DeVry University-Georgia vs Herzing University-Atlanta

Metric	DeVry University-Georgia	Herzing University-Atlanta
Undergraduate enrollment	516	387
Acceptance rate Lower means more selective	100.0%	93.8%
In-state tuition	$17,408	$13,450
Out-of-state tuition	$17,408	$13,450
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$28,229	$21,679
Median debt at graduation	$24,807	$21,500
Graduation rate	12.5%	14.0%
First-year retention	40.0%	25.0%
Median salary (10 yr)	$45,987	$36,909

Metric

DeVry University-Georgia

Herzing University-Atlanta

Undergraduate enrollment

516

387

Acceptance rate
Lower means more selective

100.0%

93.8%

In-state tuition

$17,408

$13,450

Out-of-state tuition

$17,408

$13,450

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$28,229

$21,679

Median debt at graduation

$24,807

$21,500

Graduation rate

12.5%

14.0%

First-year retention

40.0%

25.0%

Median salary (10 yr)

$45,987

$36,909

What the numbers say

Herzing University-Atlanta is the harder admit at 93.8%, against 100.0% at DeVry University-Georgia.
Herzing University-Atlanta costs less after aid — $21,679 a year versus $28,229, a difference of $6,550 annually, or roughly $26,200 across four years.
DeVry University-Georgia graduates report higher median earnings — $45,987 against $36,909 ten years after entry.
Herzing University-Atlanta graduates a larger share of its students — 14.0% versus 12.5%.
On pure return — salary divided by net price — Herzing University-Atlanta comes out ahead at 1.7× versus 1.6×.

Comparison tables are a starting point, not a decision. Three things matter more than anything in the table above:

Your real aid offer. Net price is an average across all income levels. Two students at the same school can pay amounts that differ by tens of thousands. Wait for actual award letters before ruling anything out on cost.
Your intended major. Earnings vary more between majors at one school than between schools for one major. A computer science graduate from the "lower earning" school here will likely out-earn a general studies graduate from the other.
Whether you will finish. Graduation rate is the metric most predictive of whether the money spent turns into a credential. Campus fit, support services, and commute all feed into it more than prestige does.

Visit before you commit

Both DeVry University-Georgia and Herzing University-Atlanta run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.