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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
2007 - 2011 Cohorts

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20072008200920102011

Number in Original Cohort2,5132,5532,5262,2352,454

Percent Graduated, 6th Year70.5%71.2%72.9%73.0%70.8%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American64.2%62.8%58.9%59.4%57.0%
Asian-Pacific72.4%72.3%77.2%80.0%75.2%
Hispanic68.0%71.0%70.4%65.9%63.6%
Multiracial78.6%64.1%69.4%66.7%
White71.9%72.9%75.6%75.8%73.7%
Other/Unknown67.4%65.1%71.8%78.6%74.0%

Gender
Male68.7%69.1%71.1%69.7%67.3%
Female71.8%72.8%74.2%75.4%73.4%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male53.8%62.0%63.8%52.3%50.9%
African American Female69.7%63.3%56.8%65.4%60.2%
Asian-Pacific Male74.3%67.0%76.5%81.7%68.9%
Asian-Pacific Female70.2%76.4%77.8%78.3%80.6%
Hispanic Male64.1%64.8%66.7%64.4%52.2%
Hispanic Female70.7%74.9%72.6%66.8%71.5%
Multiracial Male83.3%50.0%65.1%68.4%
Multiracial Female75.0%70.4%72.7%65.5%
White Male70.3%71.2%72.9%72.2%72.1%
White Female72.9%74.2%77.7%78.4%74.9%
Other/Unknown Male66.2%65.5%71.9%70.0%67.9%
Other/Unknown Female68.5%64.8%71.7%84.2%78.9%

Geographic Origin**
Suburban75.3%75.1%76.7%76.2%72.6%
Chicago67.9%65.5%68.5%68.0%62.9%
Elsewhere in Illinois68.8%78.0%75.6%72.2%78.0%
Out of State/Country64.9%67.4%69.6%71.3%72.0%
Unknown60.0%100.0%100.0%66.7%100.0%

College
Business74.7%76.6%76.7%79.1%74.9%
Communication74.3%72.9%74.6%71.5%74.9%
Computing & Digital Media67.5%71.4%75.4%73.9%68.9%
Education73.6%76.1%66.7%73.1%66.4%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences66.9%67.0%70.8%69.5%67.5%
Music80.0%75.9%77.0%73.2%83.1%
Science & Health66.8%
Theatre68.5%63.6%69.1%76.5%78.9%

*   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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