; King of Prussia and Pittsburgh, PA; Edina, MN; Memphis TN; 2 locations in Houston and Sugar Land, Texas; Sandy, Utah; Bellevue, Federal Way Lynnwood, WA; Milwaukee, WI.

Undergraduate Programs

Management believes that DeVry University’s competitive strengths in the market for undergraduate programs include:

DeVry Group has increased its competitiveness by offering many DeVry University programs online and providing flexible class schedules and learning formats. Undergraduate classes at DeVry University centers generally are offered in the evening for the convenience of working adult students, but daytime classes are offered at centers in markets where there is deemed to be sufficient demand.

Graduate Programs

DeVry University’s competitive strengths in the market for graduate programs include:

STUDENT ADMISSIONS

Medical and Healthcare

DeVry Medical International

AUC, RUSM and RUSVM focus their marketing efforts on attracting qualified, primarily U.S. and Canadian applicants, with the motivation and requisite academic ability to complete their educational programs and pass the United States Medical Licensing Exam and the North American Veterinary Licensure Examination, respectively. Each institution’s marketing effort includes visits to undergraduate campuses to meet students and their pre-med/pre-vet advisors, direct e-mail marketing, webinars, , targeted direct mail campaigns, information seminars in major markets throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, alumni referrals, a national undergraduate poster campaign, radio advertisements in select markets, internet media and print ads in major magazines and newspapers.

AUC, RUSM and RUSVM each employ regional admissions representatives in locations throughout the U.S. and in Ontario, Canada, who seek out students interested in its programs. Senior Associate Directors of Admission and Associate Directors of Admission recruit, interview, admit, and enroll all new students to each of the three entering cohorts. The successful applicant must have completed prerequisite science (with labs), mathematics, and English courses. Candidates for admission must interview with an associate director and all admission decisions are made by the admissions committees of the medical and veterinary schools.

Chamberlain College of Nursing

Chamberlain utilizes varied marketing approaches to generate interest from potential students. Chamberlain recruiters visit high schools, cultivate alumni referrals and participate in information seminars and career fairs. Chamberlain holds open house events to attract local prospective students, and advertises on television, on the Internet, in healthcare career publications, in newspapers, and on the radio.

Chamberlain campuses employ regional admissions representatives who arrange for student interviews and campus tours. Pre-licensure program admission requirements include a high school diploma or GED, with minimum cumulative grade point average requirements vary depending upon the program. Applicants to the pre-licensure programs must pass the Chamberlain standard pre-admission exam to be eligible for admission. Admissions decisions are made by a faculty admissions committees.

Post-licensure programs rely primarily on internet advertising, word of mouth from current students and alumni, and healthcare partnerships to reach prospective students. A team of healthcare development specialists has been built over the past several years that establishes partnerships with healthcare institutions, large employers of nurses and community colleges.

Carrington College

Carrington utilizes varied marketing approaches to generate interest from potential students. Admissions advisors visit high schools. Carrington also conducts local advertising campaigns using broadcast media, print media, targeted direct mail and the internet. In addition, Carrington campuses hold open house events for prospective students, cultivate alumni referrals, and participate in information seminars and career fairs.

International and Professional Education

DeVry Brasil

DeVry Brasil employs salaried, full-time admissions advisors at each DeVry Brasil institution to support those candidates interested in enrolling in any of DeVry Brasil’s institutions.

Applicants to DeVry Brasil undergraduate programs are required to take an entrance examination or “Vestibular” at each institution during one of the two enrollment sessions per year, in January and July. Admission advisors work with candidates to help them prepare for the exam. After the exam, the advisors counsel applicants and assist them with selecting specific programs of study that best suit the applicants’ interests.

DeVry Brasil’s high school program representatives visit high schools throughout the Northeast, North and Southeast regions of Brazil, providing workshops on career choices, the importance of a college education and the international benefits offered by DeVry Brasil.

DeVry Brasil’s Corporate Training Services organization is designed to meet the educational needs of corporate clients and their employees with tailor-made program offerings. A national network of corporate account supervisors directs the student recruiting efforts primarily at the country’s more prominent companies, leveraging relationships with these clients and offering undergraduate, graduate and also customized educational programs.

Becker Professional Education

Becker markets its courses directly to potential students and to selected employers, primarily the large global, national and regional public accounting firms. Alumni referrals, direct mail, print advertising, e-mail, digital and social media advertising and a network of student representatives at colleges and universities across the country also generate new students for Becker’s review courses. The Becker website is another source of information for interested applicants.

Becker has relationships with more than 2,500 public accounting firms, corporations, government agencies and universities. Becker delivers its CPA review courses on more than 100 college campuses, recruiting students attending those institutions. Becker also is the preferred provider of CPA review for most of the country’s largest public accounting firms, having relationships with all of the top 100 public accounting firms, including each of the Big 4 Firms.

Business, Technology and Management

DeVry University

Marketing and Outreach

DeVry University advertises on various internet sites, on television and radio and utilizes a variety of methods to reach prospective students. DeVry University is updating its marketing programs in order to better communicate the quality of its degree programs and the value of a DeVry University education. DeVry University’s highly integrated brand initiative focuses on DeVry University as an accredited, respected academic institution. Its campaigns are grounded in ongoing in-depth consumer marketplace research, and leverage multiple channels, including broadcast, print and internet advertising, public relations, content marketing and social media, as well as local marketing efforts. In order to position DeVry University for growth, local marketing and advertising will be increased significantly in targeted markets.

DeVry University serves high school students in several unique ways.  Since July 2004, we have worked with the Chicago Public School system to create the DeVry University Advantage Academy.  A second Advantage Academy was later started in Columbus, Ohio, and with two different city school districts in Atlanta. Students enter DeVry University’s Advantage Academy at the start of their junior year, and complete two academic years and one summer term. At the conclusion of the program, students can earn their high school diploma and an associate degree in either Network Systems Administration or Web Graphic Design. Most students go on to bachelor’s degree programs, either at DeVry University or other public or private universities. These programs have consistently reported high combined high school graduation and associate degree completion rates.

Other outreach and recruitment initiatives include weekend SAT preparatory classes for high school seniors, Career Reality workshops to teach students and educators about trends in business and industry, free summer classes for high school students seeking a head start on business and technology college credits, and fellowships for high school and community college faculty and administrators.

Student Admissions

DeVry University employs channel team representatives who visit high schools, community colleges and military bases while conducting presentations on career choices, particularly in business and technology-related fields, and on the importance of a college education.

Many of DeVry University’s applicants are working adults who want to attend class in the evening or on weekends, recently unemployed adults seeking to improve their job skills, and students transferring to a DeVry University undergraduate program from colleges and universities. Because a large portion of our new undergraduate students have some prior college experience, DeVry University has articulation agreements with many community colleges to facilitate the enrollment of their students seeking to transfer course credits to DeVry University.

DeVry University’s Keller Center for Corporate Learning is designed to meet the education needs of corporate clients and their employees with DeVry University program offerings. A national network of corporate account managers directs its student recruiting efforts primarily at Fortune 1000 companies, leveraging relationships with these clients through DeVry University’s career services organization.

Admissions Standards

To be admitted to a DeVry University undergraduate program, a U.S. applicant must be either a high school graduate from a DeVry University-recognized institution, have a General Education Development (“GED”) certificate, or hold a degree from a DeVry University-approved postsecondary institution. Applicants for general admission must be at least 17 years old and complete an interview with an admissions representative. International applicants must provide documentation demonstrating the required level of prior education, satisfy the English-language proficiency requirement and meet all other admission requirements.

All applicants must meet prescribed admission qualifications and be evaluated by DeVry University to determine admissibility and placement. Admissibility and placement criteria vary by degree program. During the admission process, applicants are required to take the McCann College Success exams, which assess achievement levels and transitional study needs. ACT or SAT scores deemed appropriate for the desired program, or acceptable grades in qualifying college-level work completed at an approved postsecondary institution, may also be used to evidence admissibility and determine placement.

After prospective students complete an application, an admissions representative contacts them through phone calls, emails, and/or invitations to location-based workshops or other events to improve the rate at which qualified applicants begin their program of study.

To be admitted to a graduate program, applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. institution that is accredited by or is in candidacy status with a U.S. regional accrediting agency or selected national accrediting agencies or international institutions recognized as the equivalent, and complete an interview with an admissions representative. International applicants must hold a degree recognized to be equivalent to a U.S. baccalaureate degree, satisfy the English-language proficiency requirement, and meet all other admission requirements. Applicants whose undergraduate cumulative grade point average is 2.70 or higher are eligible for admission. Applicants with a cumulative grade point average below 2.70 must achieve acceptable scores on the Graduate Management Admission Test (“GMAT”), the Graduate Record Examination (“GRE”) or the McCann College Success exams. Admissions decisions are based on evaluation of a candidate’s academic credentials, entrance test scores, and a personal interview.

ACCREDITATION

Educational institutions and their individual programs are awarded “accreditation” by achieving a level of quality that entitles them to the confidence of the educational community and the public they serve. Accredited institutions are subject to periodic review by accrediting bodies to ensure continued high performance, institutional and program improvement and integrity, and to confirm that accreditation requirements continue to be satisfied. College and university administrators depend on the accredited status of an institution when evaluating transfer credit and applicants to their schools; employers rely on the accredited status of an institution when evaluating a candidate’s credentials; and parents and high school counselors look to accreditation for assurance that an institution meets quality educational standards. Moreover, in the United States, accreditation is necessary for students to qualify for federal financial assistance, and most scholarship commissions restrict their awards to students attending accredited institutions.

Medical and Healthcare

DeVry Medical International

The Government of St. Maarten authorizes AUC to confer the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. AUC is accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (“ACCM”). The ACCM is an international medical school accrediting organization for countries which do not have a national medical school accreditation body. The National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation of the U.S. Department of Education has affirmed that the ACCM has established and enforces standards of educational accreditation that are comparable to those promulgated by the U.S. Liaison Committee on Medical Education. In addition, AUC is approved by California, Florida and New York, three of the four states that have processes in place to evaluate and accredit an international medical school’s programs, allowing AUC students to participate in clinical rotations and residency training programs in those states. AUC has not sought approval from New Jersey to place its students in clinical rotation positions in the state.

The Commonwealth of Dominica authorizes RUSM to confer the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. RUSM is recognized and accredited by the Dominica Medical Board (“DMB”), which is authorized to accredit medical programs by the government of Dominica. The National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation of the U.S. Department of Education has affirmed that the country of Dominica has established and enforces standards of educational accreditation that are comparable to those promulgated by the U.S. Liaison Committee on Medical Education. RUSM has also received four-year accreditation by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions. In addition, RUSM is approved by the four U.S. states – California, Florida, New Jersey and New York — that have processes in place to evaluate an international medical school’s program, allowing RUSM students to participate in clinical and residency training programs in those states.

RUSVM has been recognized and accredited by the government of the Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis (“St. Kitts”) and is chartered to confer the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) degree. In March 2011, RUSVM received programmatic accreditation by the American Veterinary Medical Association (“AVMA”). RUSVM has affiliations with more than 20 AVMA-accredited U.S. and international colleges of veterinary medicine so that RUSVM students can complete their final three semesters of study in the United States or abroad. In July 2014, RUSVM received full accreditation for its Postgraduate Studies program from the St. Christopher & Nevis Accreditation Board. The Postgraduate Studies program offers Master of Science (MSc) and Doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees in all research areas supported by RUSVM. Areas of emphasis are guided by RUSVM's themed Research Centers.

Chamberlain College of Nursing

Chamberlain College of Nursing is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (“HLC”) which is one of the eight regional agencies that accredit U.S. colleges and universities at the institutional level. The baccalaureate, master’s and doctorate degree nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Carrington College

Carrington College is regionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (“ACCJC/WASC”). This accreditation was achieved in June 2014 when approval was received to include the 10 campuses of Carrington College which were formerly accredited by the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (“ACICS”). In addition to the institutional accreditation, various individual campus locations hold a number of programmatic accreditations and approvals by the following programmatic accreditors:

International and Professional Education

DeVry Brasil

The Brazilian Ministry of Education (“MEC”) controls and regulates postsecondary education at all levels in Brazil. The MEC also controls the issuance of licenses and permits.

The MEC licensing process occurs in two levels: institutional and programmatic. Each institution is required to obtain a license which must be renewed every three years. Such licenses can be automatically renewed if the institution presents an Indice Geral de Curso or “General Course Index” (“IGC”) score above 2, within a range of 1 to 5 (with 5 being the maximum grade possible). Among the DeVry Brasil institutions, the current licensing status and IGC scores are as follows:

The IGC score is calculated using the average of the last three years of the “Conceito Preliminar de Curso” or “Preliminary Program Grade” (“CPC”) of the institution, weighted by the number of students. The CPC is an academic quality metric composed of:

MEC also licenses programs at each institution. The regulations are different for undergraduate and graduate programs. For undergraduate programs, MEC must grant “authorization” status before classes may commence. After a program is 50% to 75% complete, MEC auditors visit the program to grant the “permit” status, which can be automatically renewed every three years, unless the program presents a CPC below 3 within a range of 1 to 5, (with 5 being the maximum grade). Currently, DeVry Brasil has 221 authorized undergraduate programs, 113 of which possess a valid permit. Only one program is currently under MEC monitoring - the FBV law program which is awaiting MEC visit.

Only programs leading to Master of Science and Philosophy Doctorate degrees are regulated at the graduate level in Brazil. DeVry Brasil has one Master of Science program at FBV and that program’s permit was renewed in 2013.

Becker Professional Education

Becker’s accreditation from the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET) enables it to extend its programs to organizations, such as governmental agencies, armed forces as well as international students

Business, Technology and Management

DeVry University

Regional accreditation in the United States is a voluntary process designed to promote educational quality and improvement, and is an important strength for DeVry University.

