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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
2010 - 2014 Cohorts

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20102011201220132014

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

Percent Graduated, 5th Year70.6%68.4%69.8%71.8%69.0%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American56.6%53.2%57.1%52.5%58.7%
Asian-Pacific76.7%73.7%79.0%77.1%76.4%
Hispanic63.3%59.6%64.5%65.5%61.6%
Multiracial65.3%65.6%57.3%64.1%60.0%
White73.6%71.9%72.7%75.7%72.1%
Other/Unknown76.2%69.9%65.3%72.6%62.4%

Gender
Male66.5%64.4%68.1%70.9%68.0%
Female73.5%71.4%71.1%72.4%69.7%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male50.8%49.1%50.0%52.4%54.0%
African American Female61.5%55.3%60.7%52.6%61.3%
Asian-Pacific Male78.3%67.2%80.5%75.0%72.1%
Asian-Pacific Female75.0%79.2%77.8%79.0%80.6%
Hispanic Male62.3%47.8%60.9%61.3%59.0%
Hispanic Female63.8%67.7%66.8%67.8%63.3%
Multiracial Male60.5%68.4%60.0%66.7%62.9%
Multiracial Female69.1%63.6%55.6%62.5%58.2%
White Male68.6%69.7%70.9%74.5%71.9%
White Female77.2%73.6%74.1%76.6%72.3%
Other/Unknown Male66.0%61.5%60.5%75.3%60.0%
Other/Unknown Female82.9%76.8%69.8%69.9%65.2%

Geographic Origin**
Suburban73.9%70.3%72.6%75.0%73.3%
Chicago63.9%57.5%64.4%63.3%61.3%
Elsewhere in Illinois69.4%78.0%62.7%82.9%72.6%
Out of State/Country69.7%70.9%69.6%71.1%67.5%
Unknown66.7%100.0%100.0%

College
Business76.1%71.9%73.1%75.0%72.9%
Communication70.1%73.6%66.8%73.9%71.6%
Computing & Digital Media69.6%65.8%71.6%70.9%66.8%
Education70.5%63.6%67.4%65.6%69.1%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences67.5%66.1%70.2%71.7%67.4%
Music71.4%81.5%76.2%83.6%75.0%
Science & Health62.7%62.2%65.1%63.0%
Theatre75.3%78.9%86.1%84.3%78.9%

*   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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