The average graduation rate for Illinois Colleges is 48.41%, transfer-out rate is 20.51%, and retention rate is 72.45%.

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

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

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Illinois 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)
 American Academy of Art CollegeChicago, IL58% 7%17% 68%33%
American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL- 50%- --
Americare Technical SchoolPark Ridge, IL- -- 86%-
Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL77% -- 81%-
Aurora UniversityAurora, IL59% -- 73%-
Aveda Institute-ChicagoChicago, IL- -- 85%-
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-ChicagoChicago, IL- -- 100%-
Bell Mar Beauty CollegeCicero, IL- -- 76%62%
Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL53% -- 67%75%
Black Hawk CollegeMoline, IL37% 16%- 61%44%
Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL35% -- 38%-
Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL76% -- 83%67%
CALC Institute of TechnologyAlton, IL- -- 25%90%
Cameo Beauty AcademyOak Lawn, IL- -- 80%-
Cannella School of Hair Design-ChicagoChicago, IL- -- 67%63%
Cannella School of Hair Design-ChicagoChicago, IL- -- 67%80%
Cannella School of Hair Design-Villa ParkVilla Park, IL- -- 67%50%
Capri Beauty CollegeNew Lenox, IL- -- 100%100%
Career Center of Southern IllinoisRed Bud, IL- -- 91%-
Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburg, IL42% 9%- 66%48%
Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL37% 50%25% 69%-
Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL27% 30%43% 55%29%
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, IL22% 11%- 62%47%
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago, IL23% 13%- 63%41%
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago, IL23% 11%- 46%35%
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago, IL18% 12%- 56%40%
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicago, IL19% 17%- 49%30%
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago, IL30% 8%- 56%37%
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago, IL30% 10%- 67%45%
College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, IL22% 27%- 67%49%
College of Lake CountyGrayslake, IL33% 17%- 71%58%
Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL47% -- 67%13%
Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL48% 37%- 58%-
Cosmetology & Spa AcademyCrystal Lake, IL- -- 80%80%
Cosmetology Concepts NilesNiles, IL- -- 100%70%
Creative Touch Cosmetology SchoolWaterloo, IL- -- 67%-
Danville Area Community CollegeDanville, IL45% 9%- 65%42%
Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail TechnologyDekalb, IL- -- 80%87%
DePaul UniversityChicago, IL69% 18%19% 84%19%
DeVry University-IllinoisNaperville, IL43% 17%21% 65%43%
Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL58% 29%27% 75%100%
East-West UniversityChicago, IL11% -- 43%-
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL54% 28%31% 71%43%
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-PeruPERU, IL- -- 84%-
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-RockfordRockford, IL- -- 86%-
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-SterlingSterling, IL- -- 50%-
Elgin Community CollegeElgin, IL37% 19%- 73%52%
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL63% -- 80%-
Empire Beauty School-Stone ParkStone Park, IL- -- 45%60%
Empire Beauty School-Vernon HillsVernon Hills, IL- -- 58%60%
ETI School of Skilled TradesWillowbrook, IL- -- 62%88%
Eureka CollegeEureka, IL53% 26%38% 57%-
Fox CollegeTinley Park, IL76% -- 71%-
Frontier Community CollegeFairfield, IL55% 34%- 67%67%
G Skin & Beauty InstituteSchaumburg, IL- -- 83%82%
G Skin & Beauty InstituteOakbrook, IL- -- 86%87%
Gem City CollegeQuincy, IL- -- 89%-
Generations CollegeChicago, IL13% -- 20%25%
Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL20% 39%- 56%40%
Graham Hospital School of NursingCanton, IL- 50%- --
Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL57% -- 76%-
Hair Professionals Career CollegeSycamore, IL- -- 67%77%
Hair Professionals Career CollegePalos Hills, IL- -- 100%100%
Hair Professionals School of CosmetologyOswego, IL- -- 100%50%
Hairmasters Institute of CosmetologyBloomington, IL- -- 90%89%
Heartland Community CollegeNormal, IL40% 11%- 76%56%
Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL20% 53%52% 92%-
Highland Community CollegeFreeport, IL49% 10%- 66%45%
Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria, IL31% 22%- 70%49%
Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL67% -- 73%-
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL75% 13%- 85%67%
Illinois Media SchoolLombard, IL- -- 72%-
Illinois Media School-Chicago CampusChicago, IL- -- 56%-
Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL66% -- 80%32%
Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby, IL41% 15%- 66%44%
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL79% -4% 82%-
John A Logan CollegeCarterville, IL30% 18%- 63%48%
John Amico School of Hair DesignOak Forest, IL- -- 80%64%
John Wood Community CollegeQuincy, IL46% 15%- 67%51%
Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, IL17% 20%- 57%36%
Judson UniversityElgin, IL53% 21%28% 61%-
Kankakee Community CollegeKankakee, IL30% 14%- 59%53%
Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia, IL37% 14%- 64%58%
Kishwaukee CollegeMalta, IL36% 14%- 66%51%
Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL74% 18%20% 82%-
Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL77% 16%21% 85%100%
Lake Land CollegeMattoon, IL46% 13%- 73%38%
Larry's Barber CollegeChicago, IL- -- 47%-
Larry's Barber CollegeChicago, IL- -- 100%100%
Larry's Barber College-JolietJoliet, IL- -- 100%-
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, IL42% 11%- 64%57%
Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL62% 23%- 81%100%
Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL63% 6%- 8%-
