| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| | | | | |
| Number in Original Cohort | 2,949 | 3,033 | 2,820 | 2,936 | 2,659 |
| | | | | |
| Percent Returned, 1st Year | 84.4% | 84.3% | 85.8% | 84.4% | 82.5% |
Race/Ethnicity* | | | | | |
| African American | 78.0% | 75.6% | 84.7% | 77.2% | 76.3% |
| Asian-Pacific | 82.0% | 84.4% | 82.8% | 85.0% | 83.1% |
| Hispanic | 81.2% | 83.4% | 83.4% | 85.5% | 79.1% |
| Multiracial | 73.7% | 78.9% | 82.4% | 81.3% | 79.5% |
| Nonresident Alien | 92.3% | 92.5% | 89.9% | 86.4% | 84.2% |
| White | 86.0% | 85.6% | 86.4% | 85.6% | 86.3% |
| Other/Unknown | 84.3% | 75.2% | 82.4% | 86.3% | 66.3% |
Gender | | | | | |
| Male | 82.6% | 82.0% | 83.7% | 81.3% | 80.5% |
| Female | 85.9% | 86.1% | 87.5% | 86.7% | 84.2% |
Race/Ethnicity* and Gender | | | | | |
|
| African American Male | 79.0% | 71.0% | 85.4% | 69.4% | 74.6% |
| African American Female | 77.5% | 78.4% | 84.3% | 81.8% | 77.3% |
|
| Asian-Pacific Male | 74.8% | 75.6% | 79.3% | 82.3% | 83.2% |
| Asian-Pacific Female | 88.1% | 91.4% | 86.1% | 87.3% | 83.1% |
|
| Hispanic Male | 77.2% | 83.1% | 79.6% | 78.7% | 73.5% |
| Hispanic Female | 83.7% | 83.6% | 86.2% | 89.8% | 81.8% |
|
| Multiracial Male | 68.0% | 70.2% | 76.9% | 78.8% | 72.2% |
| Multiracial Female | 76.5% | 84.0% | 85.4% | 83.0% | 86.5% |
|
| Nonresident Alien Male | 90.2% | 90.2% | 91.4% | 87.1% | 82.5% |
| Nonresident Alien Female | 93.9% | 94.6% | 88.2% | 85.7% | 86.4% |
|
| White Male | 84.5% | 83.8% | 83.7% | 83.5% | 84.8% |
| White Female | 87.3% | 87.3% | 88.7% | 87.2% | 87.5% |
|
| Other/Unknown Male | 83.2% | 82.0% | 70.0% | 81.7% | 60.4% |
| Other/Unknown Female | 85.3% | 69.1% | 92.1% | 90.1% | 73.3% |
|
Geographic Origin** | | | | | |
| Chicago | 82.6% | 86.1% | 85.8% | 84.6% | 84.2% |
| Elsewhere in Illinois | 85.9% | 88.7% | 87.1% | 87.1% | 83.3% |
| Out of State/Country | 83.4% | 82.6% | 85.4% | 83.2% | 80.8% |
| Suburban | 85.8% | 83.0% | 86.1% | 85.0% | 82.9% |
| Unknown | 94.7% | 92.9% | 81.4% | 82.2% | 80.0% |
College | | | | | |
| College of Communication | 90.2% | 83.3% | 91.7% | 83.3% | 84.1% |
| College of Education | 81.9% | 84.1% | 92.4% | 87.3% | 87.5% |
| College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences | 86.3% | 84.6% | 85.3% | 81.1% | 81.7% |
| College of Science and Health | 91.0% | 91.9% | 88.9% | 91.7% | 93.9% |
| Driehaus College of Business | 86.9% | 85.4% | 85.7% | 86.8% | 81.5% |
| Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media | 77.8% | 80.0% | 83.3% | 77.7% | 77.0% |
| School of Continuing and Professional Studies | 76.2% | 64.0% | 86.7% | 81.8% | 77.8% |
| School of Music | 84.9% | 88.2% | 68.9% | 89.2% | 86.3% |
| The Theatre School | 100.0% | 92.9% | 92.3% | 100.0% | 93.8% |
