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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
2014 - 2018 Cohorts

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20142015201620172018

Number in Original Cohort2,5402,5172,4512,5382,570

Percent Graduated, 4th Year58.0%57.6%57.9%55.9%54.9%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American45.5%39.5%41.3%38.1%43.9%
Asian-Pacific60.4%60.3%66.7%61.0%64.1%
Hispanic48.7%42.9%46.3%45.7%42.0%
Multiracial48.9%44.6%47.4%54.1%46.4%
White62.5%64.6%63.5%62.7%61.3%
Other/Unknown53.5%57.7%57.3%44.5%50.5%

Gender
Male53.1%53.4%52.3%48.7%51.7%
Female61.5%60.8%61.9%61.6%57.2%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male40.0%30.9%37.8%34.6%43.8%
African American Female48.4%45.0%43.8%40.8%44.0%
Asian-Pacific Male54.8%59.6%59.1%57.3%55.5%
Asian-Pacific Female65.7%61.0%74.0%64.6%72.2%
Hispanic Male41.5%39.7%40.1%35.2%38.1%
Hispanic Female53.4%45.5%50.4%53.5%44.2%
Multiracial Male45.7%44.4%29.7%43.6%41.8%
Multiracial Female50.9%44.6%55.8%59.7%48.7%
White Male58.2%59.8%58.7%55.5%57.7%
White Female65.6%68.2%67.0%68.3%64.1%
Other/Unknown Male45.5%49.2%49.4%39.0%48.9%
Other/Unknown Female63.0%66.1%65.4%50.0%51.9%

Geographic Origin**
Suburban60.4%58.4%60.6%58.2%58.9%
Chicago47.5%48.8%46.1%46.6%44.4%
Elsewhere in Illinois65.8%56.7%55.2%57.6%70.3%
Out of State/Country59.7%60.7%59.9%58.4%53.9%
Unknown0.0%0.0%25.0%57.1%

College
Business62.6%59.4%60.6%59.2%64.7%
Communication67.9%66.8%68.6%62.9%57.1%
Computing & Digital Media53.6%54.7%55.3%50.8%47.7%
Education55.7%58.2%48.6%59.1%61.1%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences55.8%58.3%57.1%57.9%55.2%
Music62.5%62.7%38.6%51.5%40.7%
Science & Health49.0%50.1%52.9%50.3%48.5%
Theatre73.7%72.9%73.0%72.2%65.9%

*   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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