Keller Graduate School of Management was first awarded its Higher Learning Commission (“HLC”) of the North Central Association in 1977, and DeVry University (then operating as DeVry Institutes) was first awarded HLC accreditation in 1981. Each school was separately accredited until February 2002, when HLC approved the merger of DeVry Institutes and Keller Graduate School of Management into a single institution to form DeVry University. After a comprehensive evaluation visit in August 2002, the HLC approved a 10-year re-accreditation for DeVry University. The HLC further affirmed that DeVry University can offer, without restriction, any of its programs onsite, online, or through any combination of the two. In September 2008, DeVry University was accepted into the Academic Quality Improvement Program (“AQIP”) of the HLC, a seven-year accreditation reaffirmation process based on creating a culture of continuous improvement, one of DeVry University’s key values.

In 2013, the HLC conducted a comprehensive evaluation of DeVry University through the AQIP process and granted reaffirmation of accreditation. The next comprehensive evaluation is scheduled for 2019/2020 (subject to changes in HLC requirements).

In addition to regional accreditation for the overall university, several of DeVry University’s programs hold programmatic accreditation. The baccalaureate electronics engineering technology, biomedical engineering technology and computer engineering technology programs at many of DeVry University’s U.S. locations are accredited by the Electronics Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET (“ETAC of ABET”), an accreditation board for applied science, computing, engineering, and technical education.

The associate degree program in health information technology is offered online and at DeVry University locations in Atlanta (Decatur), Chicago, Columbus, Dallas (Irving), Ft. Washington, PA, Houston, North Brunswick, NJ, and Pomona, CA. These programs, and the bachelor’s degree program in technical management with health information management specialty, are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Due to decreasing onsite enrollments, the onsite HIT locations will be taught out through spring 2017. These locations remain programmatically accredited until their programs are taught out, and HIT will be a programmatically accredited online-only program going forward.

The clinical laboratory science program at DeVry University’s Phoenix campus is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).

The Project Management Institute’s Global Accreditation Center accredits DeVry University’s baccalaureate business administration and technical management programs when completed with project management emphasis.

DeVry University undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business and accounting were granted initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Programs and Schools (ACBSP) in May 2013. DeVry University became only the ninth institution to achieve separate accounting accreditation from the ACBSP at the time of initial accreditations. This is an important milestone in recognition of DeVry University’s quality programs and its commitment to continuous improvement.

APPROVAL AND LICENSING

DeVry Group institutions require authorizations from many state higher education authorities or Canadian ministries to recruit students, operate schools, conduct exam preparation courses, and grant degrees. Generally, the addition of any new program of study or new operating location also requires approval by the appropriate licensing and regulatory agencies. In the United States, each DeVry University, Chamberlain College of Nursing, and Carrington College location is approved to grant certificates, diplomas, associate, bachelor’s and/or master’s and doctorate degrees by the respective state in which it is located. American University of Caribbean School of Medicine and Ross University School of Medicine clinical programs are accredited as part of their programs of medical education by their respective accrediting bodies, approved by the appropriate boards in those states that have a formal process to do so, and are posted with the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”).

Many states and Canadian provinces require private-sector postsecondary education institutions to post surety bonds for licensure. In the United States, DeVry Group has posted approximately $13.7 million of surety bonds with regulatory authorities on behalf of DeVry University, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Carrington College and Becker Professional Education. DeVry Group has posted CDN $0.3 million of surety bonds with regulatory agencies in Canada.

Certain states have set standards of financial responsibility that differ from those prescribed by federal regulation. DeVry Group believes it is in material compliance with state and Canadian provincial regulations. If DeVry Group were unable to meet the tests of financial responsibility for a specific jurisdiction, and could not otherwise demonstrate financial responsibility, DeVry Group could be required to cease operations in that state. To date, DeVry Group has successfully demonstrated its financial responsibility where required.

TUITION AND FEES

Medical and Healthcare

DeVry Medical International

Effective September 2015, tuition and fees for the beginning basic sciences and final clinical rotation portions of AUC’s medical program will be $20,250 and $22,650, respectively, per semester. These tuition rates represent an increase from the September 2014 rates of 3.6% and 3.5%, respectively.

Effective September 2015, tuition and fees for the beginning basic sciences portion of the programs at RUSM and RUSVM will be $20,580 and $18,310, respectively, per semester. Tuition and fees for the Internal Medicine Foundations portion of the medical school program are $22,710. Tuition and fees for the clinical portion of the programs are $22,710 per semester for the medical school, and $22,985 per semester for the veterinary school. These tuition rates represent an increase from September 2014 rates of 4.6% for RUSM and 3.3% for RUSVM. These amounts do not include the cost of books, supplies, transportation, and living expenses.

DeVry Group believes that these tuition rates are in the middle of the range among private medical and veterinary schools, but are equal to or higher than tuition in publicly-supported (taxpayer subsidized) medical and veterinary schools. Tuition rates at most medical and veterinary schools, including AUC, RUSM and RUSVM, have increased for the past several years, and management believes rates will continue to increase.

Chamberlain College of Nursing

Effective July 2015, tuition is $665 per credit hour for students enrolling 1 to 6 credit hours per session in the BSN (onsite) and LPN-to-RN programs. This is unchanged since July 2012. For each credit hour per session in excess of six credit hours, tuition is $400 per credit hour, an increase of $100 over the prior year. These amounts do not include the cost of books, supplies, transportation and living expenses.

Effective July 2015, tuition is $590 per credit hour for students enrolled in the RN-to-BSN online degree program. This tuition rate is unchanged from the July 2014 tuition rates. Tuition for students enrolled in the online MSN program is $650 per credit hour, which is unchanged since July 2012. Tuition for the online DNP program is $750 per credit hour which is also unchanged from the prior year.

DeVry Group believes that Chamberlain’s tuition is in the middle of the range among private nursing schools, but is equal to or higher than tuition in publicly-supported (taxpayer subsidized) schools. Tuition rates at most nursing schools have increased for the past several years, and management believes they will continue to increase.

Carrington College

On a per credit hour basis, tuition for Carrington College programs range from $302 per credit hour to $1,684 per credit hour, with the wide range due to the nature of the programs. General education courses are charged at $335 to $371 per credit hour. General education and most program tuition rates have not increased from the prior year. Student tuition is reduced accordingly for any incoming academic credits that are applicable. Students are charged a non-refundable registration fee of $100, and they are also charged separately for books and special (program specific) supplies and/or testing. A student services fee ranging from $75 to $150 is charged as well, depending on the program. Total program tuition ranges from approximately $12,000 for certificate programs to over $60,000 for some advanced programs. Tuition for programs offered by Carrington College is based on the cost to provide the education as well as market conditions affecting the programs and the locations in which they are offered.

International and Professional Education

DeVry Brasil

DeVry Brasil operates in eleven states in Brazil. The Damasio acquisition added campuses in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and São Paulo along with more than 220 franchisees located throughout Brazil. Each of these cities has different competitive markets and therefore tuition differs from one city to another.

All DeVry Brasil institutions have tuition levels that are competitive with other top ranked institutions in their local markets. Due to the nature and wide range of programs, 259 different programs across DeVry Brasil institutions, tuition varies from R$472 per month (approximately US$151) for an Associate Degree up to R$5,579 per month (approximately US$1,800) for a Medical Degree. This pricing structure is consistent with DeVry Brasil’s positioning as a quality education provider offering a high level of service to its students.

Becker Professional Education

Effective July 1, 2015, the price of Becker’s complete classroom CPA review course is $3,393. Exam candidates may elect to enroll for individual sections of the exam review course at a price of $1,131 per section. These prices represent no increase from the prior year. Becker offers discounts from these tuition rates under various enrollment promotions at college campuses, state CPA societies and participating accounting firms.

Business, Technology and Management

DeVry University

Effective July 2014, DeVry University instituted a Fixed Tuition Promise (“FTP”), a cohort tuition policy for matriculating students enrolled in the July 2014 through May 2015 sessions, whereby tuition rates are locked in until students graduate as long as they remain enrolled. To maintain eligibility, students may not miss more than five consecutive sessions. The FTP applies to students in all programs and all levels of study. The FTP was extended through the May 2016 session for matriculating students enrolled in the July 2015 through May 2016 sessions.

Effective September 2015, DeVry University’s U.S. undergraduate tuition is $609 per credit hour for new students and the special savings when a student takes 7 or more credits will be eliminated. Continuing students pay $365 for each credit hour in excess of seven as they are covered under the FTP. These amounts do not include the cost of books, supplies, transportation and living expenses. Based upon current tuition rates, a full-time student enrolling in the five-term undergraduate network systems administration associate degree program will pay total tuition of $39,585. A full-time student enrolled in the eight-term undergraduate business administration bachelor’s degree program will pay total tuition of $75,516. A term is defined as a semester of classes, comprised of two eight-week sessions. Most DeVry University students do not attend full-time and the total cost for a part-time student would be higher.

Among four-year institutions, DeVry University’s undergraduate tuition during the 2014-2015 academic year was lower than the average tuition of independent schools and the average out-of-state (unsubsidized) tuition of public schools, but it was higher than the average in-state (taxpayer subsidized) tuition of publicly-supported institutions, according to data published in the Annual Survey of Colleges by the College Board. At four-year private schools, the average annual undergraduate tuition and fees for the 2014-2015 academic year was $31,231 at independent schools (a 3.7% increase from the prior year) and $15,230 at private sector schools (a 1.3% increase from the previous year). The average annual undergraduate tuition and fees at four-year public schools was $9,139 for in-state (a 2.9% increase from the previous year) and $22,958 for out-of-state tuition (a 3.3% increase from the previous year).

Effective July 2015, Keller Graduate School of Management program tuition per course is $2,298. This rate has not increased since July 2012.

If a student leaves school before completing an enrollment period, U.S. state, and Canadian provincial regulations permit schools to retain a set percentage of the total tuition received. This amount varies, but generally equals or exceeds the percentage of the term the student completes. Excess amounts are refunded to the student or the appropriate financial aid funding source.

FINANCIAL AID AND FINANCING STUDENT EDUCATION

Students attending American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Carrington College, DeVry Brasil and DeVry University pay for their education through a variety of sources. These sources include government-sponsored financial aid, private and university-provided scholarships, employer-provided tuition assistance, veteran’s benefits, private loans and cash payments. Students attending Becker Professional Education review courses are not eligible for federal or state financial aid, but many receive partial or full tuition reimbursement from their employers. In addition, Becker’s CPA Review course can be financed through Becker under a zero percent, 18-month term loan program.

The following table summarizes DeVry Group’s cash receipts from tuition payments by fund source as a percentage of total revenue for the fiscal years 2014 and 2013, respectively. Final data for fiscal year 2015 are not yet available.

Data from the National Center for Education Statistics indicates that almost half of all full-time college students between the ages of 18 and 24 are employed, but we believe the employment rate among DeVry University full-time undergraduate students is higher.

All financial aid and assistance programs are subject to political and governmental budgetary considerations. In the United States, the Higher Education Act (“HEA”) guides the federal government’s support of postsecondary education. The HEA was last reauthorized by the United States Congress in July 2008, and was signed into law by the President in August 2008. The reauthorization of the HEA automatic one year extension is scheduled to expire on September 20, 2015.  Committee leadership of both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have begun reauthorization activities with hearings and introduction of several related bills. Existing programs and participation requirements are subject to change in this process.  Additionally, funding for student financial assistance programs may be impacted during appropriations and budget actions.  

Information about Particular Government Financial Aid Programs

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Carrington College and DeVry University students participate in many U.S. and Canadian financial aid programs. Each of these programs is briefly described below.

United States Federal Financial Aid Programs

Students in the United States rely on three types of U.S. Department of Education student financial aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act.

1. Grants. DeVry University and Chamberlain College of Nursing undergraduate, and Carrington College students may participate in the Federal Pell Grant and Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant programs.

2. Loans.  DeVry University, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, , Chamberlain College of Nursing and Carrington College students may participate in the Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and PLUS programs within the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. DeVry University and Carrington students may also participate in the Federal Perkins Student Loan Program.

3. Federal Work-study.  This program offers work opportunities, both on or off campus, on a part-time basis to students who demonstrate financial need. Federal Work-study wages are paid partly from federal funds and partly from qualified employer funds.

“90/10” Rule

A regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Education implementing the HEA, commonly known as the 90/10 Rule (“90/10” Rule”), affects only private sector postsecondary institutions, such as AUC, RUSM, RUSVM, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Carrington College and DeVry University. Under this regulation, an institution that derives more than 90% of its revenues on a cash basis from federal Title IV student financial assistance programs for two successive years may lose its eligibility to participate in the Title IV programs. The following table details the percentage of revenue from Title IV student financial assistance programs for each of DeVry Group’s Title IV eligible institutions for fiscal years 2014 and 2013, respectively. Final data for fiscal year 2015 are not yet available.

State Financial Aid Programs

Certain states, including Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, offer state grant and loan assistance to eligible undergraduate students attending DeVry Group institutions.

Canadian Government Financial Aid Programs

Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada (other than students from the Northwest Territories, Nunavet or Quebec) are eligible for loans under the Canada Student Loans Program, which is financed by the Canadian government. Eligibility and amount of funding vary by province. Students attending DeVry University online or in the United States or American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine may be eligible for the Canada Student Loan program. The loans are interest-free while the student is in school, and repayment begins six months after the student leaves school. Qualified students also may benefit from Canada Study Grants (designed for students whose financial needs and special circumstances cannot otherwise be met), tax-free withdrawals from retirement savings plans, tax-free education savings plans, loan repayment extensions, and interest relief on loans.

Information about Other Financial Aid Programs

Private Loan Programs

Some American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Carrington College and DeVry University students rely on private (non-federal) loan programs for financial assistance.  These programs are used to finance the gap between a student’s educational and living costs and their financial aid awards.  The amount of the typical loan varies significantly according to the student’s enrollment and financial aid awards.  DeVry Group estimates that approximately one-half of the borrowings under private loan programs are used by students to pay for non-educational expenses, such as room and board.

