| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| | | | | |
| Number in Original Cohort | 2,711 | 2,584 | 2,466 | 2,437 | 2,119 |
| | | | | |
| Percent Returned, 1st Year | 80.0% | 77.9% | 79.4% | 79.3% | 78.2% |
Race/Ethnicity* | | | | | |
| African American | 72.9% | 63.9% | 63.1% | 65.1% | 59.3% |
| Asian-Pacific | 84.4% | 85.7% | 83.9% | 86.1% | 90.5% |
| Hispanic | 80.0% | 74.2% | 75.4% | 78.5% | 75.3% |
| Multiracial | 59.0% | 79.2% | 76.8% | 74.4% | 77.8% |
| White | 81.2% | 80.5% | 83.8% | 82.2% | 80.4% |
| Other/Unknown | 85.8% | 79.1% | 84.2% | 77.7% | 84.7% |
Gender | | | | | |
| Male | 79.9% | 78.9% | 81.0% | 81.0% | 79.8% |
| Female | 80.1% | 76.9% | 77.8% | 77.4% | 76.4% |
Race/Ethnicity* and Gender | | | | | |
|
| African American Male | 76.3% | 62.8% | 68.1% | 72.6% | 63.8% |
| African American Female | 70.7% | 64.6% | 59.7% | 59.6% | 55.8% |
|
| Asian-Pacific Male | 85.1% | 85.4% | 86.0% | 85.7% | 89.1% |
| Asian-Pacific Female | 83.1% | 86.1% | 81.4% | 86.7% | 92.6% |
|
| Hispanic Male | 77.8% | 74.8% | 75.3% | 78.2% | 74.8% |
| Hispanic Female | 82.2% | 73.6% | 75.4% | 78.9% | 75.8% |
|
| Multiracial Male | 57.1% | 79.2% | 81.8% | 71.8% | 74.2% |
| Multiracial Female | 60.3% | 79.1% | 72.7% | 76.9% | 81.3% |
|
| White Male | 81.1% | 81.8% | 84.6% | 83.0% | 81.9% |
| White Female | 81.2% | 79.2% | 82.9% | 81.3% | 78.4% |
|
| Other/Unknown Male | 82.0% | 79.3% | 81.6% | 81.3% | 85.2% |
| Other/Unknown Female | 89.5% | 78.8% | 87.7% | 73.3% | 84.0% |
|
Geographic Origin** | | | | | |
| Chicago | 74.8% | 72.5% | 71.1% | 72.4% | 69.8% |
| Elsewhere in Illinois | 89.9% | 71.9% | 82.4% | 87.7% | 73.3% |
| Out of State/Country | 75.7% | 78.0% | 83.5% | 79.1% | 78.0% |
| Suburban | 82.9% | 80.3% | 82.4% | 82.2% | 83.0% |
| Unknown | 91.7% | 95.2% | 85.5% | 87.0% | 92.3% |
College | | | | | |
| Business | 88.8% | 84.6% | 87.9% | 85.0% | 87.6% |
| Communication | 87.4% | 85.3% | 83.0% | 87.6% | 85.6% |
| Computing & Digital Media | 84.1% | 82.4% | 84.2% | 83.2% | 82.6% |
| Education | 82.2% | 78.4% | 79.8% | 80.9% | 74.7% |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | 79.5% | 77.7% | 79.0% | 78.4% | 77.3% |
| Music | 100.0% | 87.5% | 91.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| School of Cont & Prof Studies | 65.3% | 63.1% | 61.8% | 66.7% | 61.5% |
| Science & Health | 74.9% | 75.8% | 80.4% | 74.4% | 75.1% |
| Theatre | 90.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 66.7% |
