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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
2009 - 2013 Cohorts

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20092010201120122013

Number in Original Cohort2,5262,2352,4542,5892,422

Percent Graduated, 4th Year56.4%59.2%58.8%59.3%60.4%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American36.8%37.1%41.8%47.4%38.6%
Asian-Pacific54.3%55.0%55.6%65.2%64.3%
Hispanic50.3%49.1%49.7%50.1%50.4%
Multiracial51.3%49.0%52.7%48.5%52.1%
White61.0%65.1%63.5%63.6%65.8%
Other/Unknown59.9%67.5%60.1%53.9%62.3%

Gender
Male52.1%54.5%52.6%56.4%57.6%
Female59.4%62.6%63.4%61.5%62.5%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male43.1%33.8%32.7%38.6%41.3%
African American Female34.1%39.7%46.6%51.7%36.8%
Asian-Pacific Male50.0%60.0%45.9%63.4%57.9%
Asian-Pacific Female58.6%50.0%63.9%66.7%70.4%
Hispanic Male43.8%45.2%39.1%47.1%44.0%
Hispanic Female54.1%51.3%57.0%52.0%54.0%
Multiracial Male45.8%37.2%52.6%50.0%53.3%
Multiracial Female53.7%58.2%52.7%47.6%51.4%
White Male54.6%59.8%58.7%60.4%62.4%
White Female65.8%69.0%67.2%66.3%68.3%
Other/Unknown Male60.7%58.0%48.7%46.9%61.6%
Other/Unknown Female59.3%73.7%69.5%60.5%63.0%

Geographic Origin**
Suburban58.6%62.4%59.0%61.5%63.8%
Chicago44.9%46.2%46.9%49.2%45.5%
Elsewhere in Illinois64.6%58.3%68.3%49.3%73.7%
Out of State/Country59.6%62.8%64.2%62.3%62.5%
Unknown100.0%66.7%100.0%100.0%

College
Business59.3%64.4%61.3%62.1%64.9%
Communication63.7%62.1%67.1%58.5%68.4%
Computing & Digital Media55.2%56.5%56.0%60.9%58.9%
Education44.8%55.1%52.4%48.9%53.3%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences54.0%56.1%57.2%61.1%61.3%
Music63.9%62.5%70.8%65.1%65.6%
Science & Health51.4%51.3%49.1%
Theatre65.4%69.4%74.6%80.6%75.9%

*   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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