How Graduation Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for Illinois 4-Year Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduation rate of Illinois 4-Year Colleges is 55.51%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 graduation rate decreased by 1.88%.
Over the past 5 years, the graduation rate of Illinois 4-Year Colleges has increased by 0.42% from 55.28% to 55.51%. Of the 86 Illinois 4-Year Colleges, 34 schools's graduation rate is higher than 5 years ago and 32 schools' rate is lower.
You can check 2023 graduation rate along with transfer-out and retention rate at Illinois 4-Year Colleges graduation rate comparison table.

Comparison Table of Graduation Rate Changes for Illinois 4-Year Colleges

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Graduation Rate Changes from 2017 to 2022 at Illinois 4-Year Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Average
Adler UniversityChicago, IL-----0.00%
American Academy of Art CollegeChicago, IL60.00%52.00%
8%
57.00%
5%
56.00%
1%
58.00%
2%
56.60%
American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL-50.00%-50.00%-50.00%
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL65.00%69.00%
4%
67.00%
2%
65.00%
2%
66.00%
1%
66.40%
Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL74.00%70.00%
4%
76.00%
6%
78.00%
2%
77.00%
1%
75.00%
Aurora UniversityAurora, IL54.00%54.00%57.00%
3%
55.00%
2%
59.00%
4%
55.80%
Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL52.00%41.00%
11%
45.00%
4%
45.00%35.00%
10%
43.60%
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL-----0.00%
Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL78.00%77.00%
1%
75.00%
2%
75.00%76.00%
1%
76.20%
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at ChicagoChicago, IL-----0.00%
Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL19.00%16.00%
3%
16.00%20.00%
4%
27.00%
7%
19.60%
University of ChicagoChicago, IL94.00%94.00%95.00%
1%
95.00%95.00%94.60%
Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL48.00%49.00%
1%
50.00%
1%
50.00%47.00%
3%
48.80%
Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL49.00%46.00%
3%
50.00%
4%
42.00%
8%
48.00%
6%
47.00%
DePaul UniversityChicago, IL72.00%73.00%
1%
71.00%
2%
69.00%
2%
69.00%70.80%
East-West UniversityChicago, IL10.00%10.00%17.00%
7%
12.00%
5%
11.00%
1%
12.00%
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL58.00%52.00%
6%
50.00%
2%
50.00%54.00%
4%
52.80%
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL63.00%70.00%
7%
68.00%
2%
68.00%63.00%
5%
66.40%
Eureka CollegeEureka, IL54.00%50.00%
4%
60.00%
10%
51.00%
9%
53.00%
2%
53.60%
Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL--24.00%15.00%
9%
20.00%
5%
19.67%
Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL59.00%55.00%
4%
49.00%
6%
48.00%
1%
57.00%
9%
53.60%
Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL5.00%4.00%
1%
6.00%
2%
5.00%
1%
20.00%
15%
8.00%
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL59.00%60.00%
1%
63.00%
3%
62.00%
1%
61.00%
1%
61.00%
Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL47.00%45.00%
2%
46.00%
1%
46.00%53.00%
7%
47.40%
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL84.00%85.00%
1%
86.00%
1%
84.00%
2%
84.00%84.60%
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL79.00%76.00%
3%
81.00%
5%
81.00%79.00%
2%
79.20%
Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL70.00%62.00%
8%
68.00%
6%
64.00%
4%
67.00%
3%
66.20%
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL72.00%70.00%
2%
71.00%
1%
71.00%75.00%
4%
71.80%
Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL69.00%69.00%68.00%
1%
67.00%
1%
66.00%
1%
67.80%
Judson UniversityElgin, IL64.00%57.00%
7%
61.00%
4%
66.00%
5%
53.00%
13%
60.20%
Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL75.00%73.00%
2%
70.00%
3%
75.00%
5%
74.00%
1%
73.40%
Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL69.00%76.00%
7%
75.00%
1%
73.00%
2%
77.00%
4%
74.00%
Lakeview College of NursingDanville, IL-----0.00%
Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL64.00%66.00%
2%
69.00%
3%
60.00%
9%
62.00%
2%
64.20%
Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL71.00%57.00%
14%
43.00%
14%
46.00%
3%
63.00%
17%
56.00%
Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL74.00%74.00%76.00%
2%
71.00%
5%
70.00%
1%
73.00%
Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL--100.00%100.00%-100.00%
McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL54.00%60.00%
