Illinois 4-Year Colleges 2025 Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate for Illinois 4-Year Colleges is 55.31%, transfer-out rate is 26.94%, and retention rate is 73.26%.

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The table below summarizes and compares the graduation, transfer-out, and retention rate for Illinois 4-Year Colleges. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.

Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Comparison between Illinois 4-Year Colleges

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Illinois 4-Year Colleges Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Comparison Table
School NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateTransfer-out Rate (BS degree)Retention Rate (Full-time)Retention Rate (Part-time)
 Adler UniversityChicago, IL- -- --
Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, IL- -- --
American Academy of Art CollegeChicago, IL45% 15%17% 50%17%
American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL- 50%- 100%100%
Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL73% -- 82%-
Aurora UniversityAurora, IL60% -- 77%-
Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL50% -- 66%-
Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL57% -- 67%-
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL- -- --
Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL76% -- 83%33%
Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL42% 50%25% 73%20%
Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL15% 37%43% 57%31%
Columbia College - Crystal Lake CampusCrystal Lake, IL- -- --
Columbia College - ElginElgin, IL- -- --
Columbia College - FreeportFreeport, IL- -- --
Columbia College - Lake CountyGurnee, IL- -- --
Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL52% 28%- 66%23%
Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL36% 30%- 61%38%
DePaul UniversityChicago, IL68% 18%19% 86%75%
DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, IL37% 9%21% 65%37%
Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL55% 31%27% 78%67%
East-West UniversityChicago, IL16% -- 37%-
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL47% 29%31% 72%67%
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL70% 30%- 80%-
Eureka CollegeEureka, IL42% 34%38% 50%-
Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL22% 39%- 56%38%
Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL40% -- 71%100%
Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL50% 26%52% 86%50%
Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL64% -- 71%-
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL75% -- 86%33%
Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL65% -- 81%50%
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL75% 19%4% 80%-
Judson UniversityElgin, IL60% 1%28% 59%-
Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL68% 16%20% 83%-
Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL78% 16%21% 90%-
Lakeview College of NursingDanville, IL- -- --
Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL67% -- 79%40%
Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL58% -- --
Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL73% 1%- 82%60%
McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL53% -- 67%100%
Methodist CollegePeoria, IL20% 40%- --
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokie, IL- -- --
Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL55% -- 75%-
Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL65% 29%- 74%-
Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL62% -- 84%57%
National Louis UniversityChicago, IL30% 1%33% 50%26%
National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL- -- --
North Central CollegeNaperville, IL64% 35%- 77%-
North Park UniversityChicago, IL58% -- 62%-
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL22% -35% 52%46%
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL49% -- 70%30%
Northwestern CollegeOak Lawn, IL34% -- --
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL95% -- 98%-
Oak Point UniversityOak Brook, IL- -- --
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL61% -32% 71%-
Principia CollegeElsah, IL74% -- 83%-
Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL45% -- 70%-
Rockford UniversityRockford, IL47% 19%- 65%-
Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL35% 13%41% 62%20%
Rush UniversityChicago, IL- -- --
Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL- -- 100%-
Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL- -- --
Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL57% 25%- 76%-
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL67% 23%19% 84%100%
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL57% 23%36% 76%55%
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL62% -- 67%28%
St. Augustine CollegeChicago, IL17% 4%- 52%53%
St. John's CollegeSpringfield, IL- -- --
Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL- 100%78% 89%-
The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago, IL- -- --
Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL58% -39% 81%-
Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL- -- --
Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL46% 40%35% 13%17%
University of ChicagoChicago, IL96% -- 99%-
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL62% -- 80%48%
University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL53% -- 75%40%
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL85% -- 95%44%
University of St FrancisJoliet, IL67% -- 79%-
VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL67% -- 88%-
Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL45% 31%39% 61%18%
Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL85% -10% 93%-
Average55.31%26.94%30.96%73.26%47.30%

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