Most private loans are approved using the student’s or a co-borrower’s credit history.  The cost of these loans varies, but in almost all cases will be more costly than the federal programs.  The application process is separate from the traditional financial aid process.  Student finance personnel at DeVry Group’s degree-granting institutions coordinate these processes to ensure that all students receive assistance from the federal and state programs before utilizing private loans. 

DeVry Group does not maintain a preferred lender list, but does list all of the lenders that made private loans to DeVry Group students in the previous year and still offer loans to DeVry Group students.

Tax-favored Programs

The United States has a number of tax-favored programs aimed at promoting savings for future college expenses. These include state-sponsored “529” college savings plans, state-sponsored prepaid tuition plans, education savings accounts (formerly known as education IRAs), custodial accounts for minors, Hope and Lifetime Learning credits, and tax deductions for interest on student loans.

Brazilian Government Financial Aid Programs

DeVry Brasil students are eligible for loans under Brazil’s FIES public loan program (“Fundo de Financiamento Estudantil” or “Students Financing Fund”), which is financed by the Brazilian government. DeVry Brasil also participates in PROUNI (“Programa Universidade para Todos” or “University for All Program”), a Brazilian governmental program which provides scholarships to a portion of its undergraduate students under certain conditions. As of June 30, 2015, approximately 40% of DeVry Brasil’s students financed their education under the FIES program while approximately 11% have obtained scholarships under the PROUNI program.

FIES deducts from periodic payments to DeVry Brasil an average amount of 5.81% to cover administrative expenses (5.63%) and student defaults (0.18%). There is no additional cost to DeVry Brasil if students fail to pay their loans under the applicable rules. The Brazilian government has not limited the total number of students who are eligible to apply for the FIES government loan per institution; however, in 2015, the total number of FIES loans to be issued per year to all students was reduced from 732,000 to 300,000. In January 2015, the Brazilian government lengthened the payment process by changing the number of annual payments to participating institutions from 12 to 8 installments. Students begin to repay their loans to the government 18 months after graduation.

PROUNI promotes the offering of tuition discounts in private postsecondary education schools by granting federal tax incentives for the participating institutions. Discounts reduce tuition by either 50% or 100%. The percentage is driven by rules defined by the Brazilian government based on family monthly earnings. No funds are received by DeVry Brasil nor the student from the federal government for the tuition discounts granted. Instead DeVry Brasil reduces its income tax expense and its income tax liability for the amount of the discounts issued.

Specialized staff at DeVry Brasil review, interpret and establish procedures for compliance with regulations related to FIES and PROUNI. Both programs are required to be managed in accordance with government standards. Any regulatory violation can be the basis for disciplinary action, including the initiation of a suspension, limitation, or termination proceeding against an institution.

In addition to the requirements that educational institutions must meet, student recipients of FIES and PROUNI must maintain satisfactory academic progress towards completion of their programs of study and an appropriate grade point average every semester.

DeVry Group-Provided Financial Assistance

DeVry Group’s institutional loan programs are available to students at its DeVry University, Chamberlain College of Nursing and Carrington College schools as well as selected students at AUC, Ross University School of Medicine and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. DeVry Group’s institutional loan programs are available to DeVry Group students and are designed to assist students who are unable to completely cover direct educational costs by other means. These loans may be used only for tuition, books, and fees, and are available only after all other student financial assistance has been applied toward those purposes. For students at DeVry University, Chamberlain College of Nursing and Carrington College, payments begin immediately after disbursement by the school. For students at AUC, Ross University School of Medicine and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, repayment is deferred until after the student’s residency is complete. Interest charges accrue each month on the unpaid balance. After a student leaves school a monthly installment repayment plan commences with all balances typically due within 12 to 60 months.

DeVry Group’s institutional lending programs are structured as a last resort option for students who have a gap in their funding. All federal and private loan funding options must be exhausted before an institutional loan is considered. The institutional loans do not impose any origination fees, in general have a fixed rate of interest that is dependent on the borrower’s credit profile, and carry annual and aggregate maximums that ensure that they are only a supplemental source of funding and not relied on as the main source. Except for students at AUC, Ross University School of Medicine and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, borrowers are required to begin making payments immediately in order to prove their capability to repay and reduce the possibility of overborrowing. Borrowers must be current in their payments in order to be eligible for subsequent disbursements. Borrowers are advised about the terms of the loans and counseled to exhaust all federal funding options.

DeVry Group institutional loans are carried on our balance sheet and there are no relationships with external parties that shift the risk away from DeVry Group. We monitor the Consumer Fraud Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) student loan complaint database and act on any complaints filed by one of our borrowers. The total annual volume of our institutional loans represent less than 1 percent of overall revenues and thus do not have a material impact on our 90/10 ratios.

DeVry University undergraduate students are also eligible for numerous DeVry Group-sponsored scholarships. Scholarship programs generally are designed to attract recent high school graduates and students enrolled at community colleges, with awards that range from $500 to $2,667 per term. DeVry University has also provided funds in the form of institutional grants to help those students most in need of financial assistance.

Under the Career Catalyst Scholarship, DeVry University provides scholarship awards to qualifying students. The scholarships are valued at up to a total of $20,000 per student, depending on the degree. Students qualifying for DeVry University’s Career Catalyst Scholarship are eligible to receive scholarship awards of progressive amounts over a period of three years. For example, students in their first year of a bachelor’s degree program can be awarded up to $5,000. During the second year, the available award may increase up to $7,000. For the third year, the award can increase up to $8,000.

Employer-Provided Tuition Assistance

Chamberlain College of Nursing and DeVry University students who receive employer tuition assistance may choose from several deferred tuition payment plans. Students eligible for tuition reimbursement plans may have their tuition billed directly to their employers or payment may be deferred until after the end of the session. Educational expenses paid by an employer on behalf of an employee generally are excludable from the employee’s income if provided under a qualified educational assistance plan. At present, the maximum annual exclusion is $5,250.

Professional Education

Students taking the Becker Professional Education review courses are not eligible for federal or state financial aid, but many receive partial or full tuition reimbursement from their employers. Private loans are also available to students to help meet the program costs. In addition, Becker’s CPA Review course can be financed through Becker under a zero percent, 18-month term loan program.

Compliance with Legislative and Regulatory Requirements

Extensive and complex regulations in the United States and Canada govern all government grant, loan, and work study programs in which AUC, RUSM, RUSVM, Chamberlain, Carrington and DeVry University and their respective students participate. DeVry Group must comply with many rules and standards, including maximum student loan default rates, limits on the proportion of its revenue that can be derived from federal student aid programs, prohibitions on certain types of incentive payments to admissions advisors and financial aid officers, standards of financial responsibility, and administrative capability requirements. Like all other educational institutions, DeVry Group’s administration of these programs is regularly reviewed by various regulatory agencies and is subject to audit or investigation by other governmental authorities. Any violation could be the basis for penalties or other disciplinary action, including initiation of a suspension, limitation or termination proceeding. Previous U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) and state regulatory agency program reviews have not resulted in significant findings or adjustments against DeVry Group. If a proceeding were initiated and caused ED to substantially curtail DeVry Group’s participation in government grant or loan programs, DeVry Group’s enrollments, revenues and accounts receivable could all be adversely affected.

In the fall of 2009, ED initiated the process of negotiated rulemaking with respect to Program Integrity Issues to consider changes to certain provisions of the regulations governing the Title IV Programs, which culminated in new rules becoming effective in 2011 and, following legal challenges and a new negotiated rulemaking process, 2015 with respect to gainful employment.   The resulting program integrity rules promulgated in October 2010 and June 2011 and October 2014 address fourteen topics. The most significant to DeVry Group’s U.S. degree-granting institutions are the following:

While DeVry Group believes it is operating in compliance with these new reporting and disclosure requirements, non-compliance with these requirements, individually or in combination, may negatively impact the Title IV eligibility of DeVry Group’s academic programs and its student enrollments.

Gainful Employment To be eligible for Title IV funding, most academic programs offered by private sector institutions of higher education must prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation. The Program Integrity rules related to Gainful Employment arising from ED’s 2009 negotiated rulemaking process were struck down in federal court in 2012 following a challenge by the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, an advocacy group for private sector providers of higher education. Following a new negotiated rule making process, ED proposed and adopted new regulations related to gainful employment that became effective on July 1, 2015.

The new Gainful Employment regulations have a framework with three components:

Certification: Institutions must certify that each of their gainful employment programs meet state and federal licensure, certification, and accreditation requirements.

Accountability Measures: To maintain Title IV eligibility, gainful employment programs will be required to meet minimum standards for the debt burden versus the earnings of their graduates.

Pass: Programs whose graduates have an assumed annual loan repayment burden of less than 8% of total earnings or less than 20% of discretionary earnings.

Zone: Programs whose graduates have an assumed annual loan repayment burden between 8% and 12% of total earnings or between 20% and 30% of discretionary earnings.

Fail: Programs whose graduates have an assumed annual loan repayment burden greater than 12% of total earnings and greater than 30% of discretionary earnings.

Programs that fail in two out of any three consecutive years or are in the Zone for four consecutive years will be disqualified from participation in the Title IV programs.

Transparency: Institutions will be required to make public disclosures regarding the performance and outcomes of their gainful employment programs. The disclosures will include information such as costs, earnings, debt and completion rates.

The accountability measures will typically weigh a calculated debt burden from graduates who completed their studies three and four years prior to the measuring academic year and earnings from the most recent calendar year prior to the conclusion of the measuring academic year. Thus for the 2014-2015 academic year (the first measurement year under these regulations), the cohort will include graduates from the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 academic years and earnings for these graduates from calendar year 2014, which are not available at this time. Debt burdens for students enrolled in programs that require an internship or residency prior to licensure, such as the medical doctor degrees offered by AUC and RUSM, are calculated from cohorts who completed their studies six and seven years prior to the measuring academic year. Draft measures for the 2014-2015 academic year are expected to be released to the institutions in Summer 2016 and final measures released publicly in early 2017.

Because the information necessary to determine how its programs will fare under the accountability measures is not available at this time, we are unable to fully predict accurately the impact of the new GE regulations in the future when they do become effective. The regulations contemplate a transition period in the first several years to afford institutions the opportunity to make changes to their programs and retain Title IV eligibility. We are using currently-available data to evaluate whether certain of our programs are at risk to fail the new requirements, or fall into the Zone, and concurrently evaluating available options to bring at-risk programs into compliance.

Under this framework, we believe that less than 10% of the 2014-2015 academic year programs across DeVry University and Carrington are at risk of falling into the Fail category. In addition, there are a number of programs that are at risk of falling into the Zone category, including the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program. Management expects that certain programs will be able to avoid falling into the Zone or Fail categories through adjustments to program price, including through scholarships, or, if appropriate and consistent with programmatic standards, the duration of programs. If such adjustments are necessary, we estimate the cost would be in the $5 million range for fiscal year 2016. For programs where such adjustments are not feasible, we may discontinue such programs or seek to establish relationships with third-party lenders to support student tuition and other expenses. These adjustments could have a significant impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Misrepresentation The 2010 program integrity rules significantly broadened an educational institution’s liability for "substantial misrepresentation" that would, among other things, subject DeVry Group to sanctions for statements containing inadvertent errors made to non-students, including to any member of the public, impose vicarious liability on institutions for the conduct of others, and expose institutions to liability when no actual harm occurs.

Incentive Compensation An educational institution participating in Title IV programs may not pay any commission, bonus or other incentive payments to any person involved in student recruitment or admissions or awarding of Title IV program funds, if such payments are based directly or indirectly in any part on success in enrolling students or obtaining student financial aid. The law and regulations governing this requirement never established clear criteria for compliance in all circumstances, but there were twelve safe harbors that defined specific types of compensation that were deemed to constitute permissible incentive compensation. The new rules eliminate the 12 safe harbors. These changes increase the uncertainty about what constitutes incentive compensation and which employees are covered by the regulation. This makes the development of effective and compliant performance metrics more difficult to establish. As such, these changes limit DeVry Group’s ability to compensate our employees based on their performance of their job responsibilities, which could make it more difficult to attract and retain highly-qualified employees. Management believes that DeVry Group has not been, nor is currently, involved in any activities that violate the restrictions on commissions, bonuses or other incentive payments to recruiters.

A separate financial responsibility test for continued participation by an institution’s students in federal financial assistance programs, which pre-dates the program integrity regulations, is based upon a composite score of three ratios: an equity ratio that measures the institution’s capital resources; a primary reserve ratio that measures an institution’s ability to fund its operations from current resources; and a net income ratio that measures an institution’s ability to operate profitably. A minimum score of 1.5 is necessary to meet the Department of Education’s financial standards. Institutions with scores of less than 1.5 but greater than or equal to 1.0 are considered financially responsible, but require additional oversight. These schools are subject to cash monitoring and other participation requirements. An institution with a score less than 1.0 is considered not financially responsible. However, a school with a score less than 1.0 may continue to participate in the Title IV programs under provisional certification. In addition, this lower score typically requires that the school be subject to cash monitoring requirements and post a letter of credit (equal to a minimum of 10 percent of the Title IV aid it received in the institution's most recent fiscal year).

For the past several years, DeVry Group’s composite score has exceeded the required minimum of 1.5. Management believes it will continue to demonstrate the required level of financial stability. If DeVry Group were unable to meet requisite financial responsibility standards or otherwise demonstrate, within the regulations, its ability to continue to provide educational services, then DeVry Group could be subject to heightened monitoring or required to post a letter of credit to enable its students to continue to participate in federal financial assistance programs.

