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Section 1: Enrollment Trends Section 2: Demographic Characteristics of Students Section 3: Admission Profile of New Students Section 4: Resident Student Statistics Section 5: Degree Recipients Section 6: Student Financial Aid & University Finances Section 7: Faculty & Staff Statistics Section 8: Other University Statistics Section 9: Retention and Graduation Rates

Retention and Graduation Rates
Preface: Understanding Attrition and Graduation Rates Table 9-1: Freshman First Year Retention Rates Table 9-2: Freshman Fourth Year Graduation Rates Table 9-3: Freshman Fifth Year Graduation Rates Table 9-4: Freshman Six Year Graduation Rates Table 9-5: Transfer First Year Retention Rates Table 9-6: Transfer Fourth Year Graduation Rates Table 9-7: Transfer Fifth Year Graduation Rates Table 9-8: Transfer Six Year Graduation Rates
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Table 9-8
Transfer Sixth-Year Graduation Rates
2010 - 2014 Cohorts

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Number in Original Cohort2,0102,1862,2472,1302,036

Percent Graduated, 6th Year67.8%65.9%67.2%66.7%66.7%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American36.6%32.1%50.3%41.1%45.0%
Asian-Pacific68.9%74.6%67.0%80.7%69.4%
Hispanic63.8%64.6%65.1%60.3%66.2%
Multiracial69.2%58.9%44.6%64.9%57.0%
White74.2%70.2%70.6%70.7%71.0%
Other/Unknown71.2%67.3%76.5%66.7%68.7%

Gender
Male68.8%66.1%66.5%66.4%65.6%
Female66.8%65.6%67.9%67.0%67.9%

Race/Ethnicity* and Gender
African American Male42.5%31.0%50.0%37.2%43.4%
African American Female32.8%32.8%50.5%44.2%46.3%
Asian-Pacific Male71.1%72.2%68.1%81.5%71.7%
Asian-Pacific Female65.9%78.3%65.0%79.8%66.7%
Hispanic Male60.4%61.1%62.9%61.2%61.9%
Hispanic Female67.1%67.7%67.3%59.5%70.1%
Multiracial Male77.4%60.5%45.5%67.4%53.8%
Multiracial Female61.8%57.1%44.0%61.3%60.0%
White Male74.2%69.1%69.9%68.7%70.1%
White Female74.2%71.7%71.5%72.9%72.0%
Other/Unknown Male68.8%74.0%71.1%69.6%65.3%
Other/Unknown Female74.1%56.5%83.3%62.0%74.6%

Geographic Origin**
Chicago59.1%56.8%59.2%57.4%57.4%
Elsewhere in Illinois77.8%64.3%80.0%58.0%69.5%
Out of State/Country68.1%66.2%65.4%66.4%69.0%
Suburban72.4%70.9%70.2%70.9%69.8%
Unknown100.0%100.0%85.7%72.7%

College
Business79.2%75.5%79.0%75.4%77.2%
Communication73.4%71.8%72.9%72.7%72.7%
Computing & Digital Media65.1%58.4%67.5%65.6%58.3%
Education65.5%63.0%60.3%60.2%71.4%
Education0.0%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences60.4%61.8%60.3%62.5%59.4%
Music83.3%75.0%100.0%87.5%91.7%
Science & Health60.9%55.5%55.6%59.3%
Theatre78.6%50.0%70.0%92.9%81.8%

*   Asian-Pacific category includes Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian. The Other/Unknown category includes Nonresident alien, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and Unknown.
** Geographic Origin based on original residence. Out-of-State includes Out-of-Country.

IRMA 2020