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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 9-3
Fifth-Year Graduation Rates of Freshmen
2009 - 2013 Cohorts

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20092010201120122013

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

Percent Graduated, 5th Year69.8%70.6%68.4%69.8%71.8%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American53.7%56.6%53.2%57.1%52.5%
Asian-Pacific73.1%76.7%73.7%79.0%77.1%
Hispanic65.9%63.3%59.6%64.5%65.5%
Multiracial61.5%65.3%65.6%57.3%64.1%
White73.2%73.6%71.9%72.7%75.7%
Other/Unknown69.8%76.2%69.9%65.3%72.6%

Gender
Male67.2%66.5%64.4%68.1%70.9%
Female71.7%73.5%71.4%71.1%72.4%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male60.3%50.8%49.1%50.0%52.4%
African American Female50.8%61.5%55.3%60.7%52.6%
Asian-Pacific Male70.4%78.3%67.2%80.5%75.0%
Asian-Pacific Female75.8%75.0%79.2%77.8%79.0%
Hispanic Male61.7%62.3%47.8%60.9%61.3%
Hispanic Female68.3%63.8%67.7%66.8%67.8%
Multiracial Male50.0%60.5%68.4%60.0%66.7%
Multiracial Female66.7%69.1%63.6%55.6%62.5%
White Male69.2%68.6%69.7%70.9%74.5%
White Female76.2%77.2%73.6%74.1%76.6%
Other/Unknown Male68.5%66.0%61.5%60.5%75.3%
Other/Unknown Female70.8%82.9%76.8%69.8%69.9%

Geographic Origin
Suburban74.1%73.9%70.3%72.6%75.0%
Chicago62.7%63.9%57.5%64.4%63.3%
Elsewhere in Illinois74.4%69.4%78.0%62.7%82.9%
Out of State/Country67.5%69.7%71.1%69.7%71.2%
Unknown66.7%57.1%

College
Business74.6%76.1%71.9%73.1%75.0%
Communication72.2%70.1%73.6%66.8%73.9%
Computing & Digital Media72.6%69.6%65.8%71.6%70.9%
Education59.4%70.5%63.6%67.4%65.6%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences67.3%67.5%66.1%70.2%71.7%
Music75.4%71.4%81.5%76.2%83.6%
Science & Health62.7%62.2%65.1%
Theatre67.9%75.3%78.9%86.1%84.3%

*   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