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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
2006 - 2010 Cohorts

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20062007200820092010

Number in Original Cohort2,5312,5132,5532,5262,235

Percent Graduated, 6th Year68.0%70.5%71.2%72.9%73.0%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American62.7%64.2%62.8%58.9%59.4%
Asian-Pacific69.4%72.4%72.3%77.2%80.0%
Hispanic60.5%68.0%71.0%70.4%65.9%
Multiracial78.6%64.1%69.4%
White70.3%71.9%72.9%75.6%75.8%
Other/Unknown64.3%67.4%65.1%71.8%78.6%

Gender
Male65.5%68.7%69.1%71.1%69.7%
Female70.0%71.8%72.8%74.2%75.4%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male67.9%53.8%62.0%63.8%52.3%
African American Female60.0%69.7%63.3%56.8%65.4%
Asian-Pacific Male72.1%74.3%67.0%76.5%81.7%
Asian-Pacific Female66.7%70.2%76.4%77.8%78.3%
Hispanic Male54.8%64.1%64.8%66.7%64.4%
Hispanic Female64.6%70.7%74.9%72.6%66.8%
Multiracial Male83.3%50.0%65.1%
Multiracial Female75.0%70.4%72.7%
White Male66.4%70.3%71.2%72.9%72.2%
White Female73.3%72.9%74.2%77.7%78.4%
Other/Unknown Male65.8%66.2%65.5%71.9%70.0%
Other/Unknown Female62.9%68.5%64.8%71.7%84.2%

Geographic Origin**
Suburban71.5%75.3%75.1%76.7%76.2%
Chicago66.5%67.9%65.5%68.5%68.0%
Elsewhere in Illinois71.3%68.8%78.0%75.6%72.2%
Out of State/Country62.3%64.9%67.4%69.6%71.3%
Unknown100.0%60.0%100.0%100.0%66.7%

College
Business74.6%74.7%76.6%76.7%79.1%
Communication69.2%74.3%72.9%74.6%71.5%
Computing & Digital Media66.0%67.5%71.4%75.4%73.9%
Education67.9%73.6%76.1%66.7%73.1%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences64.1%66.9%67.0%70.8%69.5%
Music75.4%80.0%75.9%77.0%73.2%
Theatre56.7%68.5%63.6%69.1%76.5%

*   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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