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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
2010 - 2014 Cohorts

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20102011201220132014

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

Percent Graduated, 4th Year59.2%58.8%59.3%60.4%58.0%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American37.1%41.8%47.4%38.6%45.5%
Asian-Pacific55.0%55.6%65.2%64.3%60.4%
Hispanic49.1%49.7%50.1%50.4%48.7%
Multiracial49.0%52.7%48.5%52.1%48.9%
White65.1%63.5%63.6%65.8%62.5%
Other/Unknown67.5%60.1%53.9%62.3%53.5%

Gender
Male54.5%52.6%56.4%57.6%53.1%
Female62.6%63.4%61.5%62.5%61.5%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male33.8%32.7%38.6%41.3%40.0%
African American Female39.7%46.6%51.7%36.8%48.4%
Asian-Pacific Male60.0%45.9%63.4%57.9%54.8%
Asian-Pacific Female50.0%63.9%66.7%70.4%65.7%
Hispanic Male45.2%39.1%47.1%44.0%41.5%
Hispanic Female51.3%57.0%52.0%54.0%53.4%
Multiracial Male37.2%52.6%50.0%53.3%45.7%
Multiracial Female58.2%52.7%47.6%51.4%50.9%
White Male59.8%58.7%60.4%62.4%58.2%
White Female69.0%67.2%66.3%68.3%65.6%
Other/Unknown Male58.0%48.7%46.9%61.6%45.5%
Other/Unknown Female73.7%69.5%60.5%63.0%63.0%

Geographic Origin**
Suburban62.4%59.0%61.5%63.8%60.4%
Chicago46.2%46.9%49.2%45.5%47.5%
Elsewhere in Illinois58.3%68.3%49.3%73.7%65.8%
Out of State/Country62.8%64.2%62.3%62.5%59.7%
Unknown66.7%100.0%100.0%

College
Business64.4%61.3%62.1%64.9%62.6%
Communication62.1%67.1%58.5%68.4%67.9%
Computing & Digital Media56.5%56.0%60.9%58.9%53.6%
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%49.0%
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.

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