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Graduation Rate By School Level and Completion Time for Illinois Colleges

The following table compares graduation rates between Illinois colleges. For 4-years colleges, the rates are based on the time it takes to earn a bachelor's degree, which typically requires 4 years of study. Therefore, 100% normal time means 4-years, 125% normal time means 5-years, and the 150% normal time means 6 years.
For community colleges (2-4 years schools) and trade schools, the completion time to measure graduation rates vary depending on the length of the program. For example, 150% normal time for 1-year certificate programs is 18 months and 3 years for 2-years associate degree.
Graduation Rate Comparison between Illinois Colleges
SchoolSchool LevelTotal Entering StudentsGraduation Rate
(Completers)
In 100% Normal TimeIn 125% Normal TimeIn 150% Normal Time
Adler University4-Years College0---
American Academy of Art College4-Years College5646.43%
(26)		55.36%
(31)		58.93%
(33)
American Islamic College4-Years College2---
School of the Art Institute of Chicago4-Years College62047.10%
(292)		61.77%
(383)		66.77%
(414)
Augustana College4-Years College69774.46%
(519)		77.62%
(541)		77.62%
(541)
Aurora University4-Years College65148.08%
(313)		57.91%
(377)		59.75%
(389)
Southwestern Illinois CollegeCommunity College89012.92%
(115)		-28.31%
(252)
Black Hawk CollegeCommunity College58726.24%
(154)		-37.65%
(221)
Blackburn College4-Years College16825.00%
(42)		33.93%
(57)		35.71%
(60)
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences4-Years College0---
Bradley University4-Years College1,09157.56%
(628)		74.24%
(810)		76.17%
(831)
Paul Mitchell The School Tinley ParkTrade School29--62.07%
(18)
Cameo Beauty AcademyTrade School3--33.33%
(1)
Cannella School of Hair Design-Villa ParkTrade School616.67%
(1)		-83.33%
(5)
Cannella School of Hair Design-ChicagoTrade School128.33%
(1)		-58.33%
(7)
Cannella School of Hair Design-ChicagoTrade School616.67%
(1)		-66.67%
(4)
Capri Beauty CollegeTrade School3---
Carl Sandburg CollegeCommunity College21422.90%
(49)		-42.52%
(91)
Catholic Theological Union at Chicago4-Years College0---
Midwestern University-Downers Grove4-Years College0---
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago4-Years College0---
Chicago State University4-Years College7410.81%
(8)		18.92%
(14)		28.38%
(21)
Chicago Theological Seminary4-Years College0---
University of Chicago4-Years College1,58589.53%
(1,419)		94.01%
(1,490)		95.58%
(1,515)
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeCommunity College23818.07%
(43)		-23.95%
(57)
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeCommunity College9088.59%
(78)		-18.83%
(171)
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeCommunity College1736.36%
(11)		-19.65%
(34)
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeCommunity College3307.88%
(26)		-23.33%
(77)
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeCommunity College50219.72%
(99)		-30.28%
(152)
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeCommunity College1,1298.33%
(94)		-22.85%
(258)
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeCommunity College90213.97%
(126)		-30.16%
(272)
Columbia College Chicago4-Years College1,53339.92%
(612)		41.23%
(632)		47.23%
(724)
Concordia University-Chicago4-Years College35832.68%
(117)		40.78%
(146)		41.34%
(148)
Danville Area Community CollegeCommunity College29132.65%
(95)		-45.02%
(131)
Tricoci University of Beauty CultureTrade School1--100.00%
(1)
DePaul University4-Years College2,45057.88%
(1,418)		67.92%
(1,664)		69.35%
(1,699)
Cosmetology & Spa AcademyTrade School2151.40%
(3)		-48.37%
(104)
College of DuPageCommunity College1,95810.21%
(200)		-22.93%
(449)