6%
53.00%
7%
55.00%
2%
55.00%55.40%
Methodist CollegePeoria, IL46.00%28.00%
18%
100.00%
72%
55.00%
45%
73.00%
18%
60.40%
Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL58.00%58.00%53.00%
5%
54.00%
1%
57.00%
3%
56.00%
Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL57.00%61.00%
4%
58.00%
3%
55.00%
3%
56.00%
1%
57.40%
Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL58.00%67.00%
9%
62.00%
5%
52.00%
10%
60.00%
8%
59.80%
National Louis UniversityChicago, IL22.00%22.00%22.00%33.00%
11%
30.00%
3%
25.80%
National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL-----0.00%
North Central CollegeNaperville, IL68.00%69.00%
1%
66.00%
3%
64.00%
2%
63.00%
1%
66.00%
North Park UniversityChicago, IL60.00%61.00%
1%
59.00%
2%
61.00%
2%
55.00%
6%
59.20%
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL46.00%48.00%
2%
47.00%
1%
50.00%
3%
53.00%
3%
48.80%
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL95.00%93.00%
2%
94.00%
1%
95.00%
1%
96.00%
1%
94.60%
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL21.00%21.00%23.00%
2%
21.00%
2%
18.00%
3%
20.80%
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL61.00%63.00%
2%
65.00%
2%
63.00%
2%
66.00%
3%
63.60%
Principia CollegeElsah, IL75.00%79.00%
4%
75.00%
4%
85.00%
10%
76.00%
9%
78.00%
Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL52.00%52.00%50.00%
2%
41.00%
9%
50.00%
9%
49.00%
Rockford UniversityRockford, IL38.00%41.00%
3%
46.00%
5%
31.00%
15%
40.00%
9%
39.20%
Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL39.00%40.00%
1%
41.00%
1%
39.00%
2%
42.00%
3%
40.20%
Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL61.00%63.00%
2%
63.00%52.00%
11%
58.00%
6%
59.40%
Rush UniversityChicago, IL-----0.00%
Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL-----0.00%
University of St FrancisJoliet, IL62.00%62.00%59.00%
3%
64.00%
5%
64.00%62.20%
St. John's College-Department of NursingSpringfield, IL-----0.00%
Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL57.00%55.00%
2%
55.00%51.00%
4%
52.00%
1%
54.00%
University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL51.00%54.00%
3%
55.00%
1%
53.00%
2%
53.00%53.20%
St. Augustine CollegeChicago, IL59.00%14.00%
45%
45.00%
31%
99.00%
54%
22.00%
77%
47.80%
Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL---100.00%-100.00%
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL41.00%48.00%
7%
47.00%
1%
45.00%
2%
49.00%
4%
46.00%
Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL49.00%50.00%
1%
53.00%
3%
51.00%
2%
53.00%
2%
51.20%
Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL6.00%5.00%
1%
5.00%4.00%
1%
10.00%
6%
6.00%
Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL60.00%66.00%
6%
63.00%
3%
66.00%
3%
68.00%
2%
64.60%
Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL46.00%59.00%
13%
52.00%
7%
44.00%
8%
49.00%
5%
50.00%
VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL43.00%66.00%
23%
72.00%
6%
65.00%
7%
57.00%
8%
60.60%
Oak Point UniversityOak Brook, IL-----0.00%
Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL46.00%50.00%
4%
46.00%
4%
50.00%
4%
47.00%
3%
47.80%
Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL87.00%88.00%
1%
87.00%
1%
87.00%88.00%
1%
87.40%
Northwestern CollegeOak Lawn, IL31.00%12.00%
19%
66.00%
54%
13.00%
53%
38.00%
25%
32.00%
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokie, IL-----0.00%
Pacific College of Health and ScienceChicago, IL60.00%66.00%
6%
80.00%
14%
60.00%
20%
57.00%
3%
64.60%
Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, IL30.00%22.00%
8%
30.00%
8%
60.00%
30%
54.00%
6%
39.20%
Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL50.00%46.00%
4%
57.00%
11%
73.00%
16%
37.00%
36%
52.60%
Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, IL67.00%88.00%
21%
75.00%
13%
--76.67%
DeVry University-IllinoisNaperville, IL26.00%28.00%
2%
22.00%
6%
41.00%
19%
43.00%
2%
32.00%
Rasmussen University-Mokena/Tinley ParkMokena, IL-----0.00%
Rasmussen University-Romeoville/JolietRomeoville, IL-----0.00%
Rasmussen University-AuroraAurora, IL-----0.00%
Columbia College - ElginElgin, IL-----0.00%
Columbia College - FreeportFreeport, IL-----0.00%
Columbia College - Lake CountyGurnee, IL-----0.00%
Columbia College - Crystal Lake CampusCrystal Lake, IL-----0.00%
Average55.28%54.65%
0.63%
57.55%
2.9%
56.57%
0.98%
55.51%
1.07%
55.91%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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