Institutions that participate in U.S. federal financial aid programs must disclose information upon request about undergraduate student “completion rates” to current and prospective students. The federal Student-Right-To-Know Act defines the cohort of students on which the institution must report as “first-time, full-time, degree-seeking” students who enter the fall term. Completion rates calculated in accordance with the statute for each of DeVry University’s U.S. undergraduate campuses generally fall within the range of completion rates at selected four-year urban public colleges serving low income students in the areas in which its campuses are located. However, its overall completion rate for full-time students (not limited to first-time students, who comprise only approximately 20 percent of DeVry University’s students) is more representative of DeVry University’s student population and is higher than reported in these statistics. Many DeVry University students have previously attended other colleges (and completion rates for undergraduate students entering with previous college experience generally are higher than for first-time students), but these students are not included in the completion rate statistics that are defined by the Student-Right-To-Know Act. In an effort to improve our completion rates as defined by the statute, DeVry University has enhanced its student support services. For 2008 freshman students (the latest period for which final completion statistics are available), the first-time, full degree-seeking graduation rate for DeVry University U.S. undergraduates was 32.0% as compared to the 2007 rate of 31.0%.

In addition to the requirements that educational institutions must meet, student recipients of financial aid must maintain satisfactory academic progress toward completion of their program of study and an appropriate grade point average.

Specialized staff at DeVry Group’s home office review, interpret, and establish procedures for compliance with regulations governing financial assistance programs and processing financial aid applications. Because financial assistance programs are required to be administered in accordance with the standard of care and diligence of a fiduciary, any regulatory violation can be the basis for disciplinary action, including the initiation of a suspension, limitation, or termination proceeding.

In the United States, AUC, RUSM, RUSVM, Chamberlain, Carrington and DeVry University have completed and submitted all required audits of compliance with federal financial assistance programs for fiscal year 2014. DeVry Group’s independent public accountants are currently conducting the required audits of the one-year period ended June 30, 2015.

As a part of its effort to monitor the administration of student financial assistance programs, ED and state grant agencies may conduct site visits and program reviews at any educational institution at any time. Reviews of several DeVry Group institutions have not resulted in any adverse material findings or adjustments. A comprehensive program review of DeVry University’s administration of the Title IV programs, initiated in May 2011 was closed in June 2014 with no material findings. Similar comprehensive program reviews of Carrington College-Phoenix, RUSM, Carrington College-California and DeVry University-Kansas City were initiated in April, May, June and August 2014, respectively, and remain open and ongoing. A comprehensive audit of DeVry University’s administration of the New York Tuition Assistance Program (“NYTAP”) and other grant programs was initiated in August 2014 by the New York state comptroller’s office. During the third quarter of fiscal year 2015, the comptroller’s office concluded the audit and submitted its report with findings to the New York State Education Department (“SED”). The findings require DeVry Group to repay $0.8 million of NYTAP funds. DeVry Group has recorded an accrual for this amount as of June 30, 2015 pending an appeal of the findings. At this point, no other material findings have been identified in any of these reviews. Liabilities associated with any findings could include the repayment of any grant aid as well as reimbursement of the costs associated with increased defaulted loan exposure from the delivery of funds to ineligible students. In conjunction with its program review of RUSM, the U.S. Department of Education issued a cease and desist letter for funding students enrolled in a 5th semester course offered at two U.S. sites. The cease and desist order has the potential to impact the continued Title IV eligibility for any who took the course during the period from July 2011 through September 2014. The institution provided a response to the Department of Education, clarifying the nature of the 5^th semester course and has resumed Title IV funding for all of its students. Should a finding materialize related to this concern, the institution estimates its maximum liability would not materially adversely affect its business, financial conditions and/or operating results.

DeVry Group’s efforts to ensure compliance with all of these regulatory requirements are extensive and include:

STUDENT LOAN DEFAULTS

ED has instituted strict regulations that penalize institutions whose students have high default rates on federal student loans. Depending on the type of loan, a loan is considered in default after the borrower becomes at least 270 or 360 days past due. For a variety of reasons, higher default rates are often found in private sector institutions and community colleges — many of which tend to have a higher percentage of low-income students enrolled than do four-year publicly supported and independent colleges and universities.

Educational institutions are penalized to varying degrees under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Student Loan Program, depending on the default rate for the “cohort” defined in the statute. An institution with a cohort default rate that exceeds 20% for the year is required to develop a plan to reduce defaults, but the institution’s operations and its students’ ability to utilize student loans are not restricted. An institution with a cohort default rate of 30% or more for three consecutive years is ineligible to participate in these loan programs and cannot offer student loans administered by ED for the fiscal year in which the ineligibility determination is made and for the next two fiscal years. Students attending an institution whose cohort default rate has exceeded 30% for three consecutive years also are ineligible for Pell grants. Any institution with a cohort default rate of 40% or more in any year is subject to immediate limitation, suspension, or termination proceedings from all federal aid programs. DeVry Group carefully monitors students’ loan default rates and has never had a cohort default rate of 30% or more for three consecutive years, or of 40% or more in any one year, at any of its institutions.

According to ED, the three-year cohort default rate for all colleges and universities eligible for federal financial aid decreased to 13.7% in fiscal year 2011 (the latest period for which data are available) from 14.7% in fiscal year 2010.

Default rates for American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Carrington College and DeVry University students follow. The latest period for which final three-year data is available is 2011.

The two-year cohort default rates for Carrington College - California, Carrington College – Phoenix, and DeVry University were in excess of 15.0% for the most recent year (2011). In accordance with ED regulations, disbursement of Title IV Stafford loans for new students is delayed for a thirty day period for any institution with a cohort default rate in excess of 15.0%. Management believes that the delay in the related cash receipts for this DeVry Group institution will not materially affect its operations or cash flow.

Under the Federal Perkins loan program, the institution is responsible for collecting outstanding loans. Any institution with a Perkins loan cohort default rate exceeding 15% must establish a default reduction plan. DeVry Group has worked to reduce the default rates for all loan programs by implementing financial awareness and student counseling programs and retaining outside loan servicing agencies to contact former students and inform them of their repayment options.

CAREER SERVICES

Medical and Healthcare

Chamberlain College of Nursing

Career services professionals work with Chamberlain students to develop resumes, prepare for job interviews, and target employment opportunities. The staff also maintains contact with local and national employers to proactively identify employment opportunities and arrange interviews. In addition, Chamberlain career services personnel gather data regarding employment and compensation as well as alumni perception of educational preparation for the workplace.

Carrington College

Carrington provides career service support to students through dedicated colleagues at each campus location. The range of services provided includes: assistance in preparing resumes, coaching to define a job search strategy, coaching to improve interviewing skills, employer outreach initiatives to identify job opportunities, access to posted online job opportunities and guidance to help graduates obtain employment in their field of study.

International and Professional Education

DeVry Brasil

DeVry Brasil institutions maintain a career services function inside a department named “CASA”, a Portuguese acronym for the “Student Support Center”. It is an integral part of DeVry Brasil student service solutions, providing academic support, advising on international programs and providing career advice. The service helps students to develop resumes and prepares for job interviews. The staff also searches for jobs and internship opportunities for DeVry Brasil students. All those activities are embedded in a program called “PDPE”, which translates to “Student Professional Development Program”. This program assists students to prepare an individual plan with a coach and such plan is followed up every 6 to 12 months.

Business, Technology and Management

DeVry University

DeVry University believes that the employment of its graduates is a component of its mission. Career Services professionals across the DeVry University system work diligently to partner with graduates to attain positions in their career fields. Although DeVry University cannot guarantee employment, it is dedicated to helping guide and motivate its students and graduates through their career planning and search. DeVry University representatives work with students and graduates on career planning, job interviewing and résumé preparation. Students’ career efforts are also supported by an employer database containing information on national and local companies. Students can log into one site to view, apply for, and learn more about job opportunities appropriate to their experience and education level. DeVry University students and graduates have, in addition, access to robust online, self-service career preparation tools through My Compass To My Career. The capabilities of this system include a self-assessment application, networking tools, video tutorials, résumé writing software, video mock interview software, links to resources, and feeds for events and job leads relevant to DeVry University’s degree programs.

DeVry University holds virtual and onsite Career Fairs periodically to enable students to meet and network with recruiters of DeVry University graduates. The national job database that is available to DeVry University students also allows employers to access the system directly and post open positions, providing additional opportunities for students and graduates. In many cases, employer hiring representatives conduct interviews at DeVry University campuses.

Annual compensation information includes base salary and any additional taxable compensation of those graduates who chose to disclose this information. Graduates employed when they enrolled or who became employed while completing their academic programs generally earned more than graduates who accepted new employment after graduation.

SEASONALITY

DeVry Group’s quarterly revenue and net income fluctuate primarily as a result of the pattern of student enrollments. Generally, the schools’ highest enrollment and revenues typically occur in the fall, which corresponds to the second and third quarters of DeVry Group’s fiscal year. Enrollment is slightly lower in the spring, and the lowest enrollment generally occurs during the summer months. DeVry Group’s operating costs do not fluctuate as significantly on a quarterly basis.

Results of operations reflect both this seasonal enrollment pattern and the pattern of student recruiting activity costs that precede the start of every term. Revenues, operating income, and net income by quarter for each of the past two fiscal years are included in Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, “Quarterly Financial Data.”

EMPLOYEES

As of June 30, 2015, DeVry Group had the following number of employees:

DeVry Group also utilizes approximately 6,000 independent contractors who teach as adjunct faculty and instructors. These independent contractors are not included in the above table. DeVry Group believes that its relationship with its employees is satisfactory. Approximately 265 administrative and support employees of RUSM’s medical school campus in Dominica and approximately 4,683 employees at DeVry Brasil are covered by respective collective bargaining agreements with local unions. During fiscal year 2015, DeVry Group implemented involuntary reductions in force (RIF) that will reduce its workforce by approximately 668 positions, primarily at DeVry University and Home Office.

Medical and Healthcare

DeVry Medical International

AUC is managed by a dean with appropriate department chairs and course directors to oversee the educational programs and clinical rotations. In addition, the school has student services staff to assist with student financial aid, housing, and other student-related matters. The St. Maarten campus is supported by administrative staff located in Coral Gables, Florida and by the DeVry Medical International central administrative staff located in Iselin, New Jersey.

RUSM and RUSVM are managed by deans with appropriate department chairs and course directors to oversee the educational operations. In addition, each campus has student services staff to assist with financial aid, housing, and other student-related matters. The RUSM Dominica campus is supported by administrative staff located in Miramar, Florida. Both RUSM and RUSVM campuses are also supported by the DeVry Medical International central administrative staff located in Iselin, New Jersey.

Faculty members at AUC and RUSM have either a Ph.D. or an M.D. degree or both. Full-time faculty are supplemented by visiting or part-time instructors who are engaged to lecture on very specialized or emerging subjects. Each veterinary faculty member has either a Ph.D. or D.V.M. degree or both. Faculty members at AUC, RUSM and RUSVM are not tenured.

Chamberlain College of Nursing

Chamberlain campuses are managed by campus presidents or deans who are doctorally-prepared nurses. The campus presidents or deans report to a home office regional director of campus operations and are supported by the senior director of the baccalaureate nursing program who is responsible for standardized delivery of curricula on each campus. Student services staff is available to assist campus and online students with admissions, financial aid and other aspects of student life. The campuses and online program offerings are supported by a central administrative and management staff located in Downers Grove, Illinois.

In general, Chamberlain faculty members have a Master of Science in Nursing degree and many have additional advanced degrees. Those few faculty without a master’s degree who are working in a non-teaching role are enrolled in a graduate program in nursing. Liberal arts and sciences courses are often taught by DeVry University faculty. Chamberlain faculty members are not tenured.

Carrington College

Carrington campuses are managed by campus executive directors. These campus executive directors are supported by campus-based, director level support staff in the functional areas of admissions, career services, student finance, student records, and academics. Further support and oversight in the areas of academics, student finance, admissions, human resources, and information technology are provided by administrative staff located in Phoenix and Sacramento. Support functions in accounting/finance, marketing, information technology, and human resources are also maintained at these offices.

All Carrington faculty members must meet the minimum academic credentialing requirements as set forth by their respective institutional and programmatic accreditation bodies and state authorizing agencies, as applicable.

International and Professional Education

DeVry Brasil

DeVry Brasil’s management team along with support service functions including academics, curriculum development, regulatory compliance, marketing and recruiting management, legal, licensing and accreditation, financial aid processing, finance, information technology and human resources are based in Fortaleza, Brazil. Most of DeVry Brasil’s campuses are led by a General Director with some smaller center locations led by a General Manager. Damasio operations are led by a President. Most DeVry Brasil faculty members work part-time (less than 40 hours weekly). Because part-time faculty teach pursuant to a contract with their institution, they are accorded the same rights and benefits as full-time employees in accordance with Brazilian employment laws. More than 80% of DeVry Brasil faculty members hold Master and/or Doctorate degrees.

Becker Professional Education

Becker Professional Education is managed by a staff based primarily at DeVry Group’s Downers Grove home office that supports its operations. Certain regional operations, as well as some other functions such as curriculum development, are managed and located throughout the United States, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Becker’s faculty consists primarily of practicing professionals and university professors who teach the review courses on a part-time, course-by-course basis.

Business, Technology and Management

DeVry University

Each DeVry University campus and center is managed by a campus president or center dean and has a staff of academic deans and faculty, as well as academic support staff, admissions advisors, career service and student service personnel, and other professionals. Group vice presidents of operations oversee the campuses and centers in defined areas.

DeVry University hires academic deans and faculty members in accordance with internal criteria, accrediting standards, and applicable state law. All of DeVry University’s full-time faculty members hold advanced academic degrees, and most faculty members teaching in technical areas have related industry experience. Fifty percent of DeVry University’s full-time faculty hold doctorate degrees. DeVry University offers sabbatical and other leave programs to allow faculty to engage in developmental projects or consulting opportunities so they can maintain and enhance their teaching skills. In addition to its regular faculty, DeVry University engages adjunct and visiting faculty who teach on a part-time basis while continuing to work in their technical field or specialty. Faculty members are evaluated based on student comments and observations by an academic dean. DeVry University does not offer tenure.

Home Office Staff

DeVry Group’s home office staff are located at offices in Downers Grove and Oak Brook, Illinois. The home office staff supports the employees for all of DeVry Group’s educational programs and locations by providing a broad range of services. Among the centrally provided support services are licensing and accreditation, marketing, information technology, financial aid processing, regulatory compliance, audit services, legal, tax, payroll, and finance and accounting. Also, several of the institution’s home offices are located at the Downers Grove home office. Among the centrally located services each institution’s home office staff provides are curriculum development, academic management, marketing and recruiting management. Additionally, DeVry Group’s online operations are located in offices in Chicago, Addison and Naperville, Illinois. Student finance administrative staff are also located in the Naperville facility.

TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS

DeVry Group owns and uses numerous trademarks and service marks, such as “DeVry,” “DeVry University,” “DeVry Shield Design,” “Keller Graduate School of Management,” “Becker Professional Education,” “Becker CPA Review,” “ATC International,” “Ross University,” “Chamberlain College of Nursing,” “Carrington College,” “Carrington College California,” “American University of the Caribbean” and others. All trademarks, service marks, and copyrights associated with its businesses are owned in the name of DeVry Education Group Inc. or a subsidiary of DeVry Education Group Inc. DeVry Group vigorously defends against infringements of its trademarks, service marks, and copyrights.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DeVry Group’s website address is http://www.devryeducationgroup.com.

Through its website, DeVry Group offers (free of charge) its Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)) (the “Exchange Act”) as soon as reasonably practicable after it electronically files such material with, or furnishes such material to, the SEC. The website also includes copies of the following:

DeVry Group Governance Principles

Policy for Shareholder Communication with Directors

Policy for Communicating Allegations Related to Accounting Complaints

Director Nominating Process

DeVry Group Code of Conduct and Ethics

Academic Quality Committee Charter

Audit and Finance Committee Charter

Compensation Committee Charter

Nominating and Governance Committee Charter

Information contained on the website is not incorporated by reference into this report.

Copies of the DeVry Group’s filings with the SEC and the above-listed policies and charters also may be obtained by written request to Investor Relations at DeVry Group’s executive offices. In addition, DeVry Group’s filings with the SEC can be read or copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room can be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including DeVry Group, that file electronically with the SEC; the website address is http://www.sec.gov.

ITEM 1A — RISK FACTORS

DeVry Group’s business operations are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. Investors should carefully consider the risk factors described below and all other information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K before making an investment decision with respect to DeVry Group’s common stock. If any of the following risks are realized, DeVry Group’s business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected, and as a result, the price of DeVry Group’s common stock could be materially and adversely impacted. Because of their very nature, management cannot predict all the possible risks and uncertainties that may arise. Risks and uncertainties that may affect DeVry Group’s business include, but are not limited to:

Risks Related to DeVry Group’s Highly Regulated Industry

If any regulatory audit, investigation or other proceeding finds us not in compliance with the numerous laws and regulations applicable to the postsecondary education industry, we may not be able to successfully challenge such finding and our business could suffer.

Due to the highly regulated nature of the proprietary postsecondary institutions, we are subject to audits, compliance reviews, inquiries, complaints, investigations, claims of non-compliance and lawsuits by federal and state governmental agencies, regulatory agencies, accrediting agencies, present and former students and employees, shareholders and other third parties, any of whom may allege violations of any of the regulatory requirements applicable to us. If the results of any such claims or actions are unfavorable to us, we may be required to pay monetary fines or penalties, be required to repay funds received under Title IV programs or state financial aid programs, have restrictions placed on or terminate our schools’ or programs’ eligibility to participate in Title IV programs or state financial aid programs, have limitations placed on or terminate our schools’ operations or ability to grant degrees and certificates, have our schools’ accreditations restricted or revoked, or be subject to civil or criminal penalties. Any one of these sanctions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

A coordinated regulatory and enforcement effort aimed at for-profit institutions of higher education could be a catalyst for legislative or regulatory restrictions, investigations, enforcement actions, and claims that could, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

The industry is experiencing broad-based, intensifying scrutiny in the form of coordinated investigations and enforcement actions. In October 2014, the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) announced it will be leading an interagency task force (the “Task Force”), formalizing a task force that had been operating for over a year in connection with several investigations. The Task Force is comprised of ED, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the U.S. Departments of Justice, Treasury and Veterans Affairs, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and numerous state attorneys general. The stated purpose of the Task Force is to “coordinate … activities and promote information sharing to protect students from unfair, deceptive, and abusive policies and practices.” Various federal agencies, including the CFPB, the SEC, and the FTC, are actively investigating or suing members of the sector, and at least 30 state attorneys general have joined an examination of potential abuses within the for-profit education industry.

As described in Part I, Item 3 – “Legal Proceedings,” the FTC and state attorneys general from Illinois, New York and Massachusetts have initiated inquiries into the practices of our institutions. The coordinated scrutiny facing the industry could directly or indirectly influence the disposition of these existing inquiries or lead to the initiation of other inquiries or claims, which could, directly or indirectly, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

Adverse publicity arising from investigations, claims or actions brought against us or other proprietary higher education institutions may negatively affect our reputation, business or stock price, or attract additional investigations, lawsuits or regulatory action, which could, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

Adverse publicity regarding any pending or future investigations, claims and/or actions against us or other proprietary institutions could negatively affect our reputation, business and/or the market price of our common stock. Unresolved investigations, claims and actions, or adverse resolutions thereof, could also result in additional lawsuits, increased scrutiny, the withholding of authorizations and/or the imposition of other sanctions by state education and professional licensing authorities, taxing authorities, our accreditors and other regulatory agencies governing us, which, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

Government and regulatory agencies and third parties have initiated, and could initiate additional investigations, claims or actions against us, which could require us to pay monetary damages, halt certain business practices or receive other sanctions. The defense and resolution of these matters could require us to expend significant resources and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

As described in Part I, Item 3 – “Legal Proceedings,” the FTC and state attorneys general from Illinois, New York and Massachusetts have initiated inquiries into the practices of our institutions. Due to the coordinated regulatory and enforcement efforts directed at us and other for-profit higher education institutions and adverse publicity arising from such efforts, we may face additional government and regulatory investigations and actions as well as lawsuits from private plaintiffs. We may incur significant costs and other expenses in connection with our response to, and defense and resolution of, investigations, claims or actions, or group of related investigations, claims or actions, which, individually or in the aggregate, could be outside the scope of, or in excess of, our existing insurance coverage and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. As part of our resolution of any such matter, or group of related matters, we may be required to comply with certain injunctive relief, including altering certain business practices or requiring us to pay substantial damages, settlement costs, fines and/or penalties. In addition, findings or claims or settlements thereof could serve as a basis for additional lawsuits or governmental inquiries or enforcement actions. Such actions, individually or combined with other proceedings, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate. Additionally, an adverse allegation, finding or outcome in any of these matters could also materially and adversely affect our ability to maintain, obtain or renew licenses, approvals or accreditation and maintain eligibility to participate in Title IV programs or serve as a basis for ED to discharge certain Title IV student loans and seek recovery for some or all of its resulting losses from us, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

We are subject to risks relating to regulatory matters. If we fail to comply with the extensive regulatory requirements for our operations, we could face fines and penalties, including loss of access to federal and state student financial aid for our students as well as significant civil liability, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

As a provider of higher education, we are subject to extensive regulation. These regulatory requirements cover virtually all phases and aspects of our U.S. postsecondary operations, including educational program offerings, facilities, civil rights, safety, privacy, instructional and administrative staff, administrative procedures, marketing and recruiting, financial operations, payment of refunds to students who withdraw, acquisitions or openings of new schools or programs, addition of new educational programs and changes in our corporate structure and ownership.

In particular, in the United States, the Higher Education Act, as amended and reauthorized (the “Higher Education Act”), subjects our U.S. degree granting institutions (DeVry University, Chamberlain College of Nursing and Carrington College) and all other higher education institutions, including our Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, that participate in the various federal student financial aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (“Title IV”) to significant regulatory scrutiny.

To participate in Title IV financial aid programs, an institution must receive and maintain authorization by the appropriate state education agencies, be accredited by an accrediting commission recognized by the ED, and be certified by ED as an eligible institution, which ultimately is accomplished through the execution of a Program Participation Agreement (“PPA”).

Our institutions that participate in Title IV programs each do so pursuant to a PPA that, among other things, includes commitments to abide by all applicable laws and regulations, such as the Incentive Compensation, Substantial Misrepresentation, and Gainful Employment (“GE”) regulations. Alleged violations of such laws or regulations may form the basis of civil actions for violation of state and/or federal false claims statutes predicated on violations of a PPA, including pursuant to qui tam actions, that have the potential to generate very significant damages linked to our receipt of Title IV funding from the government over a period of several years.

On October 31, 2014, the ED published new GE regulations impacting programs required to prepare graduates for gainful employment in a recognized occupation. Almost all academic programs offered by Title IV-participating private sector institutions of higher education must prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation. The new GE regulations were effective July 1, 2015.

The new GE regulations have a framework with three components:

Certification: Institutions must certify that each of their gainful employment programs meet state and federal licensure, certification, and accreditation requirements.

Accountability Measures: To maintain Title IV eligibility, gainful employment programs will be required to meet minimum standards for the debt burden versus the earnings of their graduates.

Pass: Programs whose graduates have an assumed annual loan repayment burden of less than 8% of total earnings or less than 20% of discretionary earnings.

Zone: Programs whose graduates have an assumed annual loan repayment burden between 8% and 12% of total earnings or between 20% and 30% of discretionary earnings.

Fail: Programs whose graduates have an assumed annual loan repayment burden greater than 12% of total earnings and greater than 30% of discretionary earnings.

Programs that fail in two out of any three consecutive years or are in the Zone for four consecutive years will be disqualified from participation in the Title IV programs.

Transparency: Institutions will be required to make public disclosures regarding the performance and outcomes of their gainful employment programs. The disclosures will include information such as costs, earnings, debt and completion rates.

The accountability measures will typically weigh a calculated debt burden from graduates who completed their studies three and four years prior to the measuring academic year and earnings from the most recent calendar year prior to the conclusion of the measuring academic year. Thus for the 2014-2015 academic year (the first measurement year under these regulations), the cohort will include graduates from the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 academic years and earnings for these graduates from calendar year 2014, which are not available at this time. Debt burdens for students enrolled in programs that require an internship or residency prior to licensure, such as the medical doctor degrees offered by AUC and RUSM, are calculated from cohorts who completed their studies six and seven years prior to the measuring academic year. Draft measures for the 2014-2015 academic year are expected to be released to the institutions in Summer 2016 and final measures released publicly in early 2017.

Because the information necessary to determine how its programs will fare under the accountability measures is not available at this time, we are unable to fully predict accurately the impact of the new GE regulations in the future when they do become effective. The regulations contemplate a transition period in the first several years to afford institutions the opportunity to make changes to their programs and retain Title IV eligibility. We are using currently-available data to evaluate whether certain of our programs are at risk to fail the new requirements, or fall into the Zone, and concurrently evaluating available options to bring at-risk programs into compliance.

Under this framework, we believe that less than 10% of the 2014-2015 academic year programs across DeVry University and Carrington are at risk of falling into the Fail category. In addition, there are a number of programs that are at risk of falling into the Zone category, including the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program. Management expects that certain programs will be able to avoid falling into the Zone or Fail categories through adjustments to program price, including through scholarships, or, if appropriate and consistent with programmatic standards, the duration of programs. If such adjustments are necessary, we estimate the cost would be in the $5 million range for fiscal year 2016. For programs where such adjustments are not feasible, we may discontinue such programs or seek to establish relationships with third-party lenders to support student tuition and other expenses. These adjustments could have a significant impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

On August 20, 2015, the ED announced its intention to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to develop proposed regulations (collectively, the “Debt Forgiveness Regulations”) for determining the criteria and procedures ED will use for determining which Title IV borrower obligations to forgive, and standards and processes to be applied in determining whether institutions whose acts serve as the basis of such debt forgiveness are liable. The committee will also propose rules to determine the effect of borrower defenses to loan repayment may have on ED’s assessment of institutional capability assessments. We cannot predict the timing or outcome of this rulemaking process or how any such resulting rules would be enforced. Should ED adopt rules proposed by the negotiated rulemaking committee, or rules in furtherance of the objectives of the rulemaking committee, they may include rules that serve as a basis for recovery of losses arising from loan forgiveness from Title IV participating institutions. Depending on the processes and standards adopted by ED in the Debt Forgiveness Regulations, which we cannot predict at this time, in addition to the outcome from any legal proceeding instituted by a private party or governmental authority, facts asserted in pending or future lawsuits or the outcome of any pending or future governmental inquiry, lawsuit or enforcement action could collaterally serve as the basis for claim by ED under the Debt Forgiveness Regulations or the termination of eligibility to participate in the Title IV program based on ED’s institutional capability assessment, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

The U.S. Congress may change laws governing federal financial aid programs in ways that could materially impact our financial condition, operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

Action by the U.S. Congress to revise the laws governing the federal student financial aid programs or reduce funding for those programs could reduce DeVry Group’s student enrollments and/or increase its costs of operation.  Political and budgetary concerns significantly affect Title IV Programs. The U.S. Congress enacted the Higher Education Act to be reauthorized on a periodic basis, which most recently occurred in August 2008.  The 2008 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act made significant changes to the requirements governing the Title IV Programs, including changes that, among other things:

The reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (“HEA”) is scheduled to expire at the end of September 2015.  Committee leadership of both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have begun reauthorization hearings.  Existing programs and participation requirements are subject to change in this process.  Additionally, funding for the student financial assistance programs may be impacted during appropriations and budget actions.  

The U.S. Congress can change the laws affecting Title IV Programs in the annual federal appropriations bills and other laws it enacts between the HEA reauthorizations.  At this time, DeVry Group cannot predict all of the changes that the U.S. Congress will ultimately make.  Since a significant percentage of DeVry Group’s revenue is indirectly derived from Title IV Programs, any action by the U.S. Congress that significantly reduces Title IV Program funding or the ability of DeVry Group’s degree granting institutions or students to participate in Title IV Programs could have a material adverse effect on DeVry Group’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate. Recently proposed legislation that, if enacted, could have a material adverse effect on our business includes:

Our ability to comply with some of regulations of the Department of Education is affected by economic forces affecting our students and graduates that are not entirely within our control.

