| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| | | | | |
| Number in Original Cohort | 2,820 | 2,936 | 2,659 | 2,824 | 3,050 |
| | | | | |
| Percent Returned, 1st Year | 85.8% | 84.4% | 82.5% | 80.3% | 82.3% |
Race/Ethnicity* | | | | | |
| African American | 84.7% | 77.2% | 76.3% | 70.8% | 76.9% |
| Asian-Pacific | 82.8% | 85.0% | 83.1% | 80.3% | 78.3% |
| Hispanic | 83.4% | 85.5% | 79.1% | 85.5% | 85.9% |
| Multiracial | 82.4% | 81.3% | 79.5% | 81.8% | 76.2% |
| Nonresident Alien | 89.9% | 86.4% | 84.2% | 79.7% | 81.8% |
| White | 86.4% | 85.6% | 86.3% | 84.6% | 86.1% |
| Other/Unknown | 82.4% | 86.3% | 66.3% | 60.6% | 73.5% |
Gender | | | | | |
| Male | 83.7% | 81.3% | 80.5% | 76.4% | 79.4% |
| Female | 87.5% | 86.7% | 84.2% | 83.5% | 85.0% |
Race/Ethnicity* and Gender | | | | | |
|
| African American Male | 85.4% | 69.4% | 74.6% | 70.3% | 74.6% |
| African American Female | 84.3% | 81.8% | 77.3% | 71.1% | 78.2% |
|
| Asian-Pacific Male | 79.3% | 82.3% | 83.2% | 74.7% | 74.8% |
| Asian-Pacific Female | 86.1% | 87.3% | 83.1% | 83.7% | 81.3% |
|
| Hispanic Male | 79.6% | 78.7% | 73.5% | 81.0% | 85.0% |
| Hispanic Female | 86.2% | 89.8% | 81.8% | 87.6% | 86.4% |
|
| Multiracial Male | 76.9% | 78.8% | 72.2% | 76.2% | 81.8% |
| Multiracial Female | 85.4% | 83.0% | 86.5% | 85.3% | 70.0% |
|
| Nonresident Alien Male | 91.4% | 87.1% | 82.5% | 77.3% | 79.0% |
| Nonresident Alien Female | 88.2% | 85.7% | 86.4% | 83.5% | 85.7% |
|
| White Male | 83.7% | 83.5% | 84.8% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
| White Female | 88.7% | 87.2% | 87.5% | 88.1% | 88.7% |
|
| Other/Unknown Male | 70.0% | 81.7% | 60.4% | 52.9% | 66.7% |
| Other/Unknown Female | 92.1% | 90.1% | 73.3% | 68.8% | 82.2% |
|
Geographic Origin** | | | | | |
| Chicago | 85.8% | 84.6% | 84.2% | 84.5% | 85.4% |
| Elsewhere in Illinois | 87.1% | 87.1% | 83.3% | 90.4% | 79.0% |
| Out of State/Country | 85.4% | 83.2% | 80.8% | 76.7% | 81.6% |
| Suburban | 86.1% | 85.0% | 82.9% | 82.4% | 83.3% |
| Unknown | 81.4% | 82.2% | 80.0% | 56.0% | 52.9% |
College | | | | | |
| College of Communication | 91.7% | 83.3% | 84.1% | 91.7% | 90.4% |
| College of Education | 92.4% | 87.3% | 87.5% | 84.9% | 86.9% |
| College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences | 85.3% | 81.1% | 81.7% | 81.6% | 77.9% |
| College of Science and Health | 88.9% | 91.7% | 93.9% | 93.7% | 93.6% |
| Driehaus College of Business | 85.7% | 86.8% | 81.5% | 79.6% | 82.1% |
| Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media | 83.3% | 77.7% | 77.0% | 74.3% | 78.3% |
| School of Continuing and Professional Studies | 86.7% | 81.8% | 77.8% | 70.0% | 88.5% |
| School of Music | 68.9% | 89.2% | 86.3% | 93.0% | 91.8% |
| The Theatre School | 92.3% | 100.0% | 93.8% | 85.7% | 92.9% |
