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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
2014 - 2018 Cohorts

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20142015201620172018

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

Percent Graduated, 5th Year69.0%67.7%67.9%67.9%65.7%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American58.7%52.0%50.3%54.7%57.9%
Asian-Pacific76.4%72.9%75.1%76.4%71.0%
Hispanic61.6%57.1%59.1%58.0%54.1%
Multiracial60.0%52.5%61.4%67.6%60.7%
White72.1%73.0%72.6%73.1%71.3%
Other/Unknown62.4%67.5%68.2%58.0%62.6%

Gender
Male68.0%66.1%64.1%63.0%62.7%
Female69.7%68.9%70.6%71.7%67.8%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male54.0%48.5%47.3%52.6%57.8%
African American Female61.3%54.1%52.4%56.3%58.0%
Asian-Pacific Male72.1%71.7%69.9%75.8%62.2%
Asian-Pacific Female80.6%74.0%80.2%76.9%79.4%
Hispanic Male59.0%56.2%56.5%47.0%50.0%
Hispanic Female63.3%57.9%60.8%66.1%56.4%
Multiracial Male62.9%55.6%54.1%69.2%58.2%
Multiracial Female58.2%50.8%64.9%66.7%61.9%
White Male71.9%70.7%68.1%68.4%68.1%
White Female72.3%74.7%75.8%76.7%73.7%
Other/Unknown Male60.0%65.6%65.8%55.9%64.4%
Other/Unknown Female65.2%69.4%70.5%60.0%61.1%

Geographic Origin**
Suburban73.3%70.6%71.0%71.4%69.7%
Chicago61.3%59.9%58.4%56.2%55.8%
Elsewhere in Illinois72.6%61.7%67.8%66.1%77.0%
Out of State/Country67.5%68.7%68.4%69.9%64.8%
Unknown0.0%100.0%66.7%57.1%

College
Business72.9%69.8%70.1%69.1%71.6%
Communication71.6%72.8%74.1%73.1%66.1%
Computing & Digital Media66.8%67.0%68.0%66.1%62.3%
Education69.1%70.9%62.9%72.7%79.2%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences67.4%68.1%65.8%67.7%61.8%
Music75.0%76.3%61.4%78.8%72.9%
Science & Health63.0%60.1%63.4%61.6%60.0%
Theatre78.9%74.3%77.0%84.8%81.8%

*   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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