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkMelrose Park, IL54% -- 84%-
Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfield, IL40% 12%- 68%48%
Lincoln Trail CollegeRobinson, IL52% 32%- 67%44%
Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL70% 22%- 81%20%
McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, IL34% 20%- 70%45%
McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL55% -- 75%-
MDT College of Health SciencesChicago, IL- -- 50%14%
Methodist CollegePeoria, IL73% 10%- 100%50%
Midwest Technical Institute-IllinoisSpringfield, IL- -- 72%90%
Midwestern Career CollegeChicago, IL60% -- 55%-
Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL57% -- 70%-
Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL56% -- 77%-
Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL60% 11%- 75%31%
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, IL34% 17%- 72%56%
Morrison Institute of TechnologyMorrison, IL78% -- 86%-
Morton CollegeCicero, IL24% 13%- 68%52%
Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty CultureHillside, IL- -- 80%50%
National Latino Education InstituteChicago, IL100% -- 80%-
National Louis UniversityChicago, IL30% 15%33% 61%34%
Networks Barber CollegeCalumet City, IL- -- 100%-
North Central CollegeNaperville, IL63% -- 77%-
North Park UniversityChicago, IL55% -- 71%-
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL18% -35% 63%19%
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL53% -- 65%29%
Northwestern CollegeOak Lawn, IL38% -- --
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL96% -- 98%-
Oakton Community CollegeDes Plaines, IL27% 28%- 76%30%
Oehrlein School of CosmetologyEast Peoria, IL- -- 100%-
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL66% -32% 77%-
Olney Central CollegeOlney, IL59% 15%- 66%64%
Pacific College of Health and ScienceChicago, IL57% -- --
Parkland CollegeChampaign, IL33% 20%- 63%45%
Paul Mitchell The School Tinley ParkTinley Park, IL- -- 88%100%
Paul Mitchell the School-ChicagoChicago, IL- -- 64%75%
Paul Mitchell the School-LombardLombard, IL- -- 67%100%
Paul Mitchell the School-NormalNormal, IL- -- 100%75%
Pivot Point AcademyBloomingdale, IL- -- 100%-
Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights, IL15% 20%- 52%31%
Principia CollegeElsah, IL76% -- 82%-
Professional's Choice Hair Design AcademyJoliet, IL- -- 80%-
Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL50% -- 69%-
Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, IL54% -- --
Reflections Academy of BeautyDecatur, IL- -- 31%-
Rend Lake CollegeIna, IL55% 12%- 65%41%
Richland Community CollegeDecatur, IL40% 14%- 71%58%
Rock Valley CollegeRockford, IL36% 11%- 64%45%
Rockford UniversityRockford, IL40% -- 64%-
Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL42% 24%41% 60%-
Rosel School of CosmetologyNiles, IL- -- 100%92%
Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL- -- 100%-
Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL52% 27%- 71%33%
Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixon, IL45% 16%- 68%52%
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL66% 20%19% 79%40%
Shawnee Community CollegeUllin, IL50% 13%- 61%45%
South Suburban CollegeSouth Holland, IL18% 21%- 68%39%
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburg, IL41% 21%- 74%41%
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL49% -- 70%42%
Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL53% 29%36% 71%18%
Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, IL28% 17%- 63%47%
Spoon River CollegeCanton, IL41% 11%- 54%74%
St. Augustine CollegeChicago, IL22% -- 83%-
State Career CollegeGurnee, IL- -- 100%-
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career CollegeRockford, IL68% -- 70%-
Steven Papageorge Hair AcademyChicago, IL- -- 100%100%
Taylor Business InstituteChicago, IL55% -- 54%-
Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL10% 90%78% 79%-
The University of Aesthetics & CosmetologyDowners Grove, IL- -- 89%89%
Trenz Beauty AcademyCalumet City, IL- -- 44%27%
Tricoci University of Beauty CultureUrbana, IL- -- 43%-
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-BridgeviewBridgeview, IL- -- 100%50%
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NEChicago, IL- -- 40%50%
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NWChicago, IL- -- 100%-
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-ElginElgin, IL- -- 78%46%
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-LibertyvilleLibertyville, IL- -- 100%33%
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-NormalNormal, IL- -- 91%50%
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-PeoriaPeoria, IL- -- 100%100%
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-RockfordRockford, IL- -- 50%-
Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL68% -39% 77%-
Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL49% 38%35% 71%-
Triton CollegeRiver Grove, IL34% 11%- 60%42%
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois IncLisle, IL49% -- 66%-
University of Aesthetics & CosmetologyChicago, IL- -- 88%100%
University of ChicagoChicago, IL95% -- 99%-
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL61% -- 78%44%
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL84% -- 93%83%
University of Spa & Cosmetology ArtsSpringfield, IL- -- 67%100%
University of St FrancisJoliet, IL64% -- 71%-
VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL57% -- 80%-
Wabash Valley CollegeMount Carmel, IL57% 28%- 72%67%
Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove, IL33% 18%- 69%51%
Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL47% 30%39% 67%29%
Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL88% 9%10% 90%100%
William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, IL43% 17%- 73%57%
Worsham College of Mortuary ScienceWheeling, IL78% 8%- 88%-
Average48.41%20.51%30.96%72.45%56.32%

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