| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| | | | | |
| Number in Original Cohort | 2,451 | 2,538 | 2,570 | 2,622 | 2,759 |
| | | | | |
| Percent Returned, 1st Year | 83.6% | 85.9% | 85.1% | 82.9% | 84.1% |
Race/Ethnicity* | | | | | |
| African American | 79.9% | 81.8% | 81.7% | 74.7% | 73.2% |
| Asian-Pacific | 88.4% | 90.9% | 88.2% | 87.7% | 90.6% |
| Hispanic | 78.2% | 83.9% | 79.1% | 79.3% | 74.5% |
| Multiracial | 81.6% | 83.8% | 85.1% | 82.8% | 89.0% |
| White | 85.4% | 87.2% | 87.7% | 84.6% | 88.5% |
| Other/Unknown | 82.2% | 78.2% | 80.8% | 80.8% | 85.5% |
Gender | | | | | |
| Male | 82.3% | 84.3% | 84.6% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| Female | 84.5% | 87.2% | 85.4% | 83.8% | 83.5% |
Race/Ethnicity* and Gender | | | | | |
|
| African American Male | 77.0% | 80.8% | 78.1% | 69.6% | 81.3% |
| African American Female | 81.9% | 82.5% | 84.0% | 77.8% | 67.8% |
|
| Asian-Pacific Male | 86.0% | 90.3% | 85.7% | 85.2% | 91.2% |
| Asian-Pacific Female | 90.6% | 91.5% | 90.5% | 90.4% | 90.0% |
|
| Hispanic Male | 77.4% | 78.3% | 77.7% | 79.2% | 74.6% |
| Hispanic Female | 78.7% | 88.1% | 79.9% | 79.3% | 74.5% |
|
| Multiracial Male | 86.5% | 82.1% | 85.5% | 85.4% | 91.9% |
| Multiracial Female | 79.2% | 84.7% | 85.0% | 81.6% | 86.7% |
|
| White Male | 84.0% | 86.8% | 87.8% | 82.7% | 88.1% |
| White Female | 86.5% | 87.5% | 87.6% | 86.1% | 88.9% |
|
| Other/Unknown Male | 79.7% | 76.3% | 80.0% | 83.1% | 80.6% |
| Other/Unknown Female | 84.6% | 80.0% | 81.5% | 76.5% | 90.3% |
|
Geographic Origin** | | | | | |
| Suburban | 86.0% | 87.5% | 89.0% | 86.6% | 86.8% |
| Chicago | 78.2% | 79.8% | 78.8% | 76.4% | 73.5% |
| Elsewhere in Illinois | 79.3% | 91.5% | 91.9% | 86.5% | 82.3% |
| Out of State/Country | 83.5% | 86.9% | 82.8% | 81.8% | 88.6% |
| Unknown | 100.0% | 75.0% | 85.7% | 75.0% | 53.3% |
College | | | | | |
| College of Communication | 87.4% | 90.9% | 84.5% | 79.0% | 83.5% |
| College of Education | 82.9% | 90.9% | 88.9% | 76.1% | 80.9% |
| College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences | 79.7% | 85.8% | 84.8% | 80.2% | 83.9% |
| College of Science and Health | 80.9% | 80.8% | 81.5% | 80.3% | 77.9% |
| Driehaus College of Business | 84.9% | 85.7% | 86.4% | 86.5% | 84.1% |
| Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media | 85.0% | 86.0% | 85.4% | 83.5% | 88.3% |
| School of Music | 84.1% | 92.4% | 88.1% | 86.8% | 87.9% |
| The Theatre School | 89.2% | 96.2% | 90.9% | 93.3% | 91.8% |
