| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| | | | | |
| Number in Original Cohort | 1,881 | 1,806 | 1,629 | 1,668 | 1,554 |
| | | | | |
| Percent Returned, 1st Year | 80.0% | 80.2% | 80.0% | 78.2% | 79.1% |
Race/Ethnicity* | | | | | |
| African American | 59.6% | 65.7% | 62.9% | 61.6% | 63.1% |
| Asian-Pacific | 87.1% | 84.9% | 82.2% | 83.6% | 88.7% |
| Hispanic | 75.6% | 77.4% | 77.1% | 75.8% | 74.2% |
| Multiracial | 83.3% | 80.6% | 75.0% | 74.1% | 78.7% |
| White | 84.8% | 83.2% | 84.9% | 81.1% | 85.3% |
| Other/Unknown | 82.6% | 79.4% | 84.2% | 86.5% | 70.7% |
Gender | | | | | |
| Male | 81.1% | 81.0% | 80.4% | 79.4% | 82.1% |
| Female | 78.8% | 79.2% | 79.7% | 77.0% | 76.1% |
Race/Ethnicity* and Gender | | | | | |
|
| African American Male | 65.2% | 65.8% | 63.6% | 68.6% | 62.0% |
| African American Female | 55.5% | 65.6% | 62.4% | 56.4% | 63.8% |
|
| Asian-Pacific Male | 85.8% | 86.8% | 82.7% | 84.2% | 88.1% |
| Asian-Pacific Female | 89.0% | 81.6% | 81.3% | 83.0% | 89.4% |
|
| Hispanic Male | 75.2% | 78.1% | 77.6% | 74.3% | 79.0% |
| Hispanic Female | 75.9% | 76.7% | 76.6% | 77.3% | 70.5% |
|
| Multiracial Male | 82.9% | 84.0% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 74.2% |
| Multiracial Female | 83.7% | 78.4% | 70.4% | 69.0% | 83.3% |
|
| White Male | 84.9% | 82.3% | 83.6% | 82.5% | 87.8% |
| White Female | 84.7% | 84.3% | 86.5% | 79.7% | 82.2% |
|
| Other/Unknown Male | 83.6% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 82.4% | 75.0% |
| Other/Unknown Female | 81.0% | 75.0% | 85.2% | 90.0% | 65.8% |
|
Geographic Origin** | | | | | |
| Chicago | 70.6% | 74.4% | 74.9% | 69.5% | 72.1% |
| Elsewhere in Illinois | 86.4% | 80.6% | 77.1% | 79.4% | 58.3% |
| Out of State/Country | 83.3% | 76.1% | 73.8% | 79.1% | 79.6% |
| Suburban | 83.2% | 83.6% | 83.8% | 81.2% | 82.6% |
| Unknown | 100.0% | 75.0% | 83.3% | 100.0% | 60.0% |
College | | | | | |
| Business | 83.7% | 87.1% | 86.1% | 84.8% | 87.7% |
| Communication | 85.6% | 81.6% | 82.0% | 82.1% | 85.1% |
| Computing & Digital Media | 83.8% | 81.7% | 80.6% | 82.2% | 75.0% |
| Education | 83.1% | 84.4% | 84.8% | 74.5% | 87.5% |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | 76.4% | 75.3% | 75.3% | 76.2% | 78.0% |
| Music | 100.0% | 83.3% | 77.8% | 44.4% | 90.0% |
| School of Cont & Prof Studies | 60.8% | 63.2% | 69.3% | 62.1% | 60.7% |
| Science & Health | 76.9% | 77.3% | 74.8% | 72.2% | 79.1% |
| Theatre | 100.0% | 88.9% | 100.0% | 83.3% | 93.3% |