East-West University4-Years College1814.42%
(8)		7.73%
(14)		9.39%
(17)
Eastern Illinois University4-Years College73234.70%
(254)		50.82%
(372)		54.64%
(400)
Elgin Community CollegeCommunity College99420.82%
(207)		-37.32%
(371)
Elmhurst University4-Years College47752.20%
(249)		61.64%
(294)		63.52%
(303)
Eureka College4-Years College15338.56%
(59)		48.37%
(74)		50.98%
(78)
First Institute of Travel, Inc.Trade School25030.00%
(75)		-74.00%
(185)
Fox CollegeCommunity College2171.43%
(15)		-76.19%
(16)
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary4-Years College0---
Gem City CollegeTrade School1662.50%
(10)		-75.00%
(12)
Governors State University4-Years College21314.55%
(31)		19.72%
(42)		20.66%
(44)
Graham Hospital School of NursingCommunity College2---
Greenville University4-Years College20050.50%
(101)		57.50%
(115)		57.50%
(115)
G Skin & Beauty InstituteTrade School6212.90%
(8)		-83.87%
(52)
Hair Professionals Career CollegeTrade School10--60.00%
(6)
Hair Professionals School of CosmetologyTrade School195.26%
(1)		-47.37%
(9)
Hebrew Theological College4-Years College8815.91%
(14)		18.18%
(16)		20.45%
(18)
Highland Community CollegeCommunity College21931.51%
(69)		-49.32%
(108)
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science4-Years College0---
University of Illinois Chicago4-Years College3,26739.64%
(1,295)		57.79%
(1,888)		61.62%
(2,013)
Benedictine University4-Years College55239.49%
(218)		50.72%
(280)		53.44%
(295)
Illinois College of Optometry4-Years College0---
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign4-Years College7,57272.07%
(5,457)		83.15%
(6,296)		84.69%
(6,413)
Illinois Wesleyan University4-Years College42475.24%
(319)		79.01%
(335)		79.48%
(337)
Illinois Central CollegeCommunity College1,09514.52%
(159)		-31.60%
(346)
Illinois College4-Years College29163.57%
(185)		67.01%
(195)		67.35%
(196)
Olney Central CollegeCommunity College22345.74%
(102)		-59.19%
(132)
Illinois Institute of Technology4-Years College50037.60%
(188)		72.00%
(360)		75.00%
(375)
Illinois State University4-Years College3,68050.54%
(1,860)		64.76%
(2,383)		66.98%
(2,465)
Illinois Valley Community CollegeCommunity College41022.68%
(93)		-41.95%
(172)
Institute for Clinical Social Work4-Years College0---
John A Logan CollegeCommunity College50419.25%
(97)		-30.95%
(156)
John Wood Community CollegeCommunity College39132.99%
(129)		-46.55%
(182)
Joliet Junior CollegeCommunity College8795.12%
(45)		-17.97%
(158)
Judson University4-Years College17743.50%
(77)		49.72%
(88)		53.11%
(94)
Kankakee Community CollegeCommunity College26913.38%
(36)		-30.86%
(83)
Kaskaskia CollegeCommunity College23921.34%
(51)		-37.24%
(89)
Kishwaukee CollegeCommunity College38719.38%
(75)		-36.18%
(140)
Knox College4-Years College34666.47%
(230)		72.25%
(250)		74.57%
(258)
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-PeruTrade School2218.18%
(4)		-59.09%
(13)
College of Lake CountyCommunity College1,33713.54%
(181)		-33.96%
(454)
Lake Forest College4-Years College36073.61%
(265)		76.11%
(274)		77.78%
(280)
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management4-Years College0---
Lake Land CollegeCommunity College80129.21%
(234)		-46.94%
(376)
Lakeview College of Nursing4-Years College0---
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeCommunity College48128.27%
(136)		-42.83%
(206)
Lewis University4-Years College63944.76%
(286)		59.31%
(379)		61.82%
(395)
Lincoln Christian University4-Years College7363.01%
(46)		65.75%
(48)		65.75%
(48)
Lincoln Land Community CollegeCommunity College77125.42%
(196)		-40.08%
(309)
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkCommunity College64628.02%
(181)		-54.64%
(353)
Loyola University Chicago4-Years College2,62167.19%
(1,761)		71.80%
(1,882)		72.57%
(1,902)
