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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 9-2
Freshman Four-Year Graduation Rates
2008 - 2012 Cohorts

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20082009201020112012

Number in Original Cohort2,5532,5262,2352,4542,589

Percent Graduated, 4th Year56.0%56.4%59.2%58.8%59.3%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American43.4%36.8%37.1%41.8%47.4%
Asian-Pacific55.5%54.3%55.0%55.6%65.2%
Hispanic47.7%50.3%49.1%49.7%50.1%
Multiracial64.3%51.3%49.0%52.7%48.5%
White60.0%61.0%65.1%63.5%63.6%
Other/Unknown49.5%59.9%67.5%60.1%53.9%

Gender
Male51.1%52.1%54.5%52.6%56.4%
Female59.5%59.4%62.6%63.4%61.5%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male34.0%43.1%33.8%32.7%38.6%
African American Female49.4%34.1%39.7%46.6%51.7%
Asian-Pacific Male45.4%50.0%60.0%45.9%63.4%
Asian-Pacific Female63.4%58.6%50.0%63.9%66.7%
Hispanic Male38.5%43.8%45.2%39.1%47.1%
Hispanic Female53.3%54.1%51.3%57.0%52.0%
Multiracial Male66.7%45.8%37.2%52.6%50.0%
Multiracial Female62.5%53.7%58.2%52.7%47.6%
White Male56.0%54.6%59.8%58.7%60.4%
White Female62.8%65.8%69.0%67.2%66.3%
Other/Unknown Male47.9%60.7%58.0%48.7%46.9%
Other/Unknown Female50.6%59.3%73.7%69.5%60.5%

Geographic Origin**
Suburban57.8%58.6%62.4%59.0%61.5%
Chicago46.5%44.9%46.2%46.9%49.2%
Elsewhere in Illinois65.3%64.6%58.3%68.3%49.3%
Out of State/Country56.2%59.6%62.8%64.2%62.3%
Unknown0.0%100.0%66.7%100.0%100.0%

College
Business58.7%59.3%64.4%61.3%62.1%
Communication65.2%63.7%62.1%67.1%58.5%
Computing & Digital Media54.3%55.2%56.5%56.0%60.9%
Education55.2%44.8%55.1%52.4%48.9%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences52.2%54.0%56.1%57.2%61.1%
Music61.1%63.9%62.5%70.8%65.1%
Science & Health51.4%51.3%
Theatre61.0%65.4%69.4%74.6%80.6%

*   Asian-Pacific category includes Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian. 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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