Devry Education Group Inc. (DV) SEC Filing 10-K Annual report for the fiscal year ending Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Exhibit 99.1

DeVry Education Group Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2015 Results

2015 Results Demonstrate Strength of DeVry Group Diversification Strategy;
Medical and Healthcare now Largest Segment

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 18, 2015--DeVry Education Group (NYSE:DV), a global provider of educational services, today reported academic, operational and financial results for its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter and full year ended June 30, 2015. DeVry Group also reported enrollment results at DeVry University/Keller Graduate School of Management, DeVry Medical International, Chamberlain College of Nursing, and Carrington College.

“Driven by our diversification into healthcare and international institutions, DeVry Group continued to grow total postsecondary enrollments in fiscal 2015, while making progress in repositioning DeVry University,” said Daniel Hamburger, DeVry Group’s president and CEO. “Despite near-term market challenges, DeVry Group’s five-year strategic plan positions us to deliver strong student outcomes, attractive growth, and significant value creation.”

Academic and operational accomplishments:

• DeVry University made substantial progress on restructuring its campus footprint and is on track to deliver $125 million in cost savings in fiscal 2016
• DeVry University launched a new Medical Billing and Coding certificate program and enrolled more than 700 students in the May and July sessions combined
• Chamberlain College of Nursing announced the opening of its new Irving, Texas, campus in September and the approval of a new location in Charlotte, N.C., set to open in January 2016
• The two-year residency match rates at American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine and Ross University School of Medicine were 87 percent and 89 percent, respectively, for 2013-2014 graduates
• DeVry Brasil completed three acquisitions during fiscal year 2015; post-secondary student enrollment is now more than 58,000
• 53 of the 59 2014 Elijah Watt Sells Award recipients prepared with Becker’s CPA Exam Review