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago4-Years College0---
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences4-Years College0---
Steven Papageorge Hair AcademyTrade School1181.82%
(9)		-81.82%
(9)
Generations CollegeCommunity College368.33%
(3)		-13.89%
(5)
McCormick Theological Seminary4-Years College0---
McHenry County CollegeCommunity College54317.13%
(93)		-34.25%
(186)
McKendree University4-Years College43844.98%
(197)		53.65%
(235)		55.48%
(243)
Meadville Theological School of Lombard College4-Years College0---
Methodist College4-Years College1963.16%
(12)		73.68%
(14)		73.68%
(14)
Millikin University4-Years College44346.73%
(207)		56.21%
(249)		57.79%
(256)
Monmouth College4-Years College28550.88%
(145)		54.04%
(154)		56.84%
(162)
Moody Bible Institute4-Years College27140.59%
(110)		56.09%
(152)		60.15%
(163)
Moraine Valley Community CollegeCommunity College1,41515.76%
(223)		-34.20%
(484)
Morrison Institute of TechnologyCommunity College3378.79%
(26)		-78.79%
(26)
Morton CollegeCommunity College3378.61%
(29)		-24.33%
(82)
National Louis University4-Years College31322.68%
(71)		28.12%
(88)		30.67%
(96)
National University of Health Sciences4-Years College0---
Cosmetology Concepts NilesTrade School1553.33%
(8)		-73.33%
(11)
North Central College4-Years College58957.72%
(340)		62.82%
(370)		63.33%
(373)
North Park University4-Years College36040.56%
(146)		53.33%
(192)		55.00%
(198)
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary4-Years College0---
Northern Illinois University4-Years College1,78433.07%
(590)		48.99%
(874)		53.08%
(947)
Northwestern University4-Years College1,98286.98%
(1,724)		95.41%
(1,891)		96.52%
(1,913)
Northeastern Illinois University4-Years College7663.39%
(26)		12.92%
(99)		18.67%
(143)
Oakton Community CollegeCommunity College47414.98%
(71)		-27.85%
(132)
Oehrlein School of CosmetologyTrade School4330.23%
(13)		-88.37%
(38)
Olivet Nazarene University4-Years College70457.24%
(403)		65.77%
(463)		66.62%
(469)
Parkland CollegeCommunity College75917.79%
(135)		-33.60%
(255)
Prairie State CollegeCommunity College3124.81%
(15)		-15.71%
(49)
Principia College4-Years College11259.82%
(67)		72.32%
(81)		76.79%
(86)
Professional's Choice Hair Design AcademyTrade School446.82%
(3)		-77.27%
(34)
Quincy University4-Years College28639.51%
(113)		47.20%
(135)		50.00%
(143)
Rend Lake CollegeCommunity College44643.50%
(194)		-55.61%
(248)
Richland Community CollegeCommunity College22032.27%
(71)		-40.00%
(88)
Rock Valley CollegeCommunity College68513.43%
(92)		-36.50%
(250)
Rockford University4-Years College14231.69%
(45)		38.03%
(54)		40.14%
(57)
Roosevelt University4-Years College41437.44%
(155)		41.55%
(172)		42.75%
(177)
Dominican University4-Years College49346.86%
(231)		57.00%
(281)		58.62%
(289)
Rush University4-Years College0---
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing4-Years College0---
University of St Francis4-Years College21446.73%
(100)		63.55%
(136)		64.95%
(139)
St. John's College-Department of Nursing4-Years College0---
Saint Xavier University4-Years College61639.29%
(242)		50.65%
(312)		52.76%
(325)
University of Illinois Springfield4-Years College27443.43%
(119)		51.09%
(140)		53.65%
(147)
Sauk Valley Community CollegeCommunity College27426.28%
(72)		-45.62%
(125)
Shawnee Community CollegeCommunity College23838.24%
(91)		-50.42%
(120)
St. Augustine College4-Years College2---
University of Saint Mary of the Lake4-Years College0---
Southeastern Illinois CollegeCommunity College24426.64%
(65)		-41.80%
(102)
National Latino Education InstituteTrade School3--100.00%
(3)
Spertus College4-Years College0---
Spoon River CollegeCommunity College13419.40%
(26)		-41.04%
(55)
Saint Anthony College of Nursing4-Years College0---
