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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
2015 - 2019 Cohorts

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20152016201720182019

Number in Original Cohort2,5172,4512,5382,5702,622

Percent Graduated, 5th Year67.7%67.9%67.9%65.7%0.0%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American52.0%50.3%54.7%57.9%0.0%
Asian-Pacific72.9%75.1%76.4%71.0%0.0%
Hispanic57.1%59.1%58.0%54.1%0.0%
Multiracial52.5%61.4%67.6%60.7%0.0%
White73.0%72.6%73.1%71.3%0.0%
Other/Unknown67.5%68.2%58.0%62.6%0.0%

Gender
Male66.1%64.1%63.0%62.7%0.0%
Female68.9%70.6%71.7%67.8%0.0%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male48.5%47.3%52.6%57.8%0.0%
African American Female54.1%52.4%56.3%58.0%0.0%
Asian-Pacific Male71.7%69.9%75.8%62.2%0.0%
Asian-Pacific Female74.0%80.2%76.9%79.4%0.0%
Hispanic Male56.2%56.5%47.0%50.0%0.0%
Hispanic Female57.9%60.8%66.1%56.4%0.0%
Multiracial Male55.6%54.1%69.2%58.2%0.0%
Multiracial Female50.8%64.9%66.7%61.9%0.0%
White Male70.7%68.1%68.4%68.1%0.0%
White Female74.7%75.8%76.7%73.7%0.0%
Other/Unknown Male65.6%65.8%55.9%64.4%0.0%
Other/Unknown Female69.4%70.5%60.0%61.1%0.0%

Geographic Origin**
Suburban70.6%71.0%71.4%69.7%0.0%
Chicago59.9%58.4%56.2%55.8%0.0%
Elsewhere in Illinois61.7%67.8%66.1%77.0%0.0%
Out of State/Country68.7%68.4%69.9%64.8%0.0%
Unknown0.0%100.0%66.7%57.1%0.0%

College
Business69.8%70.1%69.1%71.6%0.0%
Communication72.8%74.1%73.1%66.1%0.0%
Computing & Digital Media67.0%68.0%66.1%62.3%0.0%
Education70.9%62.9%72.7%79.2%0.0%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences68.1%65.8%67.7%61.8%0.0%
Music76.3%61.4%78.8%72.9%0.0%
Science & Health60.1%63.4%61.6%60.0%0.0%
Theatre74.3%77.0%84.8%81.8%0.0%

*   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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