Our ability to comply with several regulations of ED is not entirely within our control. In particular, our ability to participate in federal Title IV programs is dependent on the ability of our past students to avoid default on student loans, obtain gainful employment, and to pay for a portion of their education with private funds. These measurements are heavily influenced by broader economic drivers, including the personal or family wealth of our students, the overall employment outlook for their area of study and the availability of private financing sources. An economic downturn, or a worsening economic outlook, could impact these measurements, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operation and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

Department of Education rules prohibiting “substantial misrepresentation” are very broad. As a result, we face increased exposure to litigation arising from student and prospective student complaints and enforcement actions by the Department of Education that could restrict or eliminate our eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.

The ED rules and internal guidance impose liability for "substantial misrepresentation" that, among other things, subject us to sanctions for statements containing inadvertent errors made to non-students, including any member of the public, impose vicarious liability on us for the conduct of others, and expose us to liability even when no actual harm occurs. It is possible that despite our efforts to prevent such misrepresentations, our employees or service providers may make statements that could be construed as substantial misrepresentations. As a result, we may face complaints from students and prospective students over statements made by us and our agents throughout the enrollment, admissions and financial aid process, as well as throughout attendance at any of our U.S. degree granting schools, which would expose us to increased risk of enforcement action and applicable sanctions or other penalties and increased risk of private qui tam actions under the Federal False Claims Act. If ED determines that an institution has engaged in substantial misrepresentation, ED may discharge students’ debt and hold the institution liable for the discharged debt, revoke an institution’s agreement to participate in Title IV programs, impose limitations on the institution’s participation in Title IV programs, deny applications from the institution for approval of new programs or locations or other matters, or initiate proceedings to fine the institution or limit, suspend, or terminate its eligibility to participate in Title IV programs. If ED determines that statements made by us or on our behalf are in violation of the regulations, we could be subject to sanctions and other liability, which could have a material adverse effect on financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

Regulations governing the eligibility of our U.S. degree-granting institutions to participate in Title IV programs preclude us from compensating any employee or third-party involved in student recruitment, admissions or finance based on their success in those areas. These regulations could limit our ability to attract and retain highly-qualified employees, to sustain and grow our business, or to develop or acquire businesses that would not otherwise be subject to such regulations.

An educational institution participating in Title IV programs may not pay any commission, bonus or other incentive payments to any person involved in student recruitment or admissions or awarding of Title IV program funds, if such payments are based directly or indirectly in any part on success in enrolling students or obtaining student financial aid. Our limited ability to compensate our employees based on their performance of their job responsibilities could make it more difficult for us to attract and retain highly-qualified employees. The regulations may also impair our ability to sustain and grow our business, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Additionally, guidance from ED indicates that these regulations would apply to services that we may provide to enable other educational institutions to offer online educational programs. These restrictions could materially restrict our ability to provide services competitive with other companies that provide, or will provide, online services to educational institutions without restrictions on incentive compensation.

A failure to demonstrate financial responsibility or administrative capability may result in the loss of eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.

All Title IV participating institutions are subject to meeting financial and administrative standards. These standards are assessed through annual compliance audits, quadrennial renewal of institutional program participation agreements, periodic program reviews and ad hoc events which may lead ED to evaluate an institution’s capacities. If ED determines that we have failed to demonstrate either financial responsibility or administrative capability, we could be subject to sanctions including; a requirement to post a letter of credit, fines, suspension or termination of our eligibility to participate in the Title IV programs, any of, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operation and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

Student loan defaults could result in the loss of eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.

Our U.S. degree-granting institutions may lose their eligibility to participate in Title IV programs if their student loan default rates are greater than standards set by ED. An educational institution may lose its eligibility to participate in some or all Title IV programs, if, for three consecutive federal fiscal years, 30% or more of its students who were required to begin repaying their student loans in the relevant federal fiscal year default on their payment by the end of the next two federal fiscal years. In addition, an institution may lose its eligibility to participate in some or all Title IV programs if its default rate for a federal fiscal year was greater than 40%. If any of our U.S. degree granting institutions lose eligibility to participate in Title IV programs because of high student loan default rates, it would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operation and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

Our schools could lose their eligibility to participate in federal student financial aid programs if the percentage of their revenues derived from those programs were too high.

Our U.S. degree granting institutions may lose eligibility to participate in Title IV programs if, on a cash basis, the percentage of the institution’s revenue derived from Title IV programs for two consecutive fiscal years is greater than 90%. If any of our U.S. degree granting institutions lose eligibility to participate in Title IV programs because it is unable to comply with ED’s 90/10 Rule, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operation and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

Our failure to comply with the Department of Education’s credit hour rule could result in sanctions and other liability.

In 2009 and 2010, ED’s Office of Inspector General criticized three accreditors, including the Higher Learning Commission, which is the accreditor for DeVry University and Chamberlain College of Nursing, for deficiency in their oversight of institutions’ credit hour allocations. In June 2010 the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing concerning accrediting agencies’ standards for assessing institutions’ credit hour policies. The 2010 Program Integrity Regulations defined the term “credit hour” for the first time and require accrediting agencies to review the reliability and accuracy of an institution’s credit hour assignments. If an accreditor does not comply with this requirement, its recognition by ED could be jeopardized. If an accreditor identifies systematic or significant noncompliance in one or more of an institution’s programs, the accreditor must notify the Secretary of Education. If ED determines that an institution is out of compliance with the credit hour definition, ED could impose liabilities or other sanctions which could have a material adverse effect on our financial conditions, results of operation and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

If we fail to maintain our institutional accreditation or if our institutional accrediting body loses recognition by the Department of Education, we would lose our ability to participate in Title IV programs.

The loss of accreditation by any of our schools would leave the affected school ineligible to participate in Title IV programs and would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operation and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate. In addition, an adverse action by any of our accreditors, other than loss of accreditation, such as issuance of a warning, could have a material adverse effect on our business. Increased scrutiny of accreditors by the Secretary of Education in connection with ED’s recognition process may result in increased scrutiny of institutions by accreditors or have other consequences.

If we fail to maintain any of our state authorizations, we would lose our ability to operate in that state and to participate in Title IV programs there.

Institutions that participate in Title IV programs must be authorized to operate by the appropriate postsecondary regulatory authority in each state where the institution is located. Campuses of our U.S. degree-granting institutions are authorized to operate and to grant degrees, diplomas or certificates by the applicable education agency of the state where each such campus is located. We are in a time period where many states are reevaluating and revising their authorization regulations, especially as applied to distance education. The loss of state authorization would, among other things, render the affected school ineligible to participate in Title IV programs at least at those state campus locations, limit that school’s ability to operate in that state. Loss of authorization in one or more states could increase the likelihood of additional scrutiny and potential loss of operating and/or degree granting authority in other states in which we operate, which would further impact our business. If these pressures and uncertainty continue in the future, or if one or more of our institutions are unable to offer programs in one or more states, it could have a material adverse impact on our enrollments, revenue, results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

Our ability to place our medical schools students in hospitals in the U.S. may be limited by efforts of certain state government regulatory bodies, which may limit the growth potential of our medical schools, put our medical schools at a competitive disadvantage to other medical schools, or force our medical schools to substantially reduce their class sizes.

Each of American University School of the Caribbean and Ross University School of Medicine enter into affiliation agreements with hospitals across the U.S. to place their third and fourth year students in clinical programs at such hospitals. Certain states with regulatory programs that require state approval of clinical education programs clinical education programs have in recent years precluded, limited or imposed onerous requirements on DeVry Group’s entry into affiliation agreements with hospitals in their states. If these or other states continue to limit access to affiliation arrangements, our medical schools may be at a competitive disadvantage to other medical schools and our medical schools may be required to substantially restrict their enrollments due to limited clinical opportunities for enrolled students. The impact on enrollment, and the potential for enrollment growth, of such restrictions on our medical schools’ clinical placements could have a material adverse effect on our prospects, financial conditions, results of operation and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

Budget constraints in states that provide state financial aid to our students could reduce the amount of such financial aid that is available to our students, which could reduce our enrollment and adversely affect our 90/10 Rule percentage.

Some states are experiencing budget deficits and constraints. Some of these states have reduced or eliminated various student financial assistance programs or established minimum performance measures as a condition of participation, and additional states may do so in the future. If our students who receive this type of assistance cannot secure alternate sources of funding, they may be forced to withdraw, reduce the rate at which they seek to complete their education, or replace the source with more expensive forms of funding such as private loans which will have a negative impact on debt measurements such as the Gainful Employment disclosures and the cohort default rate. Other students who would otherwise have been eligible for state financial assistance may not be able to enroll without such aid. This reduced funding could decrease our enrollment and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In addition, the reduction or elimination of these non-Title IV sources of student funding may adversely affect our 90/10 measurement.

We are subject to sanctions if we fail to calculate accurately and make timely payment of refunds of Title IV program funds for students who withdraw before completing their educational program.

The Higher Education Act and ED regulations require us to calculate refunds of unearned Title IV program funds disbursed to students who withdraw from their educational program. If refunds are not properly calculated or timely paid, we may be required to post a letter of credit with ED or be subject to sanctions or other adverse actions by ED, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operation and cash flows.

A failure of our vendors to comply with applicable regulations in the servicing of our students and institutions could subject us to fines or restrictions on or loss of our ability to participate in Title IV programs, which could have a material adverse effect our enrollment, revenue and results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

We contract with unaffiliated entities for student software systems and services related to the administration of portions of our Title IV and institutional loan programs. Because each of our schools is jointly and severally liable for the actions of third-party servicers and vendors, failure of such servicers to comply with applicable regulations could have a material adverse effect on our schools, including fines and the loss of eligibility to participate in Title IV programs, which could have a material adverse effect on our enrollment, revenue and results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate. If any of the third party servicers discontinue providing such services to us, we may not be able to replace them in a timely, cost-efficient, or effective manner, or at all, and we could lose our ability to comply with collection, lending and Title IV requirements, which could have a material adverse effect our enrollment, revenue and results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

We provide financing programs to assist some of our students in affording our educational offerings. These programs are subject to various federal and state rules and regulations. Failure to comply with these regulations could subject us to fines, penalties, obligations to discharge loans and other injunctive requirements, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operation and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

If we, or one of the companies that service our loans, do not comply with laws applicable to the financing programs that assist our students in affording our educational offerings, including Truth in Lending and Fair Debt Collections Practices laws and the Unfair, Deceptive or Abusive Acts or Practices provisions of Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act, we could be subject to fines, penalties, obligations to discharge loans and other injunctive requirements, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operation and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate. Additionally, an adverse allegation, finding or outcome in any of these matters could also materially and adversely affect our ability to maintain, obtain or renew licenses, approvals or accreditation and maintain eligibility to participate in Title IV programs or serve as a basis for ED to discharge certain Title IV student loans and seek recovery for some or all of its resulting losses from us, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate..

Release of confidential information could subject us to civil penalties or cause us to lose our eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.

As an educational institution participating in federal and state student assistance programs and collecting financial receipts from enrollees or their sponsors, we collect and retain certain confidential information. Such information is subject to federal and state privacy and security rules, including the Family Education Right to Privacy Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act. Release or failure to secure confidential information or other non-compliance with these rules could subject us to fines, loss of our capacity to conduct electronic commerce and loss of eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.

We are subject to sanctions if we fail to accurately and timely report sponsored students’ tuition, fees and enrollments to the sponsoring agency.

A significant portion of our enrollment is sponsored through various federal and state supported agencies and programs, including the U. S. Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Administration. We are required to periodically report tuition, fees and enrollment to the sponsoring agencies. As a recipient of funds, we are subject to periodic reviews and audits. Inaccurate or untimely reporting could result in suspension or termination of our eligibility to participate in these federal and state programs and have a material adverse impact on enrollments and revenues.

DeVry Group’s enrollment may be adversely affected by presentations of data that are not representative of actual educational costs for our prospective students.

ED and other public policy organizations are concerned with the escalating costs of higher education and have developed various tools and resources to help students find low-cost educational alternatives. These resources primarily rely on and present data for first-time, full-time residential students, which is not representative of most prospective DeVry Group students. These presentations may influence some prospective students to exclude DeVry Group institutions from their consideration.

Restrictions or limitations on the government-supported student loan and scholarship programs in Brazil could have a material and adverse impact on DeVry Brasil’s ability to attract and retain students and execute its plans for organic and inorganic growth, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operation and cash flows.

DeVry Brasil students are eligible for loans under Brazil’s FIES public loan program (“Fundo de Financiamento Estudantil” or “Students Financing Fund”), which is financed by the Brazilian government. DeVry Brasil also participates in PROUNI (“Programa Universidade para Todos” or “University for All Program”), a Brazilian governmental program which provides scholarships to a portion of its undergraduate students under certain conditions. As of June 30, 2015, approximately 40% of DeVry Brasil’s students financed their education under the FIES program while approximately 11% have obtained scholarships under the PROUNI program. Without prior notice, during fiscal year 2015, the Brazilian government enacted changes to the FIES regulations limiting student eligibility for FIES funding and extending the government’s time to disburse funding to participating institutions. Restrictions or limitations on the FIES public loan program or student scholarships under PROUNI program, could have a material and adverse impact on DeVry Brasil’s ability to attract and retain students and execute its plans for organic and inorganic growth, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operation and cash flows.

Risks Related to DeVry Group’s Business

Student enrollment at our schools is affected by legislative, regulatory and economic factors that may change in ways we cannot predict. These factors outside our control limit our ability to assess our future enrollments effectively.

DeVry Group’s future revenue and growth depends on a number of factors, including many of the regulatory risks discussed above and business risks discussed below. DeVry University and Carrington College have experienced reduced new student enrollments in recent periods. Despite ongoing efforts to provide more scholarships to prospective students, and to increase quality and build our reputation, negative perceptions of the value of a college degree, increased reluctance to take on debt and the resulting lower student consumer confidence may continue to impact enrollment in the future. In addition, technological innovations in the delivery of low-cost education alternatives and increased competition continue to negatively affect enrollments. Until legislative, regulatory, and market uncertainty are resolved, it may be difficult to assess whether and to what extent there is an impact on our long-term revenue and growth prospects. 