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-SterlingTrade School372.70%
(1)		-70.27%
(26)
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale4-Years College1,61635.02%
(566)		45.85%
(741)		48.58%
(785)
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville4-Years College1,91734.48%
(661)		47.42%
(909)		51.64%
(990)
Taylor Business InstituteCommunity College2755.56%
(15)		-55.56%
(15)
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago4-Years College20-10.00%
(2)		10.00%
(2)
South Suburban CollegeCommunity College2019.95%
(20)		-18.41%
(37)
Trinity Christian College4-Years College16057.50%
(92)		67.50%
(108)		68.75%
(110)
Trinity International University-Illinois4-Years College14337.76%
(54)		47.55%
(68)		49.65%
(71)
Triton CollegeCommunity College82719.11%
(158)		-34.58%
(286)
University of Spa & Cosmetology ArtsTrade School502.00%
(1)		-76.00%
(38)
VanderCook College of Music4-Years College2157.14%
(12)		-57.14%
(12)
Waubonsee Community CollegeCommunity College96815.91%
(154)		-33.37%
(323)
Oak Point University4-Years College0---
Western Illinois University4-Years College1,46128.34%
(414)		43.87%
(641)		47.30%
(691)
Wheaton College4-Years College58879.25%
(466)		86.56%
(509)		88.27%
(519)
William Rainey Harper CollegeCommunity College1,76526.12%
(461)		-43.74%
(772)
ETI School of Skilled TradesTrade School9477.66%
(73)		-77.66%
(73)
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-RockfordTrade School3713.51%
(5)		-64.86%
(24)
Northwestern College4-Years College0---
Bell Mar Beauty CollegeTrade School1752.94%
(9)		-52.94%
(9)
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois IncCommunity College59712.73%
(76)		-49.75%
(297)
Hairmasters Institute of CosmetologyTrade School5174.51%
(38)		-86.27%
(44)
Capital Area School of Practical NursingTrade School0---
Hair Professionals Career CollegeTrade School10--90.00%
(9)
Rosel School of CosmetologyTrade School5080.00%
(40)		-100.00%
(50)
Worsham College of Mortuary ScienceCommunity College2378.26%
(18)		-78.26%
(18)
Pivot Point AcademyTrade School6894.12%
(64)		-95.59%
(65)
Heartland Community CollegeCommunity College55326.94%
(149)		-40.33%
(223)
John Amico School of Hair DesignTrade School2733.33%
(9)		-77.78%
(21)
Frontier Community CollegeCommunity College12050.83%
(61)		-55.83%
(67)
Lincoln Trail CollegeCommunity College15244.08%
(67)		-52.63%
(80)
Wabash Valley CollegeCommunity College18046.67%
(84)		-57.22%
(103)
G Skin & Beauty InstituteTrade School66--72.73%
(48)
Erikson Institute4-Years College0---
Career Center of Southern IllinoisTrade School2360.87%
(14)		-69.57%
(16)
Illinois Media SchoolTrade School5657.14%
(32)		-64.29%
(36)
Midwest Technical Institute-IllinoisTrade School88166.63%
(587)		-66.63%
(587)
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie4-Years College0---
MDT College of Health SciencesTrade School333.33%
(1)		-33.33%
(1)
Pacific College of Health and Science4-Years College0---
NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia4-Years College0---
Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.4-Years College0---
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago4-Years College0---
Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage TherapyTrade School0---
CALC Institute of TechnologyTrade School2100.00%
(2)		-100.00%
(2)
Estelle Medical AcademyTrade School4797.87%
(46)		-97.87%
(46)
Rasmussen University-Illinois4-Years College0---
Chamberlain University-Illinois4-Years College1631.25%
(5)		37.50%
(6)		37.50%
(6)
University of Aesthetics & CosmetologyTrade School1154.55%
(6)		-63.64%
(7)
The University of Aesthetics & CosmetologyTrade School2272.73%
(16)		-86.36%
(19)
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NWTrade School5--60.00%
(3)
