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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: First Year Retention Rates of Full-time Freshmen Entering Table 9-2: Fourth Year Graduation Rates of Full-time Freshmen Entering Table 9-3: Fifth Year Graduation Rates of Full-time Freshmen Entering Table 9-4: Six Year Graduation Rates of Full-time Freshmen Entering
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Table 9-2
Four-Year Graduation Rates of Freshmen
2010 - 2014 Cohorts

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Number in Original Cohort2,2352,4542,5892,4222,540

Percent Graduated, 4th Year59.2%58.8%59.3%60.4%57.5%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American37.1%41.8%47.4%38.6%44.1%
Asian-Pacific55.0%55.6%65.2%64.3%59.4%
Hispanic49.1%49.7%50.1%50.4%48.3%
Multiracial49.0%52.7%48.5%52.1%47.8%
White65.1%63.5%63.6%65.8%62.3%
Other/Unknown67.5%60.1%53.9%62.3%51.5%

Gender
Male54.5%52.6%56.4%57.6%52.4%
Female62.6%63.4%61.5%62.5%61.3%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male33.8%32.7%38.6%41.3%38.0%
African American Female39.7%46.6%51.7%36.8%47.3%
Asian-Pacific Male60.0%45.9%63.4%57.9%53.8%
Asian-Pacific Female50.0%63.9%66.7%70.4%64.8%
Hispanic Male45.2%39.1%47.1%44.0%41.0%
Hispanic Female51.3%57.0%52.0%54.0%53.0%
Multiracial Male37.2%52.6%50.0%53.3%45.7%
Multiracial Female58.2%52.7%47.6%51.4%49.1%
White Male59.8%58.7%60.4%62.4%57.8%
White Female69.0%67.2%66.3%68.3%65.6%
Other/Unknown Male58.0%48.7%46.9%61.6%41.8%
Other/Unknown Female73.7%69.5%60.5%63.0%63.0%

Geographic Origin**
Suburban62.4%59.0%61.5%63.8%60.1%
Chicago46.2%46.9%49.2%45.5%46.6%
Elsewhere in Illinois58.3%68.3%49.3%73.7%64.4%
Out of State/Country62.9%64.3%62.4%62.6%59.3%
Unknown60.0%42.9%64.3%

College
Business64.4%61.3%62.1%64.9%61.5%
Communication62.1%67.1%58.5%68.4%67.9%
Computing & Digital Media56.5%56.0%60.9%58.9%53.1%
Education55.1%52.4%48.9%53.3%55.7%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences56.1%57.2%61.1%61.3%55.8%
Music62.5%70.8%65.1%65.6%62.5%
Science & Health51.4%51.3%49.1%48.6%
Theatre69.4%74.6%80.6%75.9%73.7%

*   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.

IRMA 2018