DeVry Group is subject to risks relating to enrollment of students. If DeVry Group is not able to continue to successfully recruit and retain its students, it will not be able to sustain or grow revenues.

DeVry Group’s undergraduate and graduate educational programs are concentrated in selected areas of technology, healthcare, law and business. If applicant career interests shift away from these fields, and we do not anticipate or adequately respond to that trend, future enrollment and revenue may decline.

If our graduates are unable to find appropriate employment opportunities, we may not be able to recruit new students.

If employment opportunities for DeVry Group graduates in fields related to their educational programs decline, future enrollment and revenue may decline as potential applicants choose to enroll at other educational institutions or providers offering different courses of study.

We face heightened competition in the postsecondary education market from both public and private educational institutions, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operation and cash flows.

Postsecondary education in our existing and new market areas is highly competitive and is becoming increasingly so. We compete with traditional public and private two-year and four-year colleges, other proprietary schools and alternatives to higher education. Some of our competitors, both public and private, have greater financial and nonfinancial resources than we have. Some of our competitors, both public and private, are able to offer programs similar to ours at a lower tuition level for a variety of reasons, including the availability of direct and indirect government subsidies, government and foundation grants, large endowments, tax-deductible contributions and other financial resources not available to proprietary institutions, or by providing fewer student services or larger class sizes. An increasing number of traditional colleges and community colleges are offering distance learning and other online education programs, including programs that are geared towards the needs of working adults. This trend has been accelerated by private companies that provide and/or manage online learning platforms for traditional colleges and community colleges. As the proportion of traditional colleges providing alternative learning modalities increases, we will face increasing competition for students from traditional colleges, including colleges with well-established reputations for excellence. As the online and distance learning segment of the postsecondary education market matures, we believe that the intensity of the competition we face will continue to increase. This intense competition could make it more challenging for us to enroll students who are likely to succeed in our educational programs, which could adversely affect our enrollment levels and student persistence and put downward pressure on our tuition rates, either of which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The personal information that we collect may be vulnerable to breach, theft or loss that could adversely affect our reputation and operations.

Possession and use of personal information in our operations subjects us to risks and costs that could harm our business. We collect, use and retain large amounts of personal information regarding our students and their families, including social security numbers, tax return information, personal and family financial data and credit card numbers. We also collect and maintain personal information of our colleagues in the ordinary course of our business. Some of this personal information is held and managed by certain of our vendors. Confidential information also may become available to third parties inadvertently when we integrate or convert computer networks into our network following an acquisition of a school or in connection with upgrades from time to time.

Due to the sensitive nature of the information contained on our networks, such as students’ grades, our networks may be targeted by hackers. Anyone who circumvents security measures could misappropriate proprietary information or cause interruptions or malfunctions in our operations. Although we use security and business controls to limit access and use of personal information, a third party may be able to circumvent those security and business controls, which could result in a breach of student or employee privacy. In addition, errors in the storage, use or transmission of personal information could result in a breach of student or employee privacy. Possession and use of personal information in our operations also subjects us to legislative and regulatory burdens that could require notification of data breaches and restrict our use of personal information. We cannot assure that a breach, loss or theft of personal information will not occur. A breach, theft or loss of personal information regarding our students and their families or our employees that is held by us or our vendors could have a material adverse effect on our reputation and results of operations and result in liability under state and federal privacy statutes and legal actions by federal or state authorities and private litigants, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

A failure in our computer network or information systems could severely impact our ability to serve our existing students and attract new students.

The performance and reliability of our computer networks and system applications, especially online educational platforms and student operational and financial aid packaging applications, are critical to our reputation and ability to attract and retain students. System errors and/or failures could adversely impact DeVry Group’s delivery of educational content to its online students. In addition, system errors could result in delays and/or errors in processing student financial aid and related disbursements. There is no assurance that we would be able to enhance/expand our computer networks and system applications to meet increased demand and future information requirements.

Government regulations relating to the internet could increase our cost of doing business and affect our ability to grow.

The use of the internet and other online services has led to and may lead to further adoption of new laws and regulatory practices in the U.S. or foreign countries and to new interpretations of existing laws and regulations. These new laws and interpretations may relate to issues such as online privacy, copyrights, trademarks and service marks, sales taxes, value-added taxes, withholding taxes, allocation and apportionment of income amongst various state, local and foreign jurisdictions, fair business practices and the requirement that online education institutions qualify to do business as foreign corporations or be licensed in one or more jurisdictions where they have no physical location or other presence. New laws, regulations or interpretations related to doing business over the internet could increase our costs and materially and adversely affect our enrollments, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Natural disasters or other extraordinary events or political disruptions outside the United States may cause us to close some of our schools.

DeVry Group may experience business interruptions resulting from natural disasters, inclement weather, transit disruptions, political disruptions or other events in one or more of the geographic areas in which it operates, particularly in the West Coast and Gulf States of the U.S., in the Caribbean and in Brazil. These events could cause DeVry Group to close schools — temporarily or permanently — and could affect student recruiting opportunities in those locations, causing enrollment and revenues to decline.

DeVry Group’s ability to open new campuses, offer new programs, and add capacity is dependent on regulatory approvals and requires financial and human resources.

As part of its strategy, DeVry Group intends to open new campuses, offer new educational programs and add capacity to some existing locations. Such actions require DeVry Group to obtain appropriate federal, state and accrediting agency approvals. In addition, adding new locations, programs and capacity may require significant financial investments and human resource capabilities. The failure to obtain appropriate approvals or not properly allocate financial and human capital would adversely impact DeVry Group’s future growth.

DeVry Group’s ability to consolidate and close campuses and reduce programs may be dependent on regulatory approvals and requires financial and human resources.

As part of its strategy, DeVry Group may consolidate or close DeVry University campuses, or reduce educational programs at some of its campuses. Such actions may require DeVry Group to obtain appropriate federal, state and accrediting agency approvals. In addition, consolidating locations and programs may require significant financial and human capital investments to teach out current students. The failure to obtain appropriate approvals or not properly allocate financial and human capital would adversely impact DeVry Group’s ability to align its cost structure with enrollment levels.

We may not be able to attract, retain and develop key employees necessary for our operations and the successful execution of our strategic plans.

DeVry Group may be unable to attract, retain and develop key employees with appropriate educational qualifications and experience. In addition, DeVry Group may be unable to effectively plan and prepare for changes in key employees. Such matters may cause DeVry Group to incur higher wage expense and/or provide less student support and customer service which could adversely affect enrollment, revenues and expense. A significant amount of our compensation for key employees is tied to our financial performance. Recent financial results have resulted in lower compensation payments under our Management Incentive Plan and lower returns on grants under our Long Term Incentive Plan for many of our key employees, which may make it more difficult for DeVry Group to retain such employees. We may require new employees in order to execute some of our strategic plans. Uncertainty regarding our future financial performance may limit our ability to attract new employees with competitive compensation or increase our cost of recruiting and retaining such new employees.

DeVry Group may not be able to successfully identify, pursue or integrate acquisitions.

As part of its strategy, DeVry Group is actively considering acquisition opportunities in the U.S. and worldwide. DeVry Group has acquired and expects to acquire additional educational institutions or education related businesses that complement our strategic direction, some of which could be material to our operations. Any acquisition involves significant risks and uncertainties, including:

Proposed changes in, or lapses of, U.S. tax laws regarding earnings from international operations could adversely affect our financial results.

Our effective tax rate could be subject to volatility or adversely impacted by changes to federal tax laws governing the taxation of foreign earnings of U.S. based companies.   DeVry Group’s effective income tax rate reflects benefits derived from operations outside the United States.  Earnings of DeVry Group’s international operations are not subject to U.S. federal income taxes as described in Note 11, Income Taxes, to the Consolidated Financial Statements.  If such federal tax laws were changed and some of DeVry Group’s international earnings were subject to federal income tax, or if certain of DeVry Group’s U.S. expenses were not deductible for U.S. income tax purposes, DeVry Group’s effective income tax rate would increase and its earnings and cash flows would be adversely impacted.  In addition, DeVry Group has benefitted from the ability to enter into international intercompany arrangements without incurring U.S. taxation due to a law, which expired in fiscal year 2015, deferring U.S. taxation of “foreign personal holding company income” such as foreign income from dividends, interest, rents and royalties.  If this law is not extended, or a similar law adopted, our consolidated tax provision, beginning in our fiscal year 2016, would be impacted and we may not be able to allocate international capital optimally without realizing U.S. income taxes, which would increase our effective income tax rate and adversely impact our earnings and cash flows.

Changes in effective tax rates or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our income or other tax returns could adversely affect our results.

Our future effective tax rates could be subject to volatility or adversely affected by: earnings being lower than anticipated in countries where we have lower statutory rates and higher than anticipated earnings in countries where we have higher statutory rates; by changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities; by expiration of or lapses in various tax provisions; by tax effects of stock-based compensation; by costs related to intercompany or other restructurings; or by changes in tax rates, laws, regulations, accounting principles, or interpretations thereof. In addition, we are subject to examination of our income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities. We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes. Although we have accrued tax and related interest for potential adjustments to tax liabilities for prior years, there can be no assurance that the outcomes from these continuous examinations will not have a material effect, either positive or negative, on our business, financial condition and results of operation

DeVry Group may experience movements in foreign currency exchange rates which could adversely affect our operating results.

As DeVry Group expands internationally, DeVry Group will conduct more transactions in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. The volume of transactions in the various foreign currencies could continue to increase, thus increasing DeVry Group’s exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The financial position and results of operations of DeVry Group’s investment in DeVry Brasil are measured using the Brazilian Real as the functional currency. Brazilian-based assets constitute a material portion of DeVry Group’s overall assets, and its Brazilian liabilities constitute a material portion of our overall liabilities. Significant devaluations in the Brazilian Real will result in a significant devaluation in relation to the U.S. dollar. In fiscal year 2015, changes in exchange rates resulted in a $60.6 million charge to Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss over that time period. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Expansion into new international markets will subject DeVry Group to risks inherent in international operations.

As part of its strategy, DeVry Group has acquired and intends to acquire or establish additional educational operations outside of the United States. To the extent that DeVry Group expands internationally, DeVry Group will face risks that are inherent in international operations including:

DeVry Group’s goodwill and intangible assets could potentially be impaired if our business results and financial condition were materially and adversely impacted by the risks and uncertainties.

At June 30, 2015, intangible assets from business combinations totaled $323.7 million, and goodwill totaled $552.3 million. Together, these assets equaled approximately 42% of total assets as of such date. If DeVry Group’s business results and financial condition were materially and adversely impacted, then such goodwill and intangible assets could be impaired, requiring possible write-off of up to $323.7 million of intangible assets and up to $552.3 million of goodwill.

ITEM 1B — UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS 

There are no unresolved SEC staff comments.

ITEM 2 — PROPERTIES

 Medical and Healthcare

 American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

AUC’s seven acre campus is located in the country of St. Maarten. The campus is owned and includes approximately 218,500 square feet of academic, student-life and student residence facilities. In addition to classrooms and auditoriums, educational facilities include a gross anatomy lab, a multi-purpose learning lab, library and learning resource centers, offices, cafeteria, recreational space and student residence facilities. Classrooms and laboratories are furnished with modern audio-visual equipment.

Ross University School of Medicine

RUSM’s foundations of medicine facilities of approximately 273,000 total square feet are located on an approximately 33-acre campus in the Caribbean country of Dominica, of which approximately 22 acres are occupied under lease and 11 acres are owned. In addition to classrooms and auditoriums, educational facilities include a gross anatomy lab, a multi-purpose learning lab, library and learning resource centers, offices, cafeteria, recreational space and student residence facilities. Classrooms and laboratories are furnished with modern audio-visual equipment.

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine

RUSVM pre-clinical instructional facilities of approximately 205,000 total square feet are located on a 50 acre site in St. Kitts which is owned. Educational facilities include an anatomy/clinical building, pathology building, classroom buildings, administration building, bookstore, cafeteria and a library/learning resource center. The library/learning resource center is believed to be the largest electronic learning lab in veterinary medical education. Animal care facilities include kennels, an aviary and livestock barns. Student-life and student residence facilities are also located on the campus. 

 DeVry Medical International

DeVry Medical International’s administrative office is located in Iselin, New Jersey. In addition, DeVry Medical International has a clinical and administrative center in Miramar, Florida, which is co-located with Chamberlain College of Nursing and DeVry University, as well as an administrative office in Coral Gables, Florida supporting AUC. These three facilities total approximately 70,000 total square feet.

Chamberlain College of Nursing

Chamberlain’s home office is located within DeVry Group’s home office in Downers Grove, Illinois. Chamberlain currently operates 17 campuses comprising approximately 673,000 square feet, of which 12 are co-located with DeVry University in owned and leased facilities. The others are located in leased facilities in Cleveland, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Troy, Michigan and Pearland, Texas.

Carrington College

As of June 30, 2015, there were 18 Carrington College campuses in operation including two which are co-located with other DeVry Group institutions. In addition, the parent organization of Carrington College leases office space in Phoenix and Sacramento for its administrative offices and leases one location which houses academic support services. Carrington’s total portfolio of academic and administrative office operations comprise approximately 640,500 square feet of leased premises.

International and Professional Education

DeVry Brasil

 DeVry Brasil currently operates 17 campuses in Brazil. DeVry Brasil’s home office is co-located with an owned campus in Fortaleza, which is an owned facility. All these locations comprise approximately 1.7 million total square feet of space, of which approximately 1.13 million square feet are under lease agreements and 570,000 square feet are owned real estate. DeVry Brasil also operates approximately 220 distance learning centers throughout Brazil under franchise agreements.

