Lowest Graduation Rate Colleges in Illinois

Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Illinois

Chicago State University has the lowest graduation rate of 15% for academic year 2023-2024 in Illinois. East-West University is ranked second with 16% and Northeastern Illinois University follows them with 22%. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded 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	Chicago State University Public, four-yearsChicago, IL	15%	37%	57%
2	East-West University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	16%	-	37%
3	Northeastern Illinois University Public, four-yearsChicago, IL	22%	-	52%
4	Governors State University Public, four-yearsUniversity Park, IL	22%	39%	56%
5	National Louis University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	30%	1%	50%
6	Roosevelt University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	35%	13%	62%
7	Concordia University-Chicago Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRiver Forest, IL	36%	30%	61%
8	Greenville University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreenville, IL	40%	-	71%
9	Eureka College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsEureka, IL	42%	34%	50%
10	Western Illinois University Public, four-yearsMacomb, IL	45%	31%	61%
11	Quincy University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsQuincy, IL	45%	-	70%
12	Rockford University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRockford, IL	47%	19%	65%
13	Eastern Illinois University Public, four-yearsCharleston, IL	47%	29%	72%
14	Northern Illinois University Public, four-yearsDekalb, IL	49%	-	70%
15	Benedictine University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLisle, IL	50%	-	66%
16	Columbia College Chicago Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	52%	28%	66%
17	McKendree University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLebanon, IL	53%	-	67%
18	University of Illinois Springfield Public, four-yearsSpringfield, IL	53%	-	75%
19	Dominican University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRiver Forest, IL	55%	31%	78%
20	Millikin University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDecatur, IL	55%	-	75%

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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Illinois

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