| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| | | | | |
| Number in Original Cohort | 2,949 | 3,033 | 2,820 | 2,936 | 2,659 |
| | | | | |
| Percent Graduated, 2nd Year | 37.0% | 37.2% | 40.7% | 42.3% | 43.5% |
Race/Ethnicity* | | | | | |
| African American | 26.4% | 27.2% | 36.5% | 39.1% | 35.6% |
| Asian-Pacific | 32.4% | 33.1% | 35.4% | 40.4% | 37.3% |
| Hispanic | 28.8% | 29.7% | 35.6% | 43.5% | 40.7% |
| Multiracial | 32.9% | 37.5% | 43.2% | 37.5% | 37.0% |
| Nonresident Alien | 56.9% | 54.4% | 52.2% | 40.8% | 43.6% |
| White | 38.0% | 39.3% | 41.0% | 43.1% | 48.2% |
| Other/Unknown | 34.6% | 17.1% | 35.3% | 49.6% | 44.9% |
Gender | | | | | |
| Male | 33.5% | 33.2% | 37.9% | 36.9% | 41.5% |
| Female | 39.7% | 40.4% | 43.1% | 46.3% | 45.1% |
Race/Ethnicity* and Gender | | | | | |
| African American Male | 22.7% | 23.9% | 32.3% | 30.6% | 35.7% |
| African American Female | 28.4% | 29.3% | 39.2% | 44.2% | 35.6% |
| Asian-Pacific Male | 23.6% | 25.2% | 30.0% | 36.9% | 42.1% |
| Asian-Pacific Female | 39.7% | 39.5% | 40.4% | 43.4% | 33.1% |
| Hispanic Male | 19.7% | 23.4% | 33.3% | 32.9% | 38.5% |
| Hispanic Female | 34.5% | 34.1% | 37.2% | 50.2% | 41.7% |
| Multiracial Male | 32.0% | 25.5% | 42.3% | 30.3% | 27.8% |
| Multiracial Female | 33.3% | 44.4% | 43.8% | 42.6% | 45.9% |
| Nonresident Alien Male | 51.8% | 47.5% | 51.2% | 40.2% | 38.3% |
| Nonresident Alien Female | 61.1% | 60.6% | 53.3% | 41.4% | 50.8% |
| White Male | 35.3% | 36.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 45.6% |
| White Female | 40.5% | 41.7% | 43.6% | 47.3% | 50.2% |
| Other/Unknown Male | 34.9% | 18.0% | 30.0% | 51.7% | 49.1% |
| Other/Unknown Female | 34.4% | 16.4% | 39.5% | 47.9% | 40.0% |
Geographic Origin** | | | | | |
| Chicago | 30.7% | 37.0% | 38.2% | 40.2% | 43.9% |
| Elsewhere in Illinois | 45.1% | 58.1% | 47.1% | 48.4% | 42.6% |
| Out of State/Country | 46.5% | 42.8% | 43.5% | 44.6% | 44.9% |
| Suburban | 36.3% | 31.9% | 41.3% | 41.7% | 41.1% |
| Unknown | 36.8% | 42.9% | 40.7% | 51.1% | 60.0% |
College | | | | | |
| College of Communication | 59.8% | 57.7% | 71.4% | 58.9% | 67.1% |
| College of Education | 32.2% | 40.3% | 40.5% | 42.2% | 43.8% |
| College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences | 50.2% | 46.3% | 45.3% | 47.6% | 46.1% |
| College of Science and Health | 41.8% | 44.9% | 46.7% | 49.3% | 55.1% |
| Driehaus College of Business | 41.5% | 41.4% | 48.8% | 51.9% | 53.5% |
| Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media | 20.9% | 21.3% | 24.1% | 21.1% | 22.8% |
| School of Continuing and Professional Studies | 4.8% | 4.0% | 13.3% | 27.3% | 27.8% |
| School of Music | 77.4% | 74.5% | 54.1% | 70.3% | 74.0% |
| The Theatre School | 0.0% | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 81.3% |
