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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 9-3
Freshman Fifth-Year Graduation Rates
2008 - 2012 Cohorts

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20082009201020112012

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

Percent Graduated, 5th Year68.7%69.8%70.6%68.4%69.8%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American58.1%53.7%56.6%53.2%57.1%
Asian-Pacific70.9%73.1%76.7%73.7%79.0%
Hispanic64.8%65.9%63.3%59.6%64.5%
Multiracial71.4%61.5%65.3%65.6%57.3%
White71.0%73.2%73.6%71.9%72.7%
Other/Unknown63.4%69.8%76.2%69.9%65.3%

Gender
Male66.5%67.2%66.5%64.4%68.1%
Female70.2%71.7%73.5%71.4%71.1%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male56.0%60.3%50.8%49.1%50.0%
African American Female59.5%50.8%61.5%55.3%60.7%
Asian-Pacific Male64.9%70.4%78.3%67.2%80.5%
Asian-Pacific Female75.6%75.8%75.0%79.2%77.8%
Hispanic Male58.2%61.7%62.3%47.8%60.9%
Hispanic Female68.8%68.3%63.8%67.7%66.8%
Multiracial Male83.3%50.0%60.5%68.4%60.0%
Multiracial Female62.5%66.7%69.1%63.6%55.6%
White Male69.3%69.2%68.6%69.7%70.9%
White Female72.2%76.2%77.2%73.6%74.1%
Other/Unknown Male64.7%68.5%66.0%61.5%60.5%
Other/Unknown Female62.5%70.8%82.9%76.8%69.8%

Geographic Origin**
Suburban72.2%74.1%73.9%70.3%72.6%
Chicago61.0%62.7%63.9%57.5%64.4%
Elsewhere in Illinois76.9%74.4%69.4%78.0%62.7%
Out of State/Country65.9%67.4%69.7%70.9%69.6%
Unknown100.0%100.0%66.7%100.0%100.0%

College
Business73.2%74.6%76.1%71.9%73.1%
Communication71.9%72.2%70.1%73.6%66.8%
Computing & Digital Media69.3%72.6%69.6%65.8%71.6%
Education74.6%59.4%70.5%63.6%67.4%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences64.3%67.3%67.5%66.1%70.2%
Music74.1%75.4%71.4%81.5%76.2%
Science & Health62.7%62.2%
Theatre62.3%67.9%75.3%78.9%86.1%

*   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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