| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| | | | | |
| Number in Original Cohort | 2,422 | 2,540 | 2,517 | 2,451 | 2,538 |
| | | | | |
| Percent Returned, 1st Year | 87.2% | 83.8% | 85.1% | 83.6% | 85.9% |
Race/Ethnicity* | | | | | |
| African American | 82.9% | 79.0% | 75.7% | 79.9% | 81.8% |
| Asian-Pacific | 90.4% | 92.5% | 91.0% | 88.4% | 90.9% |
| Hispanic | 85.4% | 79.4% | 80.7% | 78.2% | 83.9% |
| Multiracial | 87.2% | 76.7% | 81.2% | 81.6% | 83.8% |
| White | 88.1% | 84.6% | 87.0% | 85.4% | 87.2% |
| Other/Unknown | 83.6% | 86.1% | 85.4% | 82.2% | 78.2% |
Gender | | | | | |
| Male | 88.6% | 84.4% | 86.0% | 82.3% | 84.3% |
| Female | 86.2% | 83.3% | 84.5% | 84.5% | 87.2% |
Race/Ethnicity* and Gender | | | | | |
|
| African American Male | 82.5% | 82.0% | 73.5% | 77.0% | 80.8% |
| African American Female | 83.2% | 77.4% | 77.1% | 81.9% | 82.5% |
|
| Asian-Pacific Male | 90.8% | 93.3% | 93.9% | 86.0% | 90.3% |
| Asian-Pacific Female | 90.1% | 91.7% | 88.0% | 90.6% | 91.5% |
|
| Hispanic Male | 83.3% | 77.6% | 81.4% | 77.4% | 78.3% |
| Hispanic Female | 86.6% | 80.6% | 80.2% | 78.7% | 88.1% |
|
| Multiracial Male | 95.6% | 68.6% | 83.3% | 86.5% | 82.1% |
| Multiracial Female | 81.9% | 81.8% | 80.0% | 79.2% | 84.7% |
|
| White Male | 90.1% | 86.3% | 87.9% | 84.0% | 86.8% |
| White Female | 86.7% | 83.4% | 86.4% | 86.5% | 87.5% |
|
| Other/Unknown Male | 84.9% | 80.0% | 83.6% | 79.7% | 76.3% |
| Other/Unknown Female | 82.2% | 93.5% | 87.1% | 84.6% | 80.0% |
|
Geographic Origin** | | | | | |
| Suburban | 89.3% | 86.5% | 86.7% | 86.0% | 87.5% |
| Chicago | 84.6% | 83.8% | 83.0% | 78.2% | 79.8% |
| Elsewhere in Illinois | 90.8% | 83.6% | 86.7% | 79.3% | 91.5% |
| Out of State/Country | 85.4% | 80.6% | 84.4% | 83.5% | 86.9% |
| Unknown | | | 100.0% | 100.0% | 75.0% |
College | | | | | |
| College of Communication | 89.3% | 83.4% | 83.4% | 87.4% | 90.9% |
| College of Education | 88.5% | 87.6% | 87.3% | 82.9% | 90.9% |
| College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences | 87.1% | 82.7% | 85.4% | 79.7% | 85.8% |
| College of Science and Health | 83.6% | 79.6% | 80.2% | 80.9% | 80.8% |
| Driehaus College of Business | 87.0% | 85.0% | 85.3% | 84.9% | 85.7% |
| Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media | 89.5% | 85.8% | 89.3% | 85.0% | 86.0% |
| School of Music | 93.4% | 93.8% | 88.1% | 84.1% | 92.4% |
| The Theatre School | 89.2% | 86.8% | 87.1% | 89.2% | 96.2% |
