| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| | | | | |
| Number in Original Cohort | 2,584 | 2,466 | 2,437 | 2,119 | 1,917 |
| | | | | |
| Percent Returned, 1st Year | 77.9% | 79.4% | 79.3% | 78.2% | 78.4% |
Race/Ethnicity* | | | | | |
| African American | 63.9% | 63.1% | 65.1% | 59.3% | 60.9% |
| Asian-Pacific | 85.7% | 83.9% | 86.1% | 90.5% | 85.5% |
| Hispanic | 74.2% | 75.4% | 78.5% | 75.3% | 74.9% |
| Multiracial | 79.2% | 76.8% | 74.4% | 77.8% | 75.0% |
| White | 80.5% | 83.8% | 82.2% | 80.4% | 82.4% |
| Other/Unknown | 79.1% | 84.2% | 77.7% | 84.7% | 80.5% |
Gender | | | | | |
| Male | 78.9% | 81.0% | 81.0% | 79.8% | 81.0% |
| Female | 76.9% | 77.8% | 77.4% | 76.4% | 75.6% |
Race/Ethnicity* and Gender | | | | | |
|
| African American Male | 62.8% | 68.1% | 72.6% | 63.8% | 62.3% |
| African American Female | 64.6% | 59.7% | 59.6% | 55.8% | 60.0% |
|
| Asian-Pacific Male | 85.4% | 86.0% | 85.7% | 89.1% | 86.8% |
| Asian-Pacific Female | 86.1% | 81.4% | 86.7% | 92.6% | 83.3% |
|
| Hispanic Male | 74.8% | 75.3% | 78.2% | 74.8% | 78.8% |
| Hispanic Female | 73.6% | 75.4% | 78.9% | 75.8% | 71.2% |
|
| Multiracial Male | 79.2% | 81.8% | 71.8% | 74.2% | 90.0% |
| Multiracial Female | 79.1% | 72.7% | 76.9% | 81.3% | 65.6% |
|
| White Male | 81.8% | 84.6% | 83.0% | 81.9% | 81.5% |
| White Female | 79.2% | 82.9% | 81.3% | 78.4% | 83.5% |
|
| Other/Unknown Male | 79.3% | 81.6% | 81.3% | 85.2% | 89.0% |
| Other/Unknown Female | 78.8% | 87.7% | 73.3% | 84.0% | 66.7% |
|
Geographic Origin** | | | | | |
| Chicago | 72.5% | 71.1% | 72.4% | 69.8% | 72.7% |
| Elsewhere in Illinois | 71.9% | 82.4% | 87.7% | 73.3% | 74.5% |
| Out of State/Country | 78.0% | 83.5% | 79.1% | 78.0% | 71.8% |
| Suburban | 80.3% | 82.4% | 82.2% | 83.0% | 82.7% |
| Unknown | 95.2% | 85.5% | 87.0% | 92.3% | 100.0% |
College | | | | | |
| Business | 84.6% | 87.9% | 85.0% | 87.6% | 81.9% |
| Communication | 85.3% | 83.0% | 87.6% | 85.6% | 85.2% |
| Computing & Digital Media | 82.4% | 84.2% | 83.2% | 82.6% | 80.2% |
| Education | 78.4% | 79.8% | 80.9% | 74.7% | 83.3% |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | 77.7% | 79.0% | 78.4% | 77.3% | 77.0% |
| Music | 87.5% | 91.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 87.5% |
| School of Cont & Prof Studies | 63.1% | 61.8% | 66.7% | 61.5% | 57.1% |
| Science & Health | 75.8% | 80.4% | 74.4% | 75.1% | 76.4% |
| Theatre | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 66.7% | 90.9% |
