DeVry University-Georgia vs Paine College

Metric	DeVry University-Georgia	Paine College
Undergraduate enrollment	516	388
Acceptance rate Lower means more selective	100.0%	95.4%
In-state tuition	$17,408	$14,596
Out-of-state tuition	$17,408	$14,596
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$28,229	$16,670
Median debt at graduation	$24,807	—
Graduation rate	12.5%	14.4%
First-year retention	40.0%	53.6%
Median salary (10 yr)	$45,987	$33,338

Metric

DeVry University-Georgia

Paine College

Undergraduate enrollment

516

388

Acceptance rate
Lower means more selective

100.0%

95.4%

In-state tuition

$17,408

$14,596

Out-of-state tuition

$17,408

$14,596

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$28,229

$16,670

Median debt at graduation

$24,807

—

Graduation rate

12.5%

14.4%

First-year retention

40.0%

53.6%

Median salary (10 yr)

$45,987

$33,338

What the numbers say

Paine College is the harder admit at 95.4%, against 100.0% at DeVry University-Georgia.
Paine College costs less after aid — $16,670 a year versus $28,229, a difference of $11,559 annually, or roughly $46,236 across four years.
DeVry University-Georgia graduates report higher median earnings — $45,987 against $33,338 ten years after entry.
Paine College graduates a larger share of its students — 14.4% versus 12.5%.
On pure return — salary divided by net price — Paine College comes out ahead at 2.0× 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 Paine College run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.