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Glendale HeightsTrade School425.00%
(1)		-100.00%
(4)
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-PeoriaTrade School10--50.00%
(5)
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-RockfordTrade School339.09%
(3)		-63.64%
(21)
Aveda Institute-ChicagoTrade School31--58.06%
(18)
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-LibertyvilleTrade School5100.00%
(5)		-100.00%
(5)
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-BridgeviewTrade School1216.67%
(2)		-50.00%
(6)
Capri Beauty CollegeTrade School16--81.25%
(13)
Ambria College of Nursing4-Years College0---
Midwestern Career CollegeCommunity College5650.00%
(28)		-60.71%
(34)
Paul Mitchell the School-NormalTrade School41--78.05%
(32)
Innovations Design AcademyTrade School922.22%
(2)		-77.78%
(7)
Paul Mitchell the School-ChicagoTrade School27--44.44%
(12)
Universal Spa Training AcademyTrade School3278.13%
(25)		-93.75%
(30)
Illinois Media School-Chicago CampusTrade School7354.79%
(40)		-63.01%
(46)
Estelle Skin Care and Spa InstituteTrade School5333.96%
(18)		-90.57%
(48)
State Career CollegeTrade School9844.90%
(44)		-57.14%
(56)
The Salon Professional AcademyTrade School1136.36%
(4)		-54.55%
(6)
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NETrade School911.11%
(1)		-44.44%
(4)
Reflections Academy of BeautyTrade School1540.00%
(6)		-40.00%
(6)
Larry's Barber CollegeTrade School8363.86%
(53)		-63.86%
(53)
Verve CollegeTrade School0---
Empire Beauty School-Vernon HillsTrade School185.56%
(1)		-44.44%
(8)
Empire Beauty School-Stone ParkTrade School492.04%
(1)		-34.69%
(17)
Trenz Beauty AcademyTrade School2133.33%
(7)		-57.14%
(12)
DeVry University-Illinois4-Years College8422.62%
(19)		27.38%
(23)		29.76%
(25)
Networks Barber CollegeTrade School537.55%
(4)		-7.55%
(4)
Paul Mitchell the School-LombardTrade School20--60.00%
(12)
Creative Touch Cosmetology SchoolTrade School8--62.50%
(5)
Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail TechnologyTrade School2821.43%
(6)		-64.29%
(18)
HVAC Technical InstituteTrade School4278.57%
(33)		-78.57%
(33)
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-ElginTrade School1752.94%
(9)		-88.24%
(15)
CAAN Academy of NursingTrade School1---
Phipps Academy of BarberingTrade School3243.75%
(14)		-56.25%
(18)
Chicago Professional CenterTrade School0---
Relay Graduate School of Education - Chicago4-Years College0---
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career CollegeCommunity College12031.67%
(38)		-68.33%
(82)
Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty CultureTrade School9100.00%
(9)		-100.00%
(9)
Larry's Barber CollegeTrade School0---
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-NormalTrade School0---
Rasmussen University-Mokena/Tinley Park4-Years College0---
Rasmussen University-Romeoville/Joliet4-Years College0---
Rasmussen University-Aurora4-Years College0---
SAE Institute of Technology-ChicagoCommunity College0---
Columbia College - Elgin4-Years College0---
Columbia College - Freeport4-Years College0---
Columbia College - Lake County4-Years College0---
Columbia College - Crystal Lake Campus4-Years College0---
University of Notre Dame -4-Years College0---
Triton College - Intl Union of Operating Engr Local 399 Training FacilityCommunity College0---
Zen Shiatsu ChicagoTrade School0---
Larry's Barber College-JolietTrade School0---
Americare Technical SchoolTrade School27310.99%
(30)		-12.45%
(34)
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-ChicagoCommunity College0---
Stellar Career CollegeTrade School0---
Phipps Academy of Barbering - BradleyTrade School0---
Networks Barber College - ChicagoTrade School0---
Networks Barber College - Chicago (South Ashland)Trade School0---
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