Lowest Graduation Rate Colleges in Illinois

Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Illinois

East-West University has the lowest graduation rate of 12% for academic year 2021-2022 in Illinois. Governors State University is ranked second with 16% and Chicago State University follows them with 21%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have low graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the highest graduation rates in Illinois.

Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Illinois
	Name	Graduation Rate	Transfer-out Rate	Retention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1	East-West University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	12%	29%	28%
2	Governors State University Public, four-yearsUniversity Park, IL	16%	44%	48%
3	Chicago State University Public, four-yearsChicago, IL	21%	44%	41%
4	Northeastern Illinois University Public, four-yearsChicago, IL	21%	-	61%
5	Rockford University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRockford, IL	32%	-	66%
6	National Louis University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	34%	13%	61%
7	Roosevelt University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	40%	15%	52%
8	Quincy University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsQuincy, IL	42%	-	69%
9	Concordia University-Chicago Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRiver Forest, IL	43%	43%	57%
10	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Public, four-yearsCarbondale, IL	45%	-	75%
11	Blackburn College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCarlinville, IL	46%	-	67%
12	Benedictine University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLisle, IL	47%	1%	67%
13	Greenville University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreenville, IL	48%	-	70%
14	Columbia College Chicago Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	51%	-	62%
15	Eastern Illinois University Public, four-yearsCharleston, IL	51%	33%	74%
16	Northern Illinois University Public, four-yearsDekalb, IL	51%	-	67%
17	Western Illinois University Public, four-yearsMacomb, IL	51%	31%	72%
18	Eureka College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsEureka, IL	52%	35%	60%
19	Dominican University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRiver Forest, IL	52%	34%	77%
20	Saint Xavier University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	52%	32%	78%

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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Illinois

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