| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| | | | | |
| Number in Original Cohort | 2,119 | 1,917 | 1,881 | 1,806 | 1,628 |
| | | | | |
| Percent Returned, 1st Year | 78.2% | 78.4% | 80.0% | 80.2% | 80.1% |
Race/Ethnicity* | | | | | |
| African American | 59.3% | 60.9% | 59.6% | 65.7% | 62.9% |
| Asian-Pacific | 90.5% | 85.5% | 87.1% | 84.9% | 82.2% |
| Hispanic | 75.3% | 74.9% | 75.6% | 77.4% | 77.3% |
| Multiracial | 77.8% | 75.0% | 83.3% | 80.6% | 75.0% |
| White | 80.4% | 82.4% | 84.8% | 83.2% | 84.9% |
| Other/Unknown | 84.7% | 80.5% | 82.6% | 79.4% | 84.2% |
Gender | | | | | |
| Male | 79.8% | 81.0% | 81.1% | 81.0% | 80.5% |
| Female | 76.4% | 75.6% | 78.8% | 79.2% | 79.7% |
Race/Ethnicity* and Gender | | | | | |
|
| African American Male | 63.8% | 62.3% | 65.2% | 65.8% | 63.6% |
| African American Female | 55.8% | 60.0% | 55.5% | 65.6% | 62.4% |
|
| Asian-Pacific Male | 89.1% | 86.8% | 85.8% | 86.8% | 82.7% |
| Asian-Pacific Female | 92.6% | 83.3% | 89.0% | 81.6% | 81.3% |
|
| Hispanic Male | 74.8% | 78.8% | 75.2% | 78.1% | 78.1% |
| Hispanic Female | 75.8% | 71.2% | 75.9% | 76.7% | 76.6% |
|
| Multiracial Male | 74.2% | 90.0% | 82.9% | 84.0% | 79.3% |
| Multiracial Female | 81.3% | 65.6% | 83.7% | 78.4% | 70.4% |
|
| White Male | 81.9% | 81.5% | 84.9% | 82.3% | 83.6% |
| White Female | 78.4% | 83.5% | 84.7% | 84.3% | 86.5% |
|
| Other/Unknown Male | 85.2% | 89.0% | 83.6% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| Other/Unknown Female | 84.0% | 66.7% | 81.0% | 75.0% | 85.2% |
|
Geographic Origin** | | | | | |
| Chicago | 69.8% | 72.7% | 70.6% | 74.4% | 75.1% |
| Elsewhere in Illinois | 73.3% | 74.5% | 86.4% | 80.6% | 77.1% |
| Out of State/Country | 78.0% | 71.8% | 83.3% | 76.1% | 73.8% |
| Suburban | 83.0% | 82.7% | 83.2% | 83.6% | 83.8% |
| Unknown | 92.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 75.0% | 83.3% |
College | | | | | |
| College of Communication | 85.6% | 85.2% | 85.6% | 81.6% | 82.0% |
| College of Education | 74.7% | 83.3% | 83.1% | 84.4% | 84.8% |
| College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences | 77.3% | 77.0% | 76.4% | 75.3% | 75.3% |
| College of Science and Health | 75.1% | 76.4% | 76.9% | 77.3% | 74.8% |
| Driehaus College of Business | 87.6% | 81.9% | 83.7% | 87.1% | 86.1% |
| Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media | 82.6% | 80.2% | 83.8% | 81.7% | 80.6% |
| School of Continuing and Professional Studies | 61.5% | 57.1% | 60.8% | 63.2% | 69.7% |
| School of Music | 100.0% | 87.5% | 100.0% | 83.3% | 77.8% |
| The Theatre School | 66.7% | 90.9% | 100.0% | 88.9% | 100.0% |
