| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| | | | | |
| Number in Original Cohort | 2,622 | 2,759 | 2,822 | 2,961 | 2,939 |
| | | | | |
| Percent Returned, 1st Year | 82.9% | 84.1% | 84.1% | 86.7% | 85.5% |
Race/Ethnicity* | | | | | |
| African American | 74.7% | 73.2% | 74.8% | 79.1% | 75.6% |
| Asian-Pacific | 87.7% | 90.6% | 89.3% | 89.4% | 91.4% |
| Hispanic | 79.3% | 74.5% | 78.3% | 84.5% | 82.4% |
| Multiracial | 82.8% | 89.0% | 84.9% | 83.7% | 90.1% |
| White | 84.6% | 88.5% | 87.4% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| Other/Unknown | 80.8% | 85.5% | 81.1% | 86.8% | 77.5% |
Gender | | | | | |
| Male | 81.7% | 84.9% | 84.1% | 85.4% | 84.0% |
| Female | 83.8% | 83.5% | 84.2% | 87.6% | 86.7% |
Race/Ethnicity* and Gender | | | | | |
|
| African American Male | 69.6% | 81.3% | 77.8% | 76.3% | 75.8% |
| African American Female | 77.8% | 67.8% | 73.1% | 80.8% | 75.5% |
|
| Asian-Pacific Male | 85.2% | 91.2% | 85.6% | 87.4% | 90.3% |
| Asian-Pacific Female | 90.4% | 90.0% | 92.1% | 91.1% | 92.4% |
|
| Hispanic Male | 79.2% | 74.6% | 76.7% | 83.1% | 81.2% |
| Hispanic Female | 79.3% | 74.5% | 79.6% | 85.2% | 83.4% |
|
| Multiracial Male | 85.4% | 91.9% | 88.9% | 83.8% | 87.1% |
| Multiracial Female | 81.6% | 86.7% | 81.5% | 83.7% | 92.2% |
|
| White Male | 82.7% | 88.1% | 88.2% | 87.8% | 88.5% |
| White Female | 86.1% | 88.9% | 86.9% | 89.0% | 88.5% |
|
| Other/Unknown Male | 83.1% | 80.6% | 82.1% | 78.3% | 67.9% |
| Other/Unknown Female | 76.5% | 90.3% | 80.0% | 94.2% | 87.4% |
|
Geographic Origin** | | | | | |
| Suburban | 86.6% | 86.8% | 87.9% | 89.0% | 88.4% |
| Chicago | 76.4% | 73.5% | 77.2% | 82.3% | 78.4% |
| Elsewhere in Illinois | 86.5% | 82.3% | 87.3% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| Out of State/Country | 81.8% | 88.6% | 84.4% | 86.4% | 87.0% |
| Unknown | 75.0% | 53.3% | 84.0% | | 50.0% |
College | | | | | |
| College of Communication | 79.0% | 83.5% | 85.0% | 87.8% | 84.4% |
| College of Education | 76.1% | 80.9% | 81.1% | 79.2% | 86.6% |
| College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences | 80.2% | 83.9% | 85.5% | 83.7% | 82.8% |
| College of Science and Health | 80.3% | 77.9% | 77.4% | 85.5% | 80.9% |
| Driehaus College of Business | 86.5% | 84.1% | 85.4% | 86.8% | 86.4% |
| Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media | 83.5% | 88.3% | 86.4% | 88.1% | 88.2% |
| School of Music | 86.8% | 87.9% | 86.6% | 94.1% | 88.2% |
| The Theatre School | 93.3% | 91.8% | 87.2% | 95.8% | 94.3% |
