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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
2013 - 2017 Cohorts

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20132014201520162017

Number in Original Cohort2,4222,5402,5172,4512,538

Percent Graduated, 5th Year71.8%69.0%67.7%67.9%67.9%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American52.5%58.7%52.0%50.3%54.7%
Asian-Pacific77.1%76.4%72.9%75.1%76.4%
Hispanic65.5%61.6%57.1%59.1%58.0%
Multiracial64.1%60.0%52.5%61.4%67.6%
White75.7%72.1%73.0%72.6%73.1%
Other/Unknown72.6%62.4%67.5%68.2%58.0%

Gender
Male70.9%68.0%66.1%64.1%63.0%
Female72.4%69.7%68.9%70.6%71.7%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male52.4%54.0%48.5%47.3%52.6%
African American Female52.6%61.3%54.1%52.4%56.3%
Asian-Pacific Male75.0%72.1%71.7%69.9%75.8%
Asian-Pacific Female79.0%80.6%74.0%80.2%76.9%
Hispanic Male61.3%59.0%56.2%56.5%47.0%
Hispanic Female67.8%63.3%57.9%60.8%66.1%
Multiracial Male66.7%62.9%55.6%54.1%69.2%
Multiracial Female62.5%58.2%50.8%64.9%66.7%
White Male74.5%71.9%70.7%68.1%68.4%
White Female76.6%72.3%74.7%75.8%76.7%
Other/Unknown Male75.3%60.0%65.6%65.8%55.9%
Other/Unknown Female69.9%65.2%69.4%70.5%60.0%

Geographic Origin**
Suburban75.0%73.3%70.6%71.0%71.4%
Chicago63.3%61.3%59.9%58.4%56.2%
Elsewhere in Illinois82.9%72.6%61.7%67.8%66.1%
Out of State/Country71.1%67.5%68.7%68.4%69.9%
Unknown0.0%100.0%66.7%

College
Business75.0%72.9%69.8%70.1%69.1%
Communication73.9%71.6%72.8%74.1%73.1%
Computing & Digital Media70.9%66.8%67.0%68.0%66.1%
Education65.6%69.1%70.9%62.9%72.7%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences71.7%67.4%68.1%65.8%67.7%
Music83.6%75.0%76.3%61.4%78.8%
Science & Health65.1%63.0%60.1%63.4%61.6%
Theatre84.3%78.9%74.3%77.0%84.8%

*   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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