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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 9-4
Freshman Sixth-Year Graduation Rates
2013 - 2017 Cohorts

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20132014201520162017

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

Percent Graduated, 6th Year73.8%71.1%69.5%69.3%70.0%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American55.1%61.5%54.8%55.9%58.6%
Asian-Pacific82.8%78.8%74.9%75.7%77.2%
Hispanic68.1%64.8%60.6%61.1%60.7%
Multiracial65.8%61.1%55.4%64.9%68.5%
White77.1%73.8%74.1%73.2%74.9%
Other/Unknown74.0%65.3%69.1%70.1%60.5%

Gender
Male73.1%70.6%68.1%66.0%65.1%
Female74.3%71.5%70.6%71.8%73.8%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male54.0%58.0%52.9%55.4%55.1%
African American Female55.8%63.4%56.0%56.2%61.2%
Asian-Pacific Male81.6%76.9%73.7%69.9%76.6%
Asian-Pacific Female84.0%80.6%76.0%81.3%77.7%
Hispanic Male64.0%60.7%59.8%58.2%50.0%
Hispanic Female70.5%67.5%61.2%63.1%68.7%
Multiracial Male66.7%62.9%55.6%59.5%69.2%
Multiracial Female65.3%60.0%55.4%67.5%68.1%
White Male76.1%74.5%72.0%69.0%70.3%
White Female77.8%73.3%75.8%76.2%78.4%
Other/Unknown Male78.1%61.8%68.9%69.6%59.3%
Other/Unknown Female69.9%69.6%69.4%70.5%61.7%

Geographic Origin**
Suburban77.2%75.7%72.3%72.8%73.2%
Chicago66.4%64.8%63.0%60.8%60.2%
Elsewhere in Illinois85.5%72.6%61.7%67.8%69.5%
Out of State/Country72.1%68.8%70.1%69.2%71.3%
Unknown0.0%100.0%66.7%

College
Business77.3%74.7%71.7%70.9%70.2%
Communication75.6%73.4%73.3%75.3%74.1%
Computing & Digital Media71.9%69.9%69.8%70.0%68.6%
Education68.0%73.2%74.7%68.6%77.3%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences74.6%68.7%69.2%67.5%70.0%
Music83.6%79.2%76.3%61.4%81.8%
Science & Health66.7%65.4%62.0%64.7%64.4%
Theatre84.3%78.9%75.7%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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