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Section 1: Enrollment Trends Section 2: Demographic Characteristics of Students Section 3: Admission Profile of New Students Section 4: Resident Student Statistics Section 5: Degree Recipients Section 6: Student Financial Aid & University Finances Section 7: Faculty & Staff Statistics Section 8: Other University Statistics Section 9: Retention and Graduation Rates

Retention and Graduation Rates
Preface: Understanding Attrition and Graduation Rates Table 9-1: Freshman First Year Retention Rates Table 9-2: Freshman Fourth Year Graduation Rates Table 9-3: Freshman Fifth Year Graduation Rates Table 9-4: Freshman Six Year Graduation Rates Table 9-5: Transfer First Year Retention Rates Table 9-6: Transfer Fourth Year Graduation Rates Table 9-7: Transfer Fifth Year Graduation Rates Table 9-8: Transfer Six Year Graduation Rates
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Table 9-1
Freshman First-Year Retention Rates
2017 - 2021 Cohorts

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20172018201920202021

Number in Original Cohort2,5382,5702,6222,7592,822

Percent Returned, 1st Year85.9%85.1%82.9%84.1%84.1%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American81.8%81.7%74.7%73.2%74.8%
Asian-Pacific90.9%88.2%87.7%90.6%89.3%
Hispanic83.9%79.1%79.3%74.5%78.3%
Multiracial83.8%85.1%82.8%89.0%84.9%
White87.2%87.7%84.6%88.5%87.4%
Other/Unknown78.2%80.8%80.8%85.5%81.1%

Gender
Male84.3%84.6%81.7%84.9%84.1%
Female87.2%85.4%83.8%83.5%84.2%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male80.8%78.1%69.6%81.3%77.8%
African American Female82.5%84.0%77.8%67.8%73.1%
Asian-Pacific Male90.3%85.7%85.2%91.2%85.6%
Asian-Pacific Female91.5%90.5%90.4%90.0%92.1%
Hispanic Male78.3%77.7%79.2%74.6%76.7%
Hispanic Female88.1%79.9%79.3%74.5%79.6%
Multiracial Male82.1%85.5%85.4%91.9%88.9%
Multiracial Female84.7%85.0%81.6%86.7%81.5%
White Male86.8%87.8%82.7%88.1%88.2%
White Female87.5%87.6%86.1%88.9%86.9%
Other/Unknown Male76.3%80.0%83.1%80.6%82.1%
Other/Unknown Female80.0%81.5%76.5%90.3%80.0%

Geographic Origin**
Suburban87.5%89.0%86.6%86.8%87.9%
Chicago79.8%78.8%76.4%73.5%77.2%
Elsewhere in Illinois91.5%91.9%86.5%82.3%87.3%
Out of State/Country86.9%82.8%81.8%88.6%84.4%
Unknown75.0%85.7%75.0%53.3%84.0%

College
Business85.7%86.4%86.5%84.1%85.4%
Communication90.9%84.5%79.0%83.5%85.0%
Computing & Digital Media86.0%85.4%83.5%88.3%86.4%
Education90.9%88.9%76.1%80.9%81.1%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences85.8%84.8%80.2%83.9%85.5%
Music92.4%88.1%86.8%87.9%86.6%
Science & Health80.8%81.5%80.3%77.9%77.4%
Theatre96.2%90.9%93.3%91.8%87.2%

*   Asian-Pacific category includes Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. The Other/Unknown category includes Nonresident alien, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and Unknown.
** Geographic Origin based on parent residence. Out-of-State includes Out-of-Country.

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