Becker Professional Education

Becker Professional Education is headquartered within DeVry Group’s home office in Downers Grove, Illinois. In addition to this main administrative center, Becker leases approximately 12,000 square feet of space in Chatsworth, California for staff devoted to curriculum and other development efforts. Becker also leases space in Moscow and St Petersburg, Russia; Kiev, Ukraine; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Teddington, United Kingdom; and Hong Kong for administrative staff.

CPA review classes are conducted in leased facilities, fewer than 10 of which are leased on a full-time basis. The remaining classes are conducted in facilities which are leased on an as-needed basis, allowing classes to be added, expanded, relocated or closed as current enrollments require. Becker classes are also offered at several DeVry University locations.

Business, Technology and Management

DeVry University

DeVry University is headquartered within DeVry Group’s home office in Downers Grove, Illinois. DeVry University campuses are located in suburban communities or urban neighborhoods. They are easily accessible to major thoroughfares, have available parking areas, and many are served by public transportation. Campuses includes teaching facilities and some may also include admissions and administrative offices. Teaching facilities include classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and student lounges. Laboratories include computers and various telecommunications, electronic and biomedical equipment necessary to provide an appropriate environment for students’ development of the required technical skills for their programs of study. Computer laboratories include both stand-alone and networked PC-compatible workstations that support all curricular areas with numerous software packages offering a variety of business, engineering and scientific applications. Connections to the internet are included through the computer laboratories as a part of the program curriculum.

DeVry University centers are established in convenient metropolitan locations in modern buildings. These centers, which mostly range in size from approximately 3,000 to 25,000 square feet, include classrooms, computer labs with internet access, reference materials, admissions and administrative offices. Teaching centers have an information center designed to enhance students’ success and support coursework requiring data and information beyond that provided in course texts and packets. The information centers include personal computers; all software required in courses; wireless internet access; alternate texts; popular business periodicals; videos of selected courses; and access to numerous electronic data-bases.

As of June 30, 2015, there were 81 DeVry University locations, including both campuses and centers, in operation. These locations comprised approximately 2.0 million in total square feet, of which, approximately 1.3 million square feet were under lease and approximately 700,000 square feet were owned, including one student residence building at the Fremont, California campus. DeVry Group plans to consolidate additional DeVry University locations in fiscal year 2016. Consolidations of DeVry University locations may be necessary beyond fiscal year 2016 should enrollments continue to decline.

Home Office

DeVry Group’s home office staff is located in two leased facilities in the Chicago suburbs of Downers Grove and Oak Brook, Illinois. DeVry Group leases approximately 254,000 square feet of total office space for these two locations.

In addition, DeVry Group leases 108,000 square feet of office space in Chicago and in the Chicago suburb of Addison and owns a 108,000 square foot building in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. These three sites house DeVry Group’s online operations and student finance administrative staff.

DeVry Group’s leased facilities are occupied under leases whose remaining terms range from one to 11 years. A majority of these leases contain provisions giving DeVry Group the right to early terminate or renew its lease for additional periods at various rental rates, although generally at rates higher than are currently being paid. DeVry Group’s owned facilities total approximately 2.3 million square feet world-wide. No facility that is owned by DeVry Group is subject to a mortgage or other indebtedness.

ITEM 3 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

DeVry Group is subject to lawsuits, administrative proceedings, regulatory reviews and investigations associated with financial assistance programs and other matters arising in the normal conduct of its business. The following is a description of pending legal matters that may be considered other than ordinary, routine and incidental to the business. The timing or outcome of the following matters, or their possible impact on DeVry Group’s business, financial condition or results of operations, cannot be predicted at this time. The defense and resolution of the following matters could require us to expend significant resources and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and result in the imposition of significant restrictions on us and our ability to operate.

In April 2013, DeVry Group received a subpoena from the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Illinois and a Civil Investigative Demand (a “CID”) issued by the Office of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Illinois subpoena concerns potential state law implications in the event violations of federal law took place. It was issued pursuant to the Illinois False Claims Act in connection with an investigation concerning whether the compensation practices of DeVry Group and certain of its affiliates are in compliance with the Incentive Compensation Ban of the Higher Education Act and required DeVry Group to provide documents relating to these matters for periods on or after January 1, 2002. DeVry Group responded to the subpoena in May 2013. The Massachusetts CID was issued in connection with an investigation into whether DeVry Group caused false claims and/or false statements to be submitted to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts relating to student loans, guarantees, and grants provided to DeVry Group’s Massachusetts students and required DeVry Group to answer interrogatories and to provide documents relating to periods on or after January 1, 2007. DeVry Group responded to the CID in May 2013.

On January 28, 2014, DeVry Group received a CID for information from the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) relating to the advertising, marketing, or sale of secondary or postsecondary educational products or services, or educational accreditation products or services.  The stated nature and scope of the CID was to determine whether unnamed persons and/or entities have violated Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45, as amended and, if so, whether further FTC action would be in the public interest.  Since receiving the CID, DeVry Group has negotiated its scope with the FTC to the operations of DeVry Group’s Title IV eligible institutions, including DeVry University, and has produced, and continues to produce, responsive information.  DeVry Group continues to cooperate with the FTC’s inquiry, and is presently in discussions with the FTC’s Staff regarding concerns and potential claims the Staff may recommend for consideration by more senior representatives within the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.  DeVry Group will take every opportunity to address any concerns or potential claims and demonstrate that the FTC should close its inquiry. 

On July 15, 2014, DeVry Group received a letter dated July 9, 2014 from the New York Office of the Attorney General (“NYOAG”). The letter requested cooperation with the NYOAG’s inquiry into whether recent television advertisements and website marketing regarding DeVry University may have violated federal and state laws prohibiting false advertising and deceptive practices.  The letter requested relevant information from January 1, 2011, to the date of the aforementioned letter request to enable NYOAG to make a determination of what action, if any, is warranted. DeVry Group has produced, and continues to produce, responsive information in cooperation with the NYOAG’s inquiry.

On April 10, 2015, DeVry Group received CIDs from the Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio (“US Attorney”) relating to allegations under the False Claims Act that DeVry University offered an associate degree program in Health Information Technology without providing necessary information to applicants regarding requirements for obtaining a degree and a job in the health information technology field upon graduation. The CIDs requested documents and information relating to the Health Information Technology program from 2007 through April 1, 2015. DeVry Group fully cooperated with the US Attorney’s inquiry and provided responsive information. On July 20, 2015, the US Attorney filed a notice (“Notice”) of the United States’ election not to intervene in the matter pending under seal in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and captioned United States of America ex rel. Patrice Sidler v. DeVry, Inc. [sic] et al., Case No. 1:13CV436 Given the United States’ election not to intervene, the district court entered an order on July 30, 2015 unsealing the complaint originally filed by Relator Sidler on February 28, 2013 (the “Complaint”). The Complaint names as defendants DeVry Group as well as certain named and fictitiously named DeVry Group educational institutions, including but not limited to American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Becker Professional Education, Carrington College, Chamberlain College of Nursing, DeVry University, Ross University School of Medicine, and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. The Complaint is brought under the False Claims Act and asserts that the defendants made, or caused to be made, false claims to the United States for funds administered under Title IV of the Higher Education Act. The Complaint alleges that the defendants falsely certified in annual program participation agreements with the US Department of Education compliance with federal law and regulatory requirements regarding the administration of Title IV funds. The Relator also brings a retaliatory discharge claim and alleges that she reported violations to the Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General while employed with DeVry Group during the time frame of August 2008 to October 2010. The Complaint seeks, among other things, the return of Title IV funds unlawfully obtained by the defendants, treble damages, statutory penalties, back pay and reinstatement. DeVry Group intends to defend itself vigorously.

ITEM 4 - MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

SUPPLEMENTARY ITEM-EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

The name, age and current position of each executive officer of DeVry Group are

PART II

ITEM 5 – MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 Market Information

DeVry Group’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange under the symbol “DV.” The stock transfer agent and registrar is Computershare Investor Services, L.L.C.

The following table sets forth the high and low sales price and dividends paid per share of common stock by quarter for the past two years.

Approximate Number of Security Holders

There were 498 holders of record of DeVry Group’s common stock as of August 1, 2015. The number of holders of record does not include beneficial owners of its securities whose shares are held by various brokerage firms, other financial institutions, DeVry Group’s 401(k) and profit sharing plan and its employee stock purchase plan. DeVry Group believes that there are more than 10,000 beneficial holders of its common stock including employees who own stock through the exercise of stock options, who own stock through participation in the employee stock purchase plan or who own stock through their investment election in DeVry Group’s 401(k) and profit sharing plan.

Dividends

DeVry Group is dependent on the earnings of its subsidiaries for funds to pay cash dividends. Cash flow from DeVry Group’s subsidiaries may be restricted by law. Cash flow is also subject to some restrictions by covenants in DeVry Group’s debt agreement, including maintaining fixed charge coverage and leverage at or above specified levels. DeVry Group generated sufficient cash flow in fiscal year 2015 to fund its current operations, reinvest in capital equipment as appropriate and remain in full compliance with the covenants in its debt agreement. The DeVry Group Board of Directors declared annual dividends of $0.36 per share and $0.34 per share of common stock, payable semi-annually in fiscal years 2015 and 2014, respectively. The latest dividend of $0.18 per share was declared in May 2015 and paid in June 2015. DeVry Group's Board of Directors has stated its intent to declare dividends on a semi-annual basis, resulting in an annual dividend rate of $0.36 per share. There is no guarantee that dividends will be declared in the future, and payment of dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will be dependent on projections of future earnings, cash flow, financial requirements of DeVry Group and other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant. See “Note 7-Dividends and Stock Repurchase Programs” to the Consolidated Financial Statements for historical dividend declaration information.

Recent Sales of Unauthorized Securities - None

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

See “Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management Related Stockholder Matters” of this Form 10-K.

(1) On August 29, 2012, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program to buy back up to $100 million of DeVry Group common stock through December 31, 2014. The total remaining authorization under this share repurchase program was $53,805,475 million as of June 30, 2015. DeVry Group suspended repurchases under this plan in May 2013. In August 2014, the Board of Directors extended the repurchase plan through December 31, 2015 and authorized resumption of share repurchases, which DeVry Group began in September 2014.

(1) Represents shares delivered back to DeVry Group for payment of withholding taxes from employees for vesting restricted shares and shares swapped for payment on exercise of incentive stock options pursuant to the terms of DeVry Group’s stock incentive plans.

Performance Graph

The following graph and chart compare the total cumulative return (assuming dividend reinvestment) on DeVry Group’s Common Stock during the period from June 30, 2010, through June 30, 2015, with the cumulative return on the NYSE Stock Market Index (U.S. Companies) and an industry group index.

COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN SINCE JUNE 30, 2010

AMONG DEVRY GROUP., NYSE MARKET INDEX, AND INDUSTRY GROUP INDEX

Data for this graph were provided by Zacks Investment Research.

Assumes $100 was invested on June 30, 2010 in DeVry Education Group Common Stock, the NYSE Stock Market Index (U.S. Companies) and the Industry Group, and that all dividends were reinvested.

(1) The Industry Group consists of the following companies selected on the basis of similarity in nature of their businesses: Apollo Group, Inc., Bridgepoint Education, Inc., Capella Education Co., Career Education Corp., Grand Canyon Education, Inc., ITT Educational Services, Inc., Lincoln Educational Services, Strayer Education, Inc., and Universal Technical Institute. DeVry Group believes that, including itself, these companies represent the majority of the market value of publicly traded companies whose primary business is education.

ITEM 6 – SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Selected financial data for DeVry Group for the last five years are included in the exhibit, “Five-Year Summary — Operating, Financial and Other Data”, on page 140 of this report.

ITEM 7 — MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion of DeVry Group’s results of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.

The seasonal pattern of DeVry Group’s enrollments and its educational program starting dates affect the results of operations and the timing of cash flows. Therefore, management believes that comparisons of its results of operations should primarily be made to the corresponding period in the preceding year. Comparisons of financial position should be made to both the end of the previous fiscal year and to the end of the corresponding quarterly period in the preceding year.

OVERVIEW

DeVry Group’s financial results for the fiscal year 2015 reflect continued revenue decline within DeVry University, which resulted in decreased earnings from continuing operations as compared to the prior fiscal year. This decline was partially offset by continued growth from the Medical and Healthcare and International and Professional Education segments. Operational and financial highlights for the fiscal year include:

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL RECONCILIATION SCHEDULE

DeVry Group recorded restructuring expenses related to workforce reductions and real estate consolidations to align its cost structure with enrollments at DeVry University, Carrington College, Chamberlain College of Nursing and the DeVry Group home office in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013. Additionally, in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, DeVry Group recorded the operating results of its Advanced Academics Inc. reporting unit as discontinued operations. The fiscal year 2015 income from discontinued operations is primarily a tax benefit adjustment related to the correction of an error to properly record the income tax benefit on an impairment charge taken in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014. During fiscal year 2015, DeVry Group recorded an asset impairment charge at Becker Professional Education related to a write-down of intangible assets at Becker Europe. In fiscal year 2014, DeVry Group recorded a gain from the sale of a former DeVry University campus in Decatur, Georgia. During fiscal year 2013, DeVry Group reversed an earn-out accrual recorded in relation to an acquisition. Also during fiscal year 2013, DeVry Group recorded impairment charges related to its Carrington College reporting unit.

The following table illustrates the effects of the restructuring expense, discontinued operations, impairment charges, gains on the sales of assets and earn-out reversal on DeVry Group’s earnings. Management believes that the non-GAAP disclosure of net income and earnings per share excluding these items and discontinued operations provides investors with useful supplemental information regarding the underlying business trends and performance of DeVry Group’s ongoing operations and is useful for period-over-period comparisons of such operations given the discrete nature of the restructuring charges and gain on the sale of assets. DeVry Group uses these supplemental financial measures internally in its management and budgeting process. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, DeVry Group’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following table reconciles these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP information (in thousands, except per share data):

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table presents information with respect to the relative size to revenue of each item in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the current and prior two fiscal years. Percentages may not add because of rounding.