| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| | | | | |
| Number in Original Cohort | 2,466 | 2,437 | 2,119 | 1,917 | 1,881 |
| | | | | |
| Percent Returned, 1st Year | 79.4% | 79.3% | 78.2% | 78.4% | 80.0% |
Race/Ethnicity* | | | | | |
| African American | 63.1% | 65.1% | 59.3% | 60.9% | 59.6% |
| Asian-Pacific | 83.9% | 86.1% | 90.5% | 85.5% | 87.1% |
| Hispanic | 75.4% | 78.5% | 75.3% | 74.9% | 75.6% |
| Multiracial | 76.8% | 74.4% | 77.8% | 75.0% | 83.3% |
| White | 83.8% | 82.2% | 80.4% | 82.4% | 84.8% |
| Other/Unknown | 84.2% | 77.7% | 84.7% | 80.5% | 82.6% |
Gender | | | | | |
| Male | 81.0% | 81.0% | 79.8% | 81.0% | 81.1% |
| Female | 77.8% | 77.4% | 76.4% | 75.6% | 78.8% |
Race/Ethnicity* and Gender | | | | | |
|
| African American Male | 68.1% | 72.6% | 63.8% | 62.3% | 65.2% |
| African American Female | 59.7% | 59.6% | 55.8% | 60.0% | 55.5% |
|
| Asian-Pacific Male | 86.0% | 85.7% | 89.1% | 86.8% | 85.8% |
| Asian-Pacific Female | 81.4% | 86.7% | 92.6% | 83.3% | 89.0% |
|
| Hispanic Male | 75.3% | 78.2% | 74.8% | 78.8% | 75.2% |
| Hispanic Female | 75.4% | 78.9% | 75.8% | 71.2% | 75.9% |
|
| Multiracial Male | 81.8% | 71.8% | 74.2% | 90.0% | 82.9% |
| Multiracial Female | 72.7% | 76.9% | 81.3% | 65.6% | 83.7% |
|
| White Male | 84.6% | 83.0% | 81.9% | 81.5% | 84.9% |
| White Female | 82.9% | 81.3% | 78.4% | 83.5% | 84.7% |
|
| Other/Unknown Male | 81.6% | 81.3% | 85.2% | 89.0% | 83.6% |
| Other/Unknown Female | 87.7% | 73.3% | 84.0% | 66.7% | 81.0% |
|
Geographic Origin** | | | | | |
| Chicago | 71.1% | 72.4% | 69.8% | 72.7% | 70.6% |
| Elsewhere in Illinois | 82.4% | 87.7% | 73.3% | 74.5% | 86.4% |
| Out of State/Country | 83.5% | 79.1% | 78.0% | 71.8% | 83.3% |
| Suburban | 82.4% | 82.2% | 83.0% | 82.7% | 83.2% |
| Unknown | 85.5% | 87.0% | 92.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
College | | | | | |
| College of Communication | 83.0% | 87.6% | 85.6% | 85.2% | 85.6% |
| College of Education | 79.8% | 80.9% | 74.7% | 83.3% | 83.1% |
| College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences | 79.0% | 78.4% | 77.3% | 77.0% | 76.4% |
| College of Science and Health | 80.4% | 74.4% | 75.1% | 76.4% | 76.9% |
| Driehaus College of Business | 87.9% | 85.0% | 87.6% | 81.9% | 83.7% |
| Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media | 84.2% | 83.2% | 82.6% | 80.2% | 83.8% |
| School of Continuing and Professional Studies | 61.8% | 66.7% | 61.5% | 57.1% | 60.8% |
| School of Music | 91.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 87.5% | 100.0% |
| The Theatre School | 100.0% | 100.0% | 66.7% | 90.9